Look West: Public lands and energy news from the Center for Western Priorities
** Businesses, voters to Biden: Keep the monuments coming
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Thursday, July 27, 2023
"More Monuments" ad campaign. Center for Western Priorities | YouTube ([link removed])
On Monday, businesses and organizations in the outdoor recreation industry joined forces ([link removed]) to launch the "Mobilizing for Monuments" campaign, which encourages President Joe Biden to use his authority under the Antiquities Act to designate millions of acres of federal lands as national monuments.
The coalition, which includes outdoor industry leaders like REI Co-op, The North Face, and Patagonia, uplifts on-the-ground efforts ([link removed]) to designate multiple proposed national monuments, including the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument ([link removed]) in Arizona and theDolores River Canyon Country National Monument ([link removed]) in Colorado, as well as expand the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument ([link removed]) , and the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument ([link removed]) , both in California.
Businesses aren't the only ones calling for more national monuments. In a new ad campaign ([link removed]) from the Center for Western Priorities titled "More Monuments," voters remind President Biden that protecting public lands through the designation of national monuments is inspiring and shows voters that the president is making progress toward his America the Beautiful ([link removed]) goal of protecting 30 percent of U.S. lands and waters by 2030.
"More Monuments" is part of the Center for Western Priorities' Winning the West project, a campaign that finds there is bipartisan support for conservation efforts and the protection of public lands in the West. P ([link removed]) olling data ([link removed]) shows this support plays a notable role in how Western voters choose to vote.
“Our latest ad sends a clear message to President Biden that the designation of new national monuments is good for his conservation legacy and for inspiring Westerners with real progress,” Center for Western Priorities Executive Director Jennifer Rokala said in a statement ([link removed]) . “The Winning the West project demonstrates time and again that conservation is both a winning and a unifying issue in the West.”
Quick hits
** Zero oil companies bid in BLM's Nevada lease sale
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E&E News ([link removed]) | Bloomberg Law ([link removed])
** Can America's canals double as solar farms?
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Canary Media ([link removed])
** Opinion: A race riot broke out in Springfield in 1908. It should be recognized with a national monument
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Chicago Sun Times ([link removed])
** Study: Millions of Americans are stranded on "heat islands"
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Axios ([link removed]) | The Hill ([link removed])
** “Irrefutable truths”: Colorado’s guiding principles going into Colorado River negotiations
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Colorado Sun ([link removed])
** What we know about federal plan to restrict oil and gas drilling from New Mexico caves
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Carlsbad Current-Argus ([link removed])
** ‘Path of the Pronghorn’ bottleneck leased for development at $19/acre
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WyoFile ([link removed])
** Can’t beat them? Eat them: the fight against the US wild boar plague
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The Guardian ([link removed])
Quote of the day
” National monuments bring us together as Americans. National monuments unite us. National monuments inspire millions of outdoor voters.”
—"More Monuments" ad campaign, Center for Western Priorities ([link removed])
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Happy 33rd anniversary to the Americans with Disabilities Act!
Public lands are for ALL people. For decades, Interior has worked to improve access to public lands. Thanks to investments from the Great American Outdoors Act, we're completing more accessibility projects.
All public lands allow service animals and provide a free, lifetime Access Pass for people with disabilities. Don’t wait, start planning your next adventure to these beautiful lands today!
Learn more about the Access Pass, link is in our bio.
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A group of people hike along the Rocky Point Trail, some using mobility devices like handcycles. Wheelchairs and other hand and battery-powered mobility devices are allowed on all park trails.
Two National Park Service employees are using a tool—like the orange, one-wheeled device pictured here—to evaluate trails in Glacier National Park to identify trail variables: grade, cross-slope, trail width, surface material and more. This data allows park managers to prioritize future trail improvements.
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