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January 7, 2022 at 2:49 PM

Look West: Climate change redefines the wildland-urban interface

Look West: Climate change redefines the wildland-urban interface Climate change redefines the wildland-urban interface Friday, January 7, 2022 A map created by 9News shows the wide area over which homes were damaged…
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January 6, 2022 at 2:46 PM

Look West: Estimates of abandoned oil and gas wells skyrocket

Look West: Estimates of abandoned oil and gas wells skyrocket Estimates of abandoned oil and gas wells skyrocket Thursday, January 6, 2022 An abandoned and capped oil well in Alaska. Bureau of Land Management …
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January 5, 2022 at 2:25 PM

Look West: Tracy Stone-Manning's to-do list

Look West: Tracy Stone-Manning's to-do list Tracy Stone-Manning's to-do list Wednesday, January 5, 2022 Tracy Stone-Manning is sworn in as BLM director. Interior Department Bureau of Land Management D…
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January 4, 2022 at 2:30 PM

Look West: The legacy of Wilson and Lovejoy

Look West: The legacy of Wilson and Lovejoy The legacy of E.O. Wilson and Thomas Lovejoy Tuesday, January 4, 2022 E.O. Wilson in 2003. Jim Harrison, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons Two titans of ecol…
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December 23, 2021 at 4:56 PM

Look West Monthly: December, In Brief

Look West Monthly: December, In Brief December, in brief Fall transitions to winter at @GreatDunesNPS in Colorado. Passing storms dust the mountains and dunes with snow and cast dramatic shadows over the tallest du…
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December 23, 2021 at 3:11 PM

Look West: Build Back Better will be back in January

Look West: Build Back Better will be back in January Build Back Better will be back in January Thursday, December 23, 2021 Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer. Senate Democrats, Flickr Senate Democ…
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December 22, 2021 at 3:04 PM

Look West: Interior goes full steam ahead on solar

Look West: Interior goes full steam ahead on solar Interior goes full steam ahead on solar Wednesday, December 22, 2021 Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is working to rapidly expand solar development on public lands. …
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December 21, 2021 at 2:59 PM

Look West: America the Beautiful report sets the stage for Biden's conservation legacy

Look West: America the Beautiful report sets the stage for Biden's conservation legacy America the Beautiful report sets the stage for Biden's conservation legacy Tuesday, December 21, 2021 Secretary Haaland plantin…
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December 20, 2021 at 2:40 PM

Look West: What the end of Build Back Better means for public lands

Look West: What the end of Build Back Better means for public lands What the end of Build Back Better means for public lands Monday, December 20, 2021 Senator Joe Manchin has said he won't vote for the Build Back Be…
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December 17, 2021 at 2:54 PM

Look West: Forest Service to allow oil trains in Utah roadless area

Look West: Forest Service to allow oil trains in Utah roadless area Forest Service to allow oil trains in Utah roadless area Friday, December 17, 2021 The Green River in the Ashley National Forest in Utah. Photo: Pa…
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December 16, 2021 at 2:52 PM

Look West: States agree to take less water from the Colorado River

Look West: States agree to take less water from the Colorado River States agree to take less water from the Colorado River Thursday, December 16, 2021 Hoover Dam and Lake Mead. Photo by Andrew Pernick, Bureau of Rec…
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December 15, 2021 at 2:56 PM

Look West: New film! Follow the pronghorn migration in the Greater Hart-Sheldon

Look West: New film! Follow the pronghorn migration in the Greater Hart-Sheldon New film! Follow the pronghorn migration in the Greater Hart-Sheldon Wednesday, December 15, 2021 The Center for Western…
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December 14, 2021 at 2:39 PM

Look West: Utah, Interior move forward with land exchange to restore Bears Ears

Look West: Utah, Interior move forward with land exchange to restore Bears Ears Utah, Interior move forward with land exchange to restore Bears Ears Tuesday, December 14, 2021 Needles Overlook, Bears Ears National M…
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December 13, 2021 at 2:56 PM

Look West: Colorado peak renamed to honor Cheyenne translator

Look West: Colorado peak renamed to honor Cheyenne translator Colorado peak renamed to honor Cheyenne translator Monday, December 13, 2021 Colorado's newly renamed Mestaa’ėhehe Mountain. Source: Google Earth …
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December 10, 2021 at 3:14 PM

Look West: Interior oil program is wasteful, outdated, report finds

Look West: Interior oil program is wasteful, outdated, report finds Interior oil program is wasteful, outdated, report finds Friday, December 10, 2021 Pump jacks in Wyoming, Wyoming Bureau of Land Management …
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December 9, 2021 at 2:54 PM

Look West: A look at the proposed Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary

Look West: A look at the proposed Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary A look at the proposed Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary Thursday, December 9, 2021 Along the central California c…
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December 8, 2021 at 2:47 PM

Look West: Tribes ask to be included in river policy, seek access to clean water

Look West: Tribes ask to be included in river policy, seek access to clean water Tribes ask to be included in river policy, seek access to clean water Wednesday, December 8, 2021 The Colorado River, Utah Department …
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December 7, 2021 at 3:03 PM

