The federal government ordered Flaming Gorge water released and cuts to Lake Powell releases, to prevent collapse.
Analysis
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War exposes the energy dominance lie
True energy independence comes from weaning ourselves from fossil fuels.
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The Colorado River rift abides
States’ stalemate persists as Lake Powell races toward de facto deadpool.
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The big data center buildup
An AI server farm tsunami threatens to overwhelm the West’s power grid and water supplies.
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The dismantling of the Forest Service
The Trump administration’s plans would remake the agency and public lands. The deadline to comment is Sept. 30.
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Trump looks to suffocate public lands
The administration and Congress divert funds away from conservation.
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MAGA and the developers are coming for your public lands
Sen. Mike Lee slips federal land privatization provision into Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill.”
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What Project 2025 has to say about Native communities
The initiative focuses heavily on resource extraction of tribal lands but lacks detail on other key issues.
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Kamala Harris tries to navigate the convoluted politics of oil and gas
Drill, Democrats, drill?
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Grabbing public land in the name of housing
Have politicians finally found a way to take public land out of the public’s hands?
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Data centers could set back climate progress
AI, cryptocurrency “mining” and our digital lifestyles imperil the energy transition — and the planet.
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The theft of the commons
It’s time to turn away from land ownership and back to land relationship.
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Trump vs. Biden on the climate
The next presidential election will have huge ramifications for the planet.
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The West remains cattle country
Livestock has indelibly altered the region’s land, water and air.
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As national monuments multiply, Bears Ears forges forward
Tribal co-management takes shape on the ground.
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Is Biden a public-lands protector?
The administration makes the biggest land-management moves in a half century.
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Cattle are drinking the Colorado River dry
Balancing Western water demand and supply will alter the region’s landscape.
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Disaster disparities in the West
The risk of climate catastrophe is complex, but people of color often face ‘unnatural hazards.’
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Is uranium poised for a renaissance?
As prices climb, mining proposals proliferate. But it might just be hype.
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Will the Supreme Court allow agencies to continue interpreting ambiguity in laws?
If the ‘Chevron deference’ is overturned, federal enforcement of key environmental and health care regulations will be sharply curbed.