** Big win for Bernhardt's former California water clients
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Monday, September 30, 2019
Shasta Dam, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation ([link removed])

Against the advice of its own scientists, the Interior Department is moving forward ([link removed]) with a proposal to raise the height of Northern California's Shasta Dam, marking another win for one of Secretary Bernhardt's former lobbying clients, the politically powerful Westlands Water District.

Scientists have consistently warned that raising the height of the dam could negatively impact the wildlife of the region, whereas farmers (represented by Westlands) stand to gain access to more water for irrigation.

According to Jeffrey Mount ([link removed]) , a water management expert with the Public Policy Institute of California, “Prior to the Trump administration, this project was dead. Now it’s coming to life. And Westlands would be the No. 1 winner here.”


** CWP's "Go West, Young Podcast" live in Missoula
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We wrapped up our summer podcast road tour in Missoula, Montana last Thursday ([link removed]) with an outstanding panel of public lands lovers and experts in advance of National Public Lands Day on Saturday, September 28th.
Quick hits


** Lawmakers demand ouster of radical anti-public lands acting BLM chief, William Perry Pendley
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Bloomberg Environment ([link removed]) | Colorado Public Radio ([link removed])


** Coming soon: ATV access in Utah's national parks
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Salt Lake Tribune ([link removed])


** Interior approves proposal to raise Shasta Dam at behest of Bernhardt's former client, Westlands Water District
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New York Times ([link removed])


** Colorado BLM offers oil and gas leases in sage-grouse habitat, spares big game habitat
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Denver Post ([link removed])


** Shale boom beginning to slow amid heavy investment in shale energy in New Mexico's Permian Basin
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Wall Street Journal ([link removed])


** Navajo Nation-owned company to assume ownership of bankrupt Wyoming coal mine
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Billings Gazette ([link removed])


** "Go West, Young Podcast" live in Missoula, Montana
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Missoula Current ([link removed]) | Center for Western Priorities ([link removed])


** Opinion: climate solutions must benefit all Utah communities
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Deseret News ([link removed])
Quote of the day
People’s values around public lands are held very deeply, and it’s something that transcends red and blue...for Montanans, everyday is Public Lands Day.”
—Tracy Stone-Manning, National Wildlife Federation vice president for public lands, Missoula Current ([link removed])
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We hope you get a chance to enjoy some public lands through volunteering, exploring, and learning today. What is your favorite activity to do on public lands? Photo: @USFWS ([link removed]) , #NationalBisonRange ([link removed]) #NationalPublicLandsDay ([link removed])

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