Public Lands
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
New Poll Finds Broad Support for Conservation and Action on Climate Change Across the West
By Jake Bolster
With a Veteran Oil and Gas Lobbyist Nominated To Lead the BLM, Westerners Worry About Wildlife and Renewable Energy
By Jake Bolster
Directive From New Interior Secretary Weakens Public Land Protections to Push Fossil Fuels
By Lisa Sorg, Wyatt Myskow
As Trump Enters Office, a Ripe Oil and Gas Target Appears: An Alabama National Forest
By Lee Hedgepeth
Conservation Won Big Under Biden. Environmentalists and Tribal Leaders Fear Trump Will Undo Those Gains
By Wyatt Myskow
Steep Lodging Rates Price Some Visitors Out of National Parks
By Lori Sonken, National Parks Traveler
Spending Impasse Threatens to Close National Park System
By Kurt Repanshek, National Parks Traveler