The courts have slowed some rollbacks but many have moved ahead.
Public lands
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As sportsmen watch Zinke, disillusionment replaces hope
Concerns are rising that the Interior Secretary’s actions won’t match his rhetoric.
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How we risked losing the West
A look back at how range science misled land managers.
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Slow progress on Park Service harassment
The agency begins to deliver on promises to confront sexual harassment.
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National monuments protect meaning, not just landscapes
If Bears Ears shrinks, it will be to our national cultural detriment.
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Why the Bundy crew keeps winning in court
The feds just lost another case against public lands occupiers.
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Details emerge on proposed monument cutbacks
Interior Secretary Zinke says he will recommend reductions to some monuments, but not eliminations.
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Interior overhauls sage grouse conservation
How big a role do industry concerns play in potential rewrite of management plans?
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Hey hunters, don’t vote against protecting public lands
Hunting and angling groups said Trump would represent their interests — but they were wrong.
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Latest: New Mexico’s landlocked wilderness may become reachable
Feds move to accept land that would open access to the Sabinoso Wilderness
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The national monuments ‘review’ is a sham
The Trump administration is using cynical politics, not sound policy.
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Will only the flexible survive?
Researchers are identifying the West’s wildlife that can best cope with climate change.
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Gutting regulations damages democracy
Shutting the public out of natural resource rule-making is bad for the environment — and the country.
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How the West experienced the solar eclipse
HCN readers watched from all over the country. Find out where.
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Latest: Malheur occupiers sentenced
Ten other participants still await their punishment.
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At Bundy Ranch trial, questions on guns and violence
The trial over a 2014 showdown raises issues about the right to bear arms and assemble.
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Forest Service confronts a popular hot springs’ overuse
Rangers tackle the conundrum of protecting loved-to-death wilderness.
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Do we have too many national monuments? 4 essential reads
How might Trump’s administration unmake a monument, and what’s at stake? Experts offer some answers.
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Under new Interior Department plan, sage grouse will suffer
New policies will prioritize oil and gas leasing over habitat.
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The West’s iconic bird is caught up in Trump’s energy plans
The Interior Department considers trimming back sage grouse conservation.