Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski and a majority of her colleagues signal support for the pro-transfer movement.
Public Lands
Bernard DeVoto’s work has fallen into obscurity, but the land remembers his legacy.
Veteran park service employees were involved in last year’s hunt, but one says he’s a victim of a federal ‘witch hunt.’
In Colorado, a sale of 110 low-producing oil wells illustrates a hot potato effect, and how funding remediation eventually comes from the public.
An Obama administration proposal would more than double fees.
Agency woes range from too many wild horses to not enough drilling inspectors.
Plans to overhaul park system, appeal to communities of color.
A long-delayed fracking rule will be announced within days.
The bill’s prospects appear bright despite congressional gridlock.
The Interior Secretary and Alaskan Senator spar over money and the environment.
The latest in a string of graffiti incidents in national parks.
The rancher still has influence in some circles, and has seen zero repercussions for trespass cattle and unpaid fees.
The recent designation for Browns Canyon has conservation groups ready for more.
A Yellowstone paddling bill raises hopes, suspicions.
A Utah bill could set a precedent for transferring federal lands to state control, if it goes forward.
Plus, a roundup of federal-to-state land transfer battles across the West.
In southern Utah’s Escalante watershed, a river restoration group tries to cut through old cultural barriers.
A monumental tug of war.
A growing number of veterans and researchers are racing to understand nature’s power to heal.
U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson tries another Boulder-White Clouds bill in Idaho.
A new rule requires the government to specify areas for winter motorized users.
Public lands belong to everyone. But private landowners can make it hard to get to them.
Sixty-nine percent of hunters in the 11 Western states rely on public lands for the sport.
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- Wildfire kills Klamath fish: ‘Everything that’s in there is dead.’
- Was Yellowstone’s deadliest wolf hunt in 100 years an inside job?
- Scientists unravel the origins of the Southwest’s monsoon
- A new investigation reveals depth of skewed policing in Siskiyou County
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