Look West: Public lands and energy news from the Center for Western Priorities


** Outdoor Retailer will return to Utah, despite state's opposition to public lands
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Thursday March 24, 2022
Salt Lake City skyline, Garrett, Flickr ([link removed])

The country's largest outdoor gear trade show will return to Salt Lake City next year ([link removed]) , leaving Denver, where the show has been held for the past five years. Outdoor Retailer left Utah in 2017 ([link removed]) after the state's leaders petitioned former President Donald Trump to shrink Bears Ears National Monument.

Outdoor Retailer touted its relationship with the mayor of Salt Lake City ([link removed]) , who the company said shares its commitment to clean energy and public lands, and said it is planning to push for change in Utah. But the move could force a number of major outdoor brands to make good on a promise to boycott the trade show if it moves back to Utah ([link removed]) , citing the state's ongoing litigation ([link removed]) to undo the restoration of Bears Ears National Monument.

“It’s clear those in charge of the Outdoor Retailer trade show did not learn their lesson. Politicians in Utah have continued to wage war on public lands conservation and their harmful efforts show no signs of slowing down," said Center for Western Priorities Executive Director Jennifer Rokala. ([link removed]) “Outdoor recreation is booming in the West, fueling local economies and driving calls to protect more public lands. Leaders in the outdoor industry should recognize their growing power and not reward the bad behavior of extreme anti-conservation politicians."
Quick hits


** Oil and gas CEOs blame their own investors for high gas prices
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Huff Post ([link removed])


** Outdoor Retailer leaving Denver to return to Salt Lake City
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** Arctic drilling project would derail Biden's climate agenda
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E&E News ([link removed])


** Over half of BLM grazing permits renewed without NEPA review, group says
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E&E News ([link removed])


** Anti-wolf group working to open new chapters in Wyoming
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WyoFile ([link removed])


** Over half of Montanans think tourism is overcrowding the state
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Montana Public Radio ([link removed])


** Wildland firefighters in short supply despite wage increases
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Billings Gazette ([link removed])


** The Senate's only farmer is an unlikely advocate for climate action
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Washington Post ([link removed])
Quote of the day
” Essentially, the Bureau of Land Management … has been failing to manage grazing on public lands to a large extent... The bureau has largely failed to comply with the law, and has a massive backlog of permits that don't have current NEPA analysis and don't have current land health evaluations."
— Josh Osher, Western Watersheds Project's public policy director, E ([link removed]) &E News ([link removed])
Picture this


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Imagine a wild land of rugged rock formations dotted with ancient petroglyphs and dinosaur fossils. Wind blows through gnarled piñon and juniper. Bikers, photographers, and solitude seekers explore stark beauty.

Can you see it? You’re in Ojito Wilderness! #WildernessWednesday ([link removed])

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