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February 5, 2024 at 3:08 PM

Look West: Big Oil ramps up domestic production—and profits

Look West: Big Oil ramps up domestic production—and profits Big Oil ramps up domestic production—and profits Monday, February 5, 2024 Permian Basin oil and gas development in New Mexico, SkyTruth/Flickr …

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February 2, 2024 at 2:45 PM

Look West: Climate change spurs update to wildlife refuge policy and management

Look West: Climate change spurs update to wildlife refuge policy and management Public lands and energy news from the Center for Western Priorities Climate change spurs update to wildlife refuge policy and management Friday, February …

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February 1, 2024 at 2:50 PM

Look West: Coalition urges halt to uranium mining near Grand Canyon

Look West: Coalition urges halt to uranium mining near Grand Canyon Public lands and energy news from the Center for Western Priorities Coalition urges halt to uranium mining near Grand Canyon Thursday, February 1, 2024 …

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January 31, 2024 at 10:52 PM

Look West Monthly: January, In Brief

Look West Monthly: January, In Brief Public lands news wrap-up from January January, in brief An abandoned uranium mine on the edge of the South Rim of the Grand Canyon; Alan Levine/Wikimedia Commons …

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January 31, 2024 at 2:48 PM

Look West: What's protected by the Clean Water Act?

Look West: What's protected by the Clean Water Act? Public lands and energy news by the Center for Western Priorities What's protected by the Clean Water Act? Wednesday, January 31, 2024 Cosumnes River Preserve, Ca…

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January 30, 2024 at 2:48 PM

Look West: Going outside in 2024? Start planning early

Look West: Going outside in 2024? Start planning early Going outside in 2024? Start planning early Tuesday, January 30, 2024 Source: @glaciernps Many of the country's most popular national parks have …

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January 29, 2024 at 3:15 PM

Look West: Lithium mining's threat to water supplies

Look West: Lithium mining's threat to water supplies Public lands and energy news from the Center for Western Priorities Lithium mining's threat to water supplies Monday, January 29, 2024 Lithium Operation in Clayt…

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January 26, 2024 at 2:44 PM

Look West: Owyhee Canyonlands: The largest conservation opportunity in the West

Look West: Owyhee Canyonlands: The largest conservation opportunity in the West Also, a look at the challenges the BLM faces and how the Foundation for America's Public Lands plans to help Owyhee Canyonlands: The largest conservation …

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January 25, 2024 at 2:44 PM

Look West: Across the West, mine proposals' water demands far outstrip supply

Look West: Across the West, mine proposals' water demands far outstrip supply Also, a survey finds that local zoning and opposition, not environmental review, delays and kills wind and solar projects Across the West, mine proposals' w…

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January 24, 2024 at 2:44 PM

New Mexico plan to create fracking wastewater reserve faces opposition

New Mexico plan to create fracking wastewater reserve faces opposition The proposal aims to reduce pressure on freshwater sources, but opponents call it a "giveaway" to the oil and gas industry New Mexico plan to create fracking waste…

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January 23, 2024 at 2:44 PM

Look West: Uranium drilling to begin next to residential community

Look West: Uranium drilling to begin next to residential community Mining companies are ramping up uranium production across the West as prices rise Uranium drilling to begin next to residential community Tuesday, January 23, 2024 …

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January 22, 2024 at 2:55 PM

Look West: Montana lawmakers will get chance to override veto of conservation funding

Look West: Montana lawmakers will get chance to override veto of conservation funding The bill received support from 130 of Montana's 150 state legislators, making a veto override a real possibility Montana lawmakers will get chance t…

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January 19, 2024 at 2:44 PM

Look West: Biden's third year on public lands showed great improvement. Can he stick the landing?

Look West: Biden's third year on public lands showed great improvement. Can he stick the landing? Biden's third year on public lands showed great improvement. Can he stick the landing? Friday, January 19, 2024 Presi…

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January 18, 2024 at 3:02 PM

Look West: Forest Service withdraws permit for Uinta Basin Railway in Utah

Look West: Forest Service withdraws permit for Uinta Basin Railway in Utah Forest Service withdraws permit for Uinta Basin Railway in Utah Thursday, January 18, 2024 Union Pacific train transporting oil. Credit: bos…

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January 17, 2024 at 3:10 PM

Look West: Oil industry wants more lease sales in Wyoming, but they probably won't bid

Look West: Oil industry wants more lease sales in Wyoming, but they probably won't bid Oil industry wants more lease sales in Wyoming, but they probably won't bid Wednesday, January 17, 2024 Pump jack in Natrona Cou…

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January 16, 2024 at 2:57 PM

Look West: Oil and gas companies to be fined for emitting methane

Look West: Oil and gas companies to be fined for emitting methane Oil and gas companies could soon be fined for emitting methane Tuesday, January 16, 2024 Methane flaring. Source: NOAA Last Friday, th…

