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Public Lands & Protected Spaces

Trump border wall
Public Lands & Protected Spaces

The Final Frontiers? A Call to Protect the Biodiversity on the Borders

President Trump’s notorious border wall is just one transboundary threat to the world’s wildlife.
April 30, 2020
by
John R. Platt
President Trump’s notorious border wall is just one transboundary threat to the world’s wildlife.
Carrizo Plain
Public Lands & Protected Spaces

Could a California Law Help Save America’s Public Lands Throughout the West?

The state used an innovative new law to fight back against the Trump administration’s expansion of oil and gas drilling — and that could provide a model for the rest of the country.
February 25, 2020
by
Casey O'Brien
The state used an innovative new law to fight back against the Trump administration’s expansion of oil and gas drilling — and that could provide a model for the rest of the country.
SITLA area
Public Lands & Protected Spaces

How One Utah Community Fought the Fracking Industry — and Won

Kanab, a small Utah town that’s home to the famous Best Friends Animal Society, took an unconventional path to face down a frac sand mine that threatened the region’s aquifer.
January 17, 2020
by
Tara Lohan
Kanab, a small Utah town that’s home to the famous Best Friends Animal Society, took an unconventional path to face down a frac sand mine that threatened the region’s aquifer.
Drill seeders
Public Lands & Protected Spaces

The Bad Seeds: Are Wildfire Recovery Efforts Hurting Biodiversity?

To reseed or not to reseed? Replanting burned landscapes is a natural response, but doing it wrong comes with costs for species and even the climate.
December 10, 2019
by
Tara Lohan
To reseed or not to reseed? Replanting burned landscapes is a natural response, but doing it wrong comes with costs for species and even the climate.
BLM truck
Public Lands & Protected Spaces

Westward Heave-ho: How a Federal Agency’s Move to Colorado Threatens Public Lands, Science and the Climate

The Bureau of Land Management relocation to Grand Junction reflects a widespread pattern of destabilization under President Trump.
November 20, 2019
by
Casey O'Brien
The Bureau of Land Management relocation to Grand Junction reflects a widespread pattern of destabilization under President Trump.
pendley panel
Public Lands & Protected Spaces

The William Perry Pendley Rehabilitation Tour

The ethically challenged acting director of the Bureau of Land Management made a tense appearance at the Society of Environmental Journalists conference last week to discuss his radical record.
October 15, 2019
by
John R. Platt
The ethically challenged acting director of the Bureau of Land Management made a tense appearance at the Society of Environmental Journalists conference last week to discuss his radical record.
cattle grazing
Public Lands & Protected Spaces

A Steal of a Deal: How Ranchers Take Advantage of Public Lands

Ranchers pay just $1.35 a month to graze cattle on public lands and national forests. You couldn’t feed a cat or dog for 10 times that amount.
May 22, 2019
by
Dipika Kadaba and John R. Platt
Ranchers pay just $1.35 a month to graze cattle on public lands and national forests. You couldn’t feed a cat or dog for 10 times that amount.
Growler jets
Public Lands & Protected Spaces

The Roar of Military Jets Triggers a Crusade for Quiet

A movement to protect quiet places is gaining steam on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, but it has to contend with the Navy’s growing fleet of “Growler” jets.
May 16, 2019
by
Chris Berdik, High Country News
A movement to protect quiet places is gaining steam on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, but it has to contend with the Navy’s growing fleet of “Growler” jets.
constitution
Public Lands & Protected Spaces

National Emergency? Constitutional Experts Have Concerns

President Trump’s invocation of a national emergency to build his border wall is worrying and “illegal,” according to scholars.
February 19, 2019
by
Cronkite News
President Trump’s invocation of a national emergency to build his border wall is worrying and “illegal,” according to scholars.
Public Lands & Protected Spaces

Is the Trump Administration ‘Gaming the Shutdown’ to Serve Energy and Hunting Special Interests?

Elected officials and nonprofits groups are wondering why federal workers are being called back from furlough for nonemergency work that aids industry and hunters.
January 24, 2019
by
Tara Lohan
Elected officials and nonprofits groups are wondering why federal workers are being called back from furlough for nonemergency work that aids industry and hunters.

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