Public Lands
Wyoming’s Crowded Lonesome Lake Tops EPA’s National Survey for Fecal Contamination
By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile
‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Set to Slash Through U.S. Climate and Justice Drive
By Marianne Lavelle, Aidan Hughes, Amy Green, Arcelia Martin, Dan Gearino, Georgina Gustin, Jake Bolster, Wyatt Myskow
Huge Public Land Sale Stripped from Senate Bill—For Now—But Assault on Federal Land Protections Continues
By Wyatt Myskow
USGS Touts Potential Oil and Gas Resources Beneath Public Lands in Updated Survey
By Jake Bolster
How Did the Housing Crisis Revitalize Efforts by Western Republicans to Sell Off Public Lands?
By Zoë Rom
Department of Justice Gives Trump Go-Ahead to Eliminate National Monuments
By Wyatt Myskow
Across the Country, Locals Rally to Protect National Monuments Threatened by the Trump Administration
By Wyatt Myskow
Locals Oppose ‘Insane’ Plan to Sell 500,000 Acres of Public Lands for Housing in Nevada and Utah
By Wyatt Myskow
House Committee Offers Fossil Fuel Industry a ‘Once in a Generation’ Opportunity to Develop on Public Lands
By Jake Bolster
How Will Trump’s Effort to Revitalize Coal Play Out in the Nation’s Most Productive Coal Fields?
By Jake Bolster
National Park and Forest Service Staffing Levels Have Been Dramatically Reduced
By Dylan Baddour
Amid Questions of Loyalty to Trump, a Longtime Oil and Gas Advocate Withdraws as Nominee to Lead BLM
By Jake Bolster
People Who Depend on Public Lands Say Firing National Park and Forest Workers Stresses Nearby Communities
By Zoë Rom
Trump Executive Order Streamlines Mining Permits. Environmentalists Fear What Comes Next
By Wyatt Myskow
As Americans Protest Attacks on Public Lands, Trump Signals National Monuments May be Shrunk or Eliminated
By Wyatt Myskow
Bureau of Land Management Trims Environmental Review Before $20 Million Oil and Gas Lease Sale
By Marianne Lavelle