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March 11, 2025 at 1:49 PM

Look West: SCOTUS rejects bid by 19 states to kill climate cases

Look West: SCOTUS rejects bid by 19 states to kill climate cases SCOTUS rejects bid by 19 states to kill climate cases Tuesday, March 11, 2025 BLM California The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected a bid …

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March 10, 2025 at 1:45 PM

Look West: Wildland firefighting bootcamps for women scrapped by Trump admin

Look West: Wildland firefighting bootcamps for women scrapped by Trump admin Wildland firefighting bootcamps for women scrapped by Trump admin Monday, March 10, 2025 An all-women wildland fire crew heads back to the…

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March 7, 2025 at 2:46 PM

Look West: Trump officials try to hide record park visitation

Look West: Trump officials try to hide record park visitation Trump officials try to hide record park visitation Friday, March 7, 2025 Visitors take in sunset at Delicate Arch in Arches National Park; NPS/Flickr …

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March 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM

Look West: Fired Forest Service employees must be temporarily rehired

Look West: Fired Forest Service employees must be temporarily rehired Fired Forest Service employees must be temporarily rehired   Thursday, March 6, 2025 USDA Forest Service photo by Preston Keres Th…

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March 5, 2025 at 2:55 PM

Look West: Trump touts energy dominance, layoffs in speech to Congress

Look West: Trump touts energy dominance, layoffs in speech to Congress Trump touts critical minerals, oil, and layoffs in speech to Congress Wednesday, March 5, 2025 President Donald Trump addresses Congress on Marc…

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March 4, 2025 at 2:34 PM

Look West: DOGE $1 spending limit already affecting public lands

Look West: DOGE $1 spending limit already affecting public lands DOGE $1 spending limit already affecting public lands  Tuesday, March 4, 2025 NPS/Kurt Moses, Flickr   Elon Musk's Department of Govern…

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March 3, 2025 at 2:58 PM

Look West: Trump moves to increase logging on public lands

Look West: Trump moves to increase logging on public lands President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing federal agencies to find ways to bypass endangered species protections Trump moves to increase logging on public lan…

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February 28, 2025 at 9:00 PM

Look West Monthly: February, In Brief

Look West Monthly: February, In Brief Public lands news wrap-up for February February, in brief Upside down flag hung on the face of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park as a protest of NPS firings. Photo by: Britt…

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February 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM

Look West: Why Trump's pick to run the BLM can't be trusted

Look West: Why Trump's pick to run the BLM can't be trusted Public lands and energy news from the Center for Western Priorities Why Trump's pick to run the BLM can't be trusted Friday, February 28, 2025 Source: CSP…

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February 27, 2025 at 2:55 PM

Look West: Forest Service chief resigns with heartfelt email to workforce

Look West: Forest Service chief resigns with heartfelt email to workforce Public lands and energy news from the Center for Western Priorities Forest Service chief resigns with heartfelt email to workforce Thursday, February 27, 2025 …

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February 26, 2025 at 2:46 PM

Look West: More than 700 National Park Service staff accept Trump's resignation offer

Look West: More than 700 National Park Service staff accept Trump's resignation offer Public lands and energy news from the Center for Western Priorities More than 700 National Park Service staff accept Trump's resignation offer Wedne…

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February 25, 2025 at 2:58 PM

Look West: New map illustrates Trump's destructive "energy dominance" plan for public lands

Look West: New map illustrates Trump's destructive "energy dominance" plan for public lands Public lands and energy news from the Center for Western Priorities New map illustrates Trump's destructive "energy dominance" plan for public…

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February 24, 2025 at 2:48 PM

Look West: Protestors hang upside down flag on El Cap to call out attacks on public lands

Look West: Protestors hang upside down flag on El Cap to call out attacks on public lands Public lands and energy news from the Center for Western Priorities Protestors hang upside down flag on El Cap to call out attacks on public lan…

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February 21, 2025 at 2:57 PM

Look West: National park staffing chaos

Look West: National park staffing chaos Seasonal workers are back, full-timers are still gone National Park staffing chaos stretches on Friday, February 21, 2025 Sled dogs in Denali National Park. National Park Ser…

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February 20, 2025 at 2:53 PM

Look West: Western voters reject Trump public land policies

Look West: Western voters reject Trump public land policies Inside the 2025 Conservation in the West Poll Western voters reject Trump public land policies Thursday, February 20, 2025 A slide from the 2025 Conservat…

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February 19, 2025 at 2:49 PM

Look West: What the Burgum/Musk purge means for parks and forests

Look West: What the Burgum/Musk purge means for parks and forests Toilets, trash, and trails What the Burgum/Musk purge means for parks and forests Wednesday, February 19, 2025 Pumping a vault toilet at Yellowstone…

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February 18, 2025 at 3:05 PM

Look West: Burgum kneecaps Interior department

Look West: Burgum kneecaps Interior department Interior secretary's layoffs imperil parks and public lands Burgum kneecaps national parks, public lands Tuesday, February 18, 2025 National Park Service …