Look West: Oil company profits soar as families feel pain at the pump

Look West: Oil company profits soar as families feel pain at the pump Oil company profits soar as families feel pain at the pump Tuesday, December 7, 2021 Los Angeles County Agricultural Commissioner …
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December 6, 2021 at 2:53 PM

Look West: Climate change may cause snow to vanish from the West for years at a time

Look West: Climate change may cause snow to vanish from the West for years at a time Climate change may cause snow to vanish from the West for years at a time Monday, December 6, 2021 Cascade-Siskiyou National Monum…
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December 3, 2021 at 2:43 PM

Look West: Fiscal fixes to oil and gas leasing—all eyes on Manchin

Look West: Fiscal fixes to oil and gas leasing—all eyes on Manchin Fiscal fixes to oil and gas leasing: All eyes on Manchin Friday, December 3, 2021 Senator Joe Manchin, Third Way Think Tank, CC-BY-ND 2.0 …
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December 2, 2021 at 2:45 PM

Look West: A year of climate hell—and hope

Look West: A year of climate hell—and hope A year of climate hell—and hope Thursday, December 2, 2021 Foil wrapped around the base of the General Sherman tree in Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks, National P…
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December 1, 2021 at 2:25 PM

Look West: The road to 30 goes through Avi Kwa Ame

Look West: The road to 30 goes through Avi Kwa Ame The road to 30 goes through Avi Kwa Ame Wednesday, December 1, 2021 Fort Mojave Tribe member Paul Jackson, Jr. Center for Western Priorities In sou…
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November 30, 2021 at 6:12 PM

Look West Monthly: November, In Brief

Look West Monthly: November, In Brief November, in brief For all the wild beauty of @ChacoCultureNHP's high-desert landscape, its long winters and short growing seasons create an unlikely place for a major center o…
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November 30, 2021 at 2:34 PM

Look West: New land protections show the many roads to 30x30

Look West: New land protections show the many roads to 30x30 New land protections show the many roads to 30x30 Tuesday, November 30, 2021 The ghost town of Aravaipa, Arizona. Photo: Trust for Public Land …
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November 29, 2021 at 2:49 PM

Look West: Interior's oil and gas leasing report (finally) arrives

Look West: Interior's oil and gas leasing report (finally) arrives Interior's oil and gas leasing report (finally) arrives Monday, November 29, 2021 Bureau of Land Management The Interior Department r…
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November 23, 2021 at 3:17 PM

Look West: Climate impacts drive need for adaptation

Look West: Climate impacts drive need for adaptation Climate impacts drive need for adaptation Tuesday, November 23, 2021 Climate change impacts collage, NOAA As we move toward the Thanksgiving holida…
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November 22, 2021 at 3:23 PM

Look West: Process to reevaluate sage grouse protections begins today

Look West: Process to reevaluate sage grouse protections begins today Process to reevaluate sage grouse protections begins today Monday, November 22, 2021 Sage grouse engage in elaborate annual mating rituals. Bob W…
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November 19, 2021 at 2:45 PM

Look West: New watchdog reports detail malfeasance at Trump's Interior

Look West: New watchdog reports detail malfeasance at Trump's Interior New watchdog reports detail malfeasance at Trump's Interior Friday, November 19, 2021 President Trump's first Interior secretary, Ryan Zinke. Ph…
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November 18, 2021 at 3:04 PM

Look West: Explore America's National Trails System

Look West: Explore America's National Trails System Explore America's National Trails System Thursday, November 18, 2021 Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail, California. Photo by Bob Wick, BLM (retired) …
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November 17, 2021 at 3:01 PM

Look West: Watch CWP's new "Road to 30: Postcards" series!

Look West: Watch CWP's new "Road to 30: Postcards" series! Watch CWP's new "Road to 30: Postcards" series! Wednesday, November 17, 2021 The lands and waters of America shape and nurture us every day w…
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November 16, 2021 at 3:08 PM

Look West: Days after climate summit, Interior to hold massive offshore lease sale

Look West: Days after climate summit, Interior to hold massive offshore lease sale Days after climate summit, Interior to hold massive offshore lease sale Tuesday, November 16, 2021 Deep water drilling rig used in t…
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November 15, 2021 at 2:28 PM

Look West: Biden to protect Greater Chaco region from oil & gas development

Look West: Biden to protect Greater Chaco region from oil & gas development Biden to protect Greater Chaco region from oil & gas development Monday, November 15, 2021 Pueblo Bonito, Chaco Culture National Hi…
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November 12, 2021 at 2:40 PM

Look West: This electric vehicle startup is pledging 1% of its equity to conservation

Look West: This electric vehicle startup is pledging 1% of its equity to conservation This electric vehicle startup is pledging 1% of its equity to conservation Friday, November 12, 2021 Electric vehicle startup Riv…
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November 11, 2021 at 3:02 PM