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January 12, 2024 at 2:48 PM

Look West: The new anti-conservation boogeyman

Look West: The new anti-conservation boogeyman Congress falls for a new right-wing conspiracy theory The new anti-conservation conspiracy theory Friday, January 12, 2024 Volunteers and BLM staff restore native plan…

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January 11, 2024 at 2:45 PM

Look West: Nevada county pushes back on mining, solar pressure

Look West: Nevada county pushes back on mining, solar pressure Nevada county pushes back on mining, solar pressure Thursday, January 11, 2024 Big Spring at Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, USFWS …

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January 10, 2024 at 2:44 PM

Look West: Coal's swan song

Look West: Coal's swan song Coal's swan song Wednesday, January 10, 2024 A coal mine in Wyoming's Powder River Basin, BLM Wyoming America's greenhouse gas emissions fell nearly 2 percent in 2023, than…

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January 9, 2024 at 2:28 PM

Look West: The next round of mining fights in Alaska

Look West: The next round of mining fights in Alaska The next round of mining fights in Alaska Tuesday, January 9, 2024 Satellite photo of the proposed Pebble Mine site in Alaska. SkyTruth, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0. …

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January 8, 2024 at 3:08 PM

Look West: How methane carved up sage-grouse habitat

Look West: How methane carved up sage-grouse habitat How coalbed methane carved up Wyoming sage-grouse habitat Monday, January 8, 2024 Greater sage-grouse, Tom Koerner, USFWS New research from Wyoming…

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January 5, 2024 at 2:29 PM

Look West: Uranium mining resumes in Arizona and Utah

Look West: Uranium mining resumes in Arizona and Utah Uranium mining resumes in Arizona and Utah Friday, January 5, 2024 An abandoned uranium mine on the edge of the South Rim of the Grand Canyon; Alan Levine/Wikime…

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January 4, 2024 at 2:52 PM

Look West: Conservation group pilots land back project near Bears Ears

Look West: Conservation group pilots land back project near Bears Ears Conservation group pilots land back project near Bears Ears  Thursday, January 4, 2024 Cottonwood Wash near Bluff, Utah; Source: Wildlands Conse…

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January 3, 2024 at 2:42 PM

Look West: Californians call on Biden to protect four landscapes

Look West: Californians call on Biden to protect four landscapes Californians call on Biden to protect four landscapes Wednesday, January 3, 2024 View of the San Gabriel Mountains from Huntington Beach. Jonathan Coo…

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December 22, 2023 at 3:01 PM

Look West Monthly: December, In Brief

Look West Monthly: December, In Brief Public lands news wrap-up from December December, in brief Happy holidays from the Center for Western Priorities team! Key news from December: The Wyoming Board…

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December 21, 2023 at 2:53 PM

Look West: Biden reached conservation records in 2023

Look West: Biden reached conservation records in 2023 Public lands and energy news from the Center for Western Priorities Biden reached conservation records in 2023 Thursday, December 21, 2023 President Biden signs…

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December 20, 2023 at 2:48 PM

Look West: U.S. Forest Service enacts old-growth logging ban

Look West: U.S. Forest Service enacts old-growth logging ban Public lands and energy news from the Center for Western Priorities U.S. Forest Service enacts old-growth logging ban Wednesday, December 20, 2023 Two sp…

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December 19, 2023 at 3:01 PM

Look West: First five gray wolves reintroduced in Colorado

Look West: First five gray wolves reintroduced in Colorado Public lands and energy news from the Center for Western Priorities First five gray wolves reintroduced in Colorado Tuesday, December 19, 2023 Source: Colo…

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December 18, 2023 at 2:46 PM

Look West: New Mexico extends drilling restrictions on state lands near Chaco

Look West: New Mexico extends drilling restrictions on state lands near Chaco New Mexico extends drilling restrictions on state lands near Chaco Monday, December 18, 2023 Source: @ChacoCultureNHP New …

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December 15, 2023 at 2:58 PM

Look West: Senate committee votes on land protection bills

Look West: Senate committee votes on land protection bills The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a business meeting yesterday to consider several land protection bills Senate committee votes on land protection bills F…

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December 14, 2023 at 3:03 PM

Look West: How to protect all of the Dolores Canyons

Look West: How to protect all of the Dolores Canyons In a Denver Post op-ed, Center for Western Priorities Executive Director makes the case that Colorado legislators should champion the proposed Dolores How to protect all of the Dolo…

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December 13, 2023 at 2:48 PM

Look West: Senate considers two drastically different mining bills

Look West: Senate considers two drastically different mining bills The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee’s Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining heard testimony yesterday on two bills Senate considers two drast…

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December 12, 2023 at 2:50 PM

Look West: Oil and gas companies aren't interested in leasing Wyoming public land

Look West: Oil and gas companies aren't interested in leasing Wyoming public land A new analysis by the Center for Western Priorities finds that in 2023, oil and gas companies didn’t bother to bid on nearly half of the acres of Oil an…

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December 11, 2023 at 2:57 PM