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February 14, 2025 at 2:44 PM

Look West: REI speaks out against Burgum's attack on national monuments

Look West: REI speaks out against Burgum's attack on national monuments In an Instagram post, REI came out against Interior Secretary Doug Burgum's recent order calling for a review of national monuments REI speaks out against Burgum'…

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February 13, 2025 at 3:03 PM

Look West: Burgum could trash America’s public lands to settle petty political scores

Look West: Burgum could trash America’s public lands to settle petty political scores And, Trump nominated Kathleen Sgamma, an oil and gas lobbyist and Project 2025 author, to head the BLM. Burgum could trash America’s public lands to…

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February 12, 2025 at 2:59 PM

New report shows importance of saying 'no' to oil and gas companies

New report shows importance of saying 'no' to oil and gas companies And, Trump picks Kathleen Sgamma, a staunch oil and gas industry advocate, as the next director of the Bureau of Land Management New report shows importance of saying…

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February 11, 2025 at 2:56 PM

Look West: Wyoming fails to seize control of national public land, again

Look West: Wyoming fails to seize control of national public land, again In a 15-15 vote on Monday, the Wyoming senate defeated a proposed resolution demanding Congress transfer ownership of all federal public land Wyoming fails to se…

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February 10, 2025 at 2:55 PM

Look West: Senators to Burgum: Hiring freeze will cause 'chaos' at national parks

Look West: Senators to Burgum: Hiring freeze will cause 'chaos' at national parks On Friday, 22 U.S. senators wrote a letter to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum warning him that the hiring freeze will devastate national parks Senators t…

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February 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM

Look West: Trump chaos targets park service, environmental offices

Look West: Trump chaos targets park service, environmental offices Also: Voters reward incumbents' support for conservation Trump chaos targets park service, environmental offices Friday, February 7, 2025 Grand Tet…

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February 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM

Look West: The insidious ways Burgum's day one orders target public lands

Look West: The insidious ways Burgum's day one orders target public lands Also: In an energy-producing district, conservation is a winning issue The insidious ways Burgum's day one orders target public lands Thursday, February 6, 2025…

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February 5, 2025 at 2:44 PM

Look West: Winning the West: Support for public lands gave candidates an edge in 2024

Look West: Winning the West: Support for public lands gave candidates an edge in 2024 Also: Burgum's secretarial orders make poor first impression Winning the West: Support for public lands gave candidates an edge in 2024 Wednesday, F…

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February 4, 2025 at 2:44 PM

Look West: Burgum signs first secretarial orders to implement 'energy dominance' agenda

Look West: Burgum signs first secretarial orders to implement 'energy dominance' agenda One day in to the job, Burgum has made it clear he will be a force for chaos on America's public lands Burgum signs first secretarial orders to im…

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February 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM

Look West: Utah, Wyoming try other land grab strategies after lawsuit failure

Look West: Utah, Wyoming try other land grab strategies after lawsuit failure Plus: Can President Trump even do that? Public lands edition Utah, Wyoming try other land grab strategies after lawsuit failure Monday, February 3, 2025 …

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January 31, 2025 at 5:01 PM

Look West Monthly: January, In Brief

Look West Monthly: January, In Brief Public lands news wrap-up for January January, in brief President Trump signs executive orders following his inauguration. White House Key news from January: In …

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January 31, 2025 at 3:32 PM

Look West: Doug Burgum confirmed as Interior Secretary

Look West: Doug Burgum confirmed as Interior Secretary Doug Burgum confirmed as Interior Secretary Friday, January 31, 2025 Doug Burgum appears before the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources; Sourc…

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January 30, 2025 at 3:19 PM

Look West: EPA cuts off IRA solar money already under contract

Look West: EPA cuts off IRA solar money already under contract EPA cuts off IRA solar money already under contract Thursday, January 30, 2025 Oberon Solar Project in Riverside County,CA; Source: BLM California/Flick…

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January 29, 2025 at 2:48 PM

Look West: White House chaos threatens water, Tribal funds

Look West: White House chaos threatens water, Tribal funds White House chaos threatens Western water, Tribal funds Wednesday, January 29, 2025 White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt holds the first press brief…

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January 28, 2025 at 2:52 PM

Look West: President Trump fires Interior department watchdog

Look West: President Trump fires Interior department watchdog President Trump fires Interior department watchdog Tuesday, January 28, 2025  United States Department of the Interior building; Farragutful/Wikimedia Co…

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January 27, 2025 at 2:55 PM

Look West: Alaskans reject renaming of Denali

Look West: Alaskans reject renaming of Denali Alaskans reject renaming of Denali Monday, January 27, 2025 Denali National Park and Preserve; NPS/Flickr President Donald Trump issued an executive order…

