The 46th president finished his term in customary contradictory style.
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Our imperiled public lands
President-elect Trump, a Republican-dominated Congress and Utah launch an all-out assault on environmental protection.
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Montana’s Jon Tester might lose. Here’s why that matters
What the Senate contest says about the unexpected shift in Western politics.
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Kamala Harris tries to navigate the convoluted politics of oil and gas
Drill, Democrats, drill?
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Utah wants your public land — for more roads
The state wants to build a highway through tortoise habitat.
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Grabbing public land in the name of housing
Have politicians finally found a way to take public land out of the public’s hands?
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Data centers could set back climate progress
AI, cryptocurrency “mining” and our digital lifestyles imperil the energy transition — and the planet.
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Trump vs. Biden on the climate
The next presidential election will have huge ramifications for the planet.
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Is Biden a public-lands protector?
The administration makes the biggest land-management moves in a half century.
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Cattle are drinking the Colorado River dry
Balancing Western water demand and supply will alter the region’s landscape.
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The good, the bad and the ugly of the state legislative season
While Congress does nothing, Western state lawmakers pass a flurry of consequential and/or crazy — bills.
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Is uranium poised for a renaissance?
As prices climb, mining proposals proliferate. But it might just be hype.
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Is Biden waging a war on energy? Or on the climate?
A year-end review of the administration’s policy on fossil fuels and public lands.
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Pondering public lands and the energy transition conundrum
Fighting the climate crisis will require difficult choices.
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Outrage, disinformation and threats rise up in Wyoming around a BLM land plan
Is there a new Sagebrush Rebellion flaring in the Cowboy State?
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Could the 151-year-old mining law finally be reformed?
A working group calls for reforms in advance of a green metals boom.
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Public lands had a roller coaster month
Rounding up the Biden administration’s ups and downs on land policy.
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The West sizzles — even at midnight
Climate change and the urban heat islands take their toll from Phoenix to Portland.
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Public Lands Rule rhetoric gets wacky
Conservatives aren’t so keen on conservation.
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A dizzying look back from Phoenix’s future
A sci-fi scenario from 2008 offers insight into present day news.