Look West: Study could lead to protection of Colorado's Thompson Divide

Look West: Study could lead to protection of Colorado's Thompson Divide A draft environmental assessment released by the U.S. Forest Service on Friday recommends moving forward with a withdrawal of nearly 225,000 acres Study could lea…

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December 8, 2023 at 2:29 PM

Look West: Wyoming punts on Grand Teton sale

Look West: Wyoming punts on Grand Teton sale Wyoming punts on Grand Teton sale Friday, December 8, 2023 Two bull moose spar in Grand Teton National Park. Photo courtesy Howie Garber Images The Wyoming…

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December 7, 2023 at 2:45 PM

Look West: Using the Antiquities Act for environmental justice

Look West: Using the Antiquities Act for environmental justice Using the Antiquities Act to address environmental justice Thursday, December 7, 2023 A black bear in San Gabriel Mountains National Monument. Rennett S…

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December 6, 2023 at 2:38 PM

Look West: Putting a price tag on oil well cleanup

Look West: Putting a price tag on oil well cleanup Putting a price tag on oil well cleanup Wednesday, December 6, 2023 BLM Wyoming The cost of cleaning up oil and gas wells on national public land cou…

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December 5, 2023 at 2:39 PM

Look West: Megafires erase 2 decades of air quality progress

Look West: Megafires erase 2 decades of air quality progress Western megafires erase 2 decades of air quality progresss Tuesday, December 5, 2023 The Woolsey Fire, California, 2018. US Forest Service …

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December 4, 2023 at 2:50 PM

Look West: State office recommends $80 million starting bid for Grand Teton land

Look West: State office recommends $80 million starting bid for Grand Teton land Wyoming land office: Grand Teton auction should start at $80 million Monday, December 4, 2023 Wyoming Office of State Lands and Invest…

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December 1, 2023 at 2:46 PM

Look West: Tribal leaders ask Biden to designate national monuments in California

Look West: Tribal leaders ask Biden to designate national monuments in California Tribal leaders ask Biden to designate national monuments in California Friday, December 1, 2023 Near Corn Springs Campground within t…

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November 30, 2023 at 9:00 PM

Look West Monthly: November, In Brief

Look West Monthly: November, In Brief Public lands news wrap-up from November November, in brief Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and National Park Service Director Chuck Sams visit the Sand Creek Massacre National H…

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November 30, 2023 at 3:07 PM

Look West: Wolverines listed as threatened in Lower 48

Look West: Wolverines listed as threatened in Lower 48 Wolverine listed as threatened in Lower 48 Thursday, November 30, 2023 Wolverine. USFWS Mountain-Prairie, Flickr The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Servi…

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November 29, 2023 at 2:49 PM

Look West: In Wyoming, conservation plan would make more sense than searching for oil and gas

Look West: In Wyoming, conservation plan would make more sense than searching for oil and gas In Wyoming, conservation plan would make more sense than searching for oil and gas Wednesday, November 29, 2023 The Red D…

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November 28, 2023 at 2:48 PM

Look West: More calls for Biden to designate Chuckwalla National Monument

Look West: More calls for Biden to designate Chuckwalla National Monument More calls for Biden to designate Chuckwalla National Monument Tuesday, November 28, 2023 The Mecca Hills Wilderness in California. Bob Wick,…

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November 27, 2023 at 2:51 PM

Look West: Patagonia urges Biden to protect the Arctic from extraction

Look West: Patagonia urges Biden to protect the Arctic from extraction Patagonia urges Biden to protect the Arctic from extraction Monday, November 27, 2023 Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska, U.S. Fish and W…

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November 21, 2023 at 2:46 PM

Look West: Outdoor recreation is now a trillion-dollar industry

Look West: Outdoor recreation is now a trillion-dollar industry A new analysis finds that the outdoor recreation economy accounts for $563.7 billion, or 2.2 percent, of national gross domestic product Outdoor recreation is now a trill…

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November 20, 2023 at 2:44 PM

Look West: Another setback for Tribes battling Nevada lithium mine

Look West: Another setback for Tribes battling Nevada lithium mine A judge has granted the government's motion to dismiss claims brought by Tribes that the mine threatens the site of a massacre of Tribal members Another setback for Tr…

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November 17, 2023 at 2:48 PM

Proposed Chuckwalla National Monument is a win for conservation and renewable energy

Proposed Chuckwalla National Monument is a win for conservation and renewable energy Proposed Chuckwalla National Monument is a win for conservation and renewable energy Friday, November 17, 2023 Mecca Hills in the …

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November 16, 2023 at 2:51 PM

BLM foundation focuses on recreation opportunities

BLM foundation focuses on recreation opportunities BLM foundation focuses on recreation opportunities Thursday, November 16, 2023 Sacramento Recreational River, California; Source: BLM, Flickr The Bur…

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November 15, 2023 at 2:45 PM

How Biden can protect the Arctic in the wake of Willow

How Biden can protect the Arctic in the wake of Willow How Biden can protect the Arctic in the wake of Willow Wednesday, November 15, 2023 The Teshekpuk Caribou Herd is an important subsistence resource to the resid…

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