The repeal of the bedrock Chevron doctrine throws climate and conservation laws into doubt.
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Voters from both parties want enduring public lands protection
Opinion: The Biden administration has made progress protecting lands that belong to all Americans. But there’s more to be done.
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What does the BLM Public Land Rule mean for tribal stewardship of public lands?
The rule offers further pathways for tribes to proactively protect certain public lands.
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Endangered wildflower threatened by Nevada lithium mine
Tiehm’s buckwheat is found nowhere else in the world, and the planned mine would sit square in its habitat.
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Deer 255 reaches the end of her journey
The ungulate migrated farther than any deer known to science.
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$350M in federal land sales likely to benefit Nevada public lands and wildlife
See what projects are expected to get the funding.
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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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Lake Mead’s illegal road network is growing
People have created hundreds of miles of unofficial roads trying to reach the water as levels decline. Federal officials want funds to address the issue.
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Caminos ilegales alrededor del Lago Mead plantean nuevo peligro para el medio ambiente
La gente ha creado caminos no oficiales para llegar al agua a medida que los niveles disminuyen. Funcionarios quieren fondos para atender el problema.
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Federal grazing lands fail their checkup
Fifty-seven million acres of BLM land fall short of health standards.
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As national monuments multiply, Bears Ears forges forward
Tribal co-management takes shape on the ground.
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What’s next for the Owyhee Canyonlands?
Supporters call it ’the largest conservation opportunity in the West.’
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Meet the tree-sitters who occupied a ponderosa pine
The Oregon activists call attention to ongoing clearcuts in old-growth forests.
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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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Tribes turn to the U.N. for help intervening in gigantic Arizona wind project
The SunZia transmission line will cut through Indigenous lands in the Southwest.
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The Recovering America’s Wildlife Act is still a bipartisan unicorn
As a competing bill emerges, supporters defend RAWA as the ’gold standard.’
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Drilling for oil on public land is about to cost a lot more
Long-awaited Interior Department policy will raise financial assurance and royalty rates.
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For these mammals, migration is a means of survival
Will Westerners repair a fractured landscape for mule deer, pronghorn, and elk?
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The great solar build-out
Public-land managers ponder where to allow utility-scale solar projects
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Cattle are drinking the Colorado River dry
Balancing Western water demand and supply will alter the region’s landscape.