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Jennifer Allen, a Pima County supervisor who represents the district containing Ironwood Forest National Monument, speaks at a rally to protect the area on June 7. Credit: Kathleen Dreier Photography/Friends of Ironwood Forest

Across the Country, Locals Rally to Protect National Monuments Threatened by the Trump Administration

By Wyatt Myskow

A budget amendment in Nevada would pave the way for the development of public land near the Gold Butte National Monument. Credit: Bureau of Land Management

Locals Oppose ‘Insane’ Plan to Sell 500,000 Acres of Public Lands for Housing in Nevada and Utah

By Wyatt Myskow

Heavy vehicles stop moving as a timed detonation brings down a wide coal face at the Buckskin Coal Mine, in Gillette, Wyoming. Credit: Robert Nickelsberg via Getty Images

House Committee Offers Fossil Fuel Industry a ‘Once in a Generation’ Opportunity to Develop on Public Lands

By Jake Bolster

A view of a surface coal mine in the Powder River Basin. Credit: Bureau of Land Management Wyoming

How Will Trump’s Effort to Revitalize Coal Play Out in the Nation’s Most Productive Coal Fields?

By Jake Bolster

A ranger hikes a trail at Joshua Tree National Park in California. Credit: National Park Service

National Park and Forest Service Staffing Levels Have Been Dramatically Reduced

By Dylan Baddour

Rolling hills of sage are spotted with oil and gas developments on leased land in Jackson County, Colo. Credit: AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post

Amid Questions of Loyalty to Trump, a Longtime Oil and Gas Advocate Withdraws as Nominee to Lead BLM

By Jake Bolster

A ranger checks a visitor’s pass at an entrance gate in Yellowstone National Park. Credit: National Park Service

People Who Depend on Public Lands Say Firing National Park and Forest Workers Stresses Nearby Communities

By Zoë Rom

The controversial Pinyon Plain Mine continues to operate within the Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni—the Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument—on Aug. 27, 2024 near the Grand Canyon in Arizona. Credit: David McNew/Getty Images

Trump Executive Order Streamlines Mining Permits. Environmentalists Fear What Comes Next

By Wyatt Myskow

Owen Crowlie and Trevor Lauber display their protest signs to visitors of Chiricahua National Monument on March 15 in Cochise County, Ariz. Credit: Wyatt Myskow/Inside Climate News

As Americans Protest Attacks on Public Lands, Trump Signals National Monuments May be Shrunk or Eliminated

By Wyatt Myskow

The development of a pipline system is seen in an oil field in the Permian Basin of New Mexico. Credit: Sherman Hogue/Bureau of Land Management, New Mexico

Bureau of Land Management Trims Environmental Review Before $20 Million Oil and Gas Lease Sale

By Marianne Lavelle

People walk through the Red Cliffs National Conservation Area, designated during Obama administration, in Washington County, Utah. Credit: Bob Wick/BLM

New Poll Finds Broad Support for Conservation and Action on Climate Change Across the West

By Jake Bolster

Pronghorn roam through a natural gas field in the Green River Basin, managed by the Bureau of Land Management, in Southwestern Wyoming. Credit: Tara Boucher/BLM Wyoming

With a Veteran Oil and Gas Lobbyist Nominated To Lead the BLM, Westerners Worry About Wildlife and Renewable Energy

By Jake Bolster

Former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum speaks during a confirmation hearing to become Interior Secretary on Jan. 16 in Washington, D.C. Credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images

Directive From New Interior Secretary Weakens Public Land Protections to Push Fossil Fuels

By Lisa Sorg, Wyatt Myskow

Oil and gas development within Alabama’s Conecuh National Forest could potentially put recreation areas like Blue Lake and Open Pond at an environmental risk. Credit: U.S. Forest Service

As Trump Enters Office, a Ripe Oil and Gas Target Appears: An Alabama National Forest

By Lee Hedgepeth

Former President Joe Biden is given a ceremonial sash after singing proclamations creating the Chuckwalla National Monument and the Sáttítla Highlands National Monument at the White House on Jan. 14. Credit: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

Conservation Won Big Under Biden. Environmentalists and Tribal Leaders Fear Trump Will Undo Those Gains

By Wyatt Myskow

The Many Glacier Hotel at Glacier National Park is one of the most expensive lodgings in the park system. Credit: Rebecca Latson/National Parks Traveler

Steep Lodging Rates Price Some Visitors Out of National Parks

By Lori Sonken, National Parks Traveler

Rangers beside vehicles are in the background. In the foreground, a sign reads: "Because of the federal government shutdown, this National Park Service facility is closed."

Spending Impasse Threatens to Close National Park System

By Kurt Repanshek, National Parks Traveler

An aerial view of the Yellow Pine project near Pahrump, Nev. Credit: Patrick Donnelly

How the Renewable Energy Boom Is Remaking the American West

By Jimmy Tobias

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