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January 24, 2025 at 2:47 PM

Look West: Senate committees advance Trump’s energy, environment nominees

Look West: Senate committees advance Trump’s energy, environment nominees President Donald Trump’s nominees for key environmental positions all passed through Senate committees on Thursday morning Senate committees advance Trump’s ene…

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January 23, 2025 at 2:50 PM

Look West: This road through a Utah national monument could be renamed after Trump

Look West: This road through a Utah national monument could be renamed after Trump Utah's Garfield County board of commissioners will meet next week to consider naming a scenic road after President Donald Trump. Burr Trail Scenic This…

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January 22, 2025 at 3:01 PM

Look West: Trump orders pause wind energy development

Look West: Trump orders pause wind energy development On his first day back in office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to pause wind energy development on federal lands and waters Trump orders pause wind energy develo…

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January 21, 2025 at 2:55 PM

Look West: Trump declares energy "emergency"

Look West: Trump declares energy "emergency" In the first few hours of his second term, President Donald Trump declared a national energy “emergency” along with other executive orders that seek Trump declares energy "emergency" Tuesda…

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January 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM

Look West: Burgum promises 'energy dominance' agenda at Interior

Look West: Burgum promises 'energy dominance' agenda at Interior Public lands and energy news from the Center for Western Priorities Burgum promises 'energy dominance' agenda at Interior Friday, January 17, 2025 Do…

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January 16, 2025 at 2:55 PM

Look West: America to Trump: Hands off our national monuments

Look West: America to Trump: Hands off our national monuments Public lands and energy news from the Center for Western Priorities America to Trump: Hands off our national monuments Thursday, January 16, 2025 A moon…

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January 15, 2025 at 2:55 PM

Look West: Interior secretary nominee Doug Burgum's billionaire oil benefactor

Look West: Interior secretary nominee Doug Burgum's billionaire oil benefactor Public lands and energy news from the Center for Western Priorities Interior secretary nominee Doug Burgum's billionaire oil benefactor Wednesday, January …

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January 14, 2025 at 2:57 PM

Look West: Supreme Court refuses to hear Utah's latest public lands challenge

Look West: Supreme Court refuses to hear Utah's latest public lands challenge Public lands and energy news from the Center for Western Priorities Supreme Court refuses to hear Utah's latest public lands challenge Tuesday, January 14, …

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January 13, 2025 at 2:50 PM

Look West: Protestors rally at Utah capitol against state's public lands lawsuit

Look West: Protestors rally at Utah capitol against state's public lands lawsuit Public lands and energy news from the Center for Western Priorities Protestors rally at Utah capitol against state's public lands lawsuit Monday, January…

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January 10, 2025 at 2:50 PM

Look West: Taking stock of Biden's public lands legacy

Look West: Taking stock of Biden's public lands legacy Taking stock of Biden's public lands legacy Friday, January 10, 2025 President Joe Biden at the Grand Canyon in August 2023. White House Photo by Cameron Smith …

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January 9, 2025 at 2:48 PM

Look West: Arctic Refuge oil and gas sale flops

Look West: Arctic Refuge oil and gas sale flops Arctic Refuge lease sale falls flat Thursday, January 9, 2025 Caribou in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Photo by Danielle Brigida, CC BY-2.0 A con…

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January 8, 2025 at 3:04 PM

Look West: Biden abandons old-growth forest protections

Look West: Biden abandons old-growth forest protections Biden abandons old-growth forest protections Wednesday, January 8, 2025 Old Growth Forest, Oswald West State Park, Oregon; USFWS/Flickr The Bide…

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January 7, 2025 at 2:47 PM

Look West: President Biden to designate two national monuments in California

Look West: President Biden to designate two national monuments in California President Biden to designate two national monuments in California Tuesday, January 7, 2025 Little Glass Mountain, Medicine Lake Highlands;…

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January 6, 2025 at 2:42 PM

Look West: Biden's conservation sprint

Look West: Biden's conservation sprint Biden's conservation sprint  Monday, January 6, 2025 Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement President Joe Biden is taking major steps to protect American…

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December 23, 2024 at 3:00 PM

Look West Monthly: December, In Brief

Look West Monthly: December, In Brief Public lands news wrap-up from December December, in brief Box Canyon in the proposed Chuckwalla National Monument, Bob Wick/BLM California Key news from Decembe…

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December 20, 2024 at 2:44 PM

Look West: Congress passes major outdoor recreation package

Look West: Congress passes major outdoor recreation package In a unanimous vote on Thursday, the U.S. Senate passed the EXPLORE Act. Now it's sent to President Biden. Congress passes major outdoor recreation package Friday, December 2…

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December 19, 2024 at 2:56 PM

Look West: Montana Supreme Court upholds landmark ruling in youth climate case

Look West: Montana Supreme Court upholds landmark ruling in youth climate case Plus, environmentalists sue to stop Utah's land grab lawsuit Montana Supreme Court upholds landmark ruling in youth climate case Thursday, December 19, 202…

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