Look West: Trump officials ignored science when they cut spotted owl habitat

Look West: Trump officials ignored science when they cut spotted owl habitat Trump officials ignored science when they cut spotted owl habitat Thursday, November 11, 2021 Northern spotted owls are native to the Paci…
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November 10, 2021 at 3:02 PM

Look West: New marine sanctuary in California proposed by NOAA

Look West: New marine sanctuary in California proposed by NOAA New marine sanctuary in California proposed by NOAA Wednesday, November 10, 2021 Montaña de Oro State Park would be on the edge of the proposed Chumash …
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November 9, 2021 at 3:00 PM

Look West: Diversity in the outdoors skyrocketed during the pandemic

Look West: Diversity in the outdoors skyrocketed during the pandemic Diversity in the outdoors skyrocketed during the pandemic Tuesday, November 9, 2021 A ranger gives women directions at the Cronan Ranch Regional T…
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November 8, 2021 at 3:04 PM

Look West: How the bipartisan infrastructure bill will affect the West

Look West: How the bipartisan infrastructure bill will affect the West How the bipartisan infrastructure bill will affect the West Monday, November 8, 2021 The West Dams hold back the Tempe Town Lake in Tempe, Arizo…
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November 5, 2021 at 2:12 PM

Look West: The climate crisis is a health crisis

Look West: The climate crisis is a health crisis The climate crisis is a health crisis Friday, November 5, 2021 Centers for Disease Control This year at the United Nations climate conference (COP26), …
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November 4, 2021 at 2:19 PM

Look West: National monument proposed for area near Oregon's Painted Hills

Look West: National monument proposed for area near Oregon's Painted Hills National monument proposed for area near Oregon's Painted Hills Thursday, November 4, 2021 The painted hills of the Sutton Mountain Wilderne…
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November 3, 2021 at 2:20 PM

Look West: Mining royalties out of reconciliation bill

Look West: Mining royalties out of reconciliation bill Mining royalties out of reconciliation bill Wednesday, November 3, 2021 Mining has incredibly large environmental impacts, Bureau of Land Management …
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November 2, 2021 at 2:13 PM

Look West: Biden administration moves to limit methane from oil and gas operations

Look West: Biden administration moves to limit methane from oil and gas operations Biden administration moves to limit methane from oil and gas operations Tuesday, November 2, 2021 Flaring off natural gas can emit m…
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November 1, 2021 at 2:09 PM

Look West: Interior to examine social costs of public lands drilling as Biden heads for COP26

Look West: Interior to examine social costs of public lands drilling as Biden heads for COP26 Interior to examine social costs of public lands drilling as Biden heads for COP26 Monday, November 1, 2021 President Bid…
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October 29, 2021 at 4:04 PM

Look West Monthly: October, In Brief

Look West Monthly: October, In Brief October, in brief On fall nights at Quivira National Wildlife Refuge in Kansas, a glance to the sky will yield shadowy shapes flying past the light of the moon. Thousands of san…
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October 29, 2021 at 1:43 PM

Look West: Big oil says it will keep funding climate opposition

Look West: Big oil says it will keep funding climate opposition Big oil says it will keep funding climate denial Friday, October 29, 2021 ExxonMobil CEO Darren Woods testifies before the House Oversight Committee …
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October 28, 2021 at 1:40 PM

Look West: Oil and gas CEOs face the music

Look West: Oil and gas CEOs face the music Oil CEOs under oath on climate change Thursday, October 28, 2021 An ExxonMobil oil refinery in Baton Rouge, Wikimedia Commons Executives of four major oil co…
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October 27, 2021 at 1:35 PM

Look West: New Mexico's famous Hatch chiles are threatened by climate change

Look West: New Mexico's famous Hatch chiles are threatened by climate change How New Mexico's famous Hatch chiles are threatened by climate change Wednesday, October 27, 2021 Kimberly Reinhardt, CC BY-ND 2.0 …
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October 26, 2021 at 1:49 PM

Look West: Despite Manchin, Americans are ready to fight climate change

Look West: Despite Manchin, Americans are ready to fight climate change Americans want to fight climate change, and they're ready to pay for it Tuesday, October 26, 2021 Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project, BLM Neva…
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October 25, 2021 at 1:39 PM

Look West: How disinformation won in Montana

Look West: How disinformation won in Montana How fearmongering trumped facts in Montana Monday, October 25, 2021 First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park and National Historic Landmark, Montana State Parks …
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October 22, 2021 at 1:24 PM

Look West: Camping on public lands has exploded in last decade, interactive report finds

Look West: Camping on public lands has exploded in last decade, interactive report finds Camping on public lands has exploded in last decade, interactive report finds Friday, October 22, 2021 Camping Crunch | Center…
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October 21, 2021 at 1:32 PM

Look West: Colorado announces new state park—on federal land

Look West: Colorado announces new state park—on federal land Colorado announces new state park—on federal land Thursday, October 21, 2021 Sweetwater Lake | State of Colorado Colorado Governor Jared Po…