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Key news from January:
What to watch for in February:
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The road to the Green New Deal lies through the Department of the Interior
The Nation
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Koch-backed group waged relentless, well-funded campaign to rescind Bears Ears National Monument
Salt Lake Tribune
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Under Trump administration, environmental agencies run by extractive industry veterans
New York Times
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Former clients of Interior Secretary Bernhardt ramp up lobbying under Trump administration
Mother Jones
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Top Interior lawyer falsely testified to Congress about contact and meetings with Koch network
HuffPost
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Interior is speeding harm to lands before election day
Outside Magazine
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From the Center for Western Priorities:
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Cutting the Public Out of Public Lands
An analysis of millions of public comments submitted in response to 10 major Interior Department rule changes shows the extent to which the public has opposed policies proposed by the Trump administration. Although more than 95 percent of public comments opposed each of the proposed rule changes, Interior ultimately moved forward with 8 of the 10 proposals.
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Tracking the Interior Department’s remaining policy changes impacting lands, water, and wildlife
An analysis by the Center for Western Priorities identifies 74 policies the Interior Department is seeking to implement, further weakening protections for wildlife and expanding fossil fuel development on public lands.
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Coal’s demise highlights the necessity of Interior Department action to reduce carbon emissions
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Whether it is in the sun or the snow, climate change is impacting your recreation on public lands
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Garrett Garner-Wells of Conservation Colorado joins us with a look at why Colorado has become “an island of sanity” on climate policy.
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The job of BLM leaders in Washington, D.C. is to make decisions that respond to directives from the president and Congress. Moving them west won’t change that dynamic – but it could impoverish agency decision making in several ways.”
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