The Bureau of Land Management just proposed a rule that would essentially codify the oil and gas reforms in the Inflation Reduction Act as well as make a few other important changes to the federal leasing program. The proposed rule would fundamentally change the way oil and gas leasing occurs on public lands, putting the federal government in the driver’s seat instead of the oil and gas companies that have driven the process for far too long. Kate and Aaron are joined by Taxpayers for Common Sense Vice President Autumn Hanna and Center for Western Priorities Policy Director Rachael Hamby to talk about it.  News  Interior Department Takes Steps to Modernize Oil and Gas Leasing on Public Lands, Ensure Fair Return to Taxpayers – Interior Department Taking stock of the Biden administration’s oil and gas reforms – Westwise Zero Bids in Latest Oil &amp; Gas Lease Sale of 2023 – Taxpayers for Common Sense  President Biden Designates Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument – White House  Credits Hosts: Kate Groetzinger &amp; Aaron Weiss  Feedback: podcast@westernpriorities.org Music: Purple Planet Featured image: BLM California/Flickr The post New oil and gas rule just dropped. What’s in it? appeared first on Center for Western Priorities.

The Bureau of Land Management just proposed a rule that would essentially codify the oil and gas reforms in the Inflation Reduction Act as well as make a few other important changes to the federal leasing program. The proposed rule would fundamentally change the way oil and gas leasing occurs on public lands, putting the federal government in the driver’s seat instead of the oil and gas companies that have driven the process for far too long. Kate and Aaron are joined by Taxpayers for Common Sense Vice President Autumn Hanna and Center for Western Priorities Policy Director Rachael Hamby to talk about it. <h2>News</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/interior-department-takes-steps-modernize-oil-and-gas-leasing-public-lands-ensure-fair" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Interior Department Takes Steps to Modernize Oil and Gas Leasing on Public Lands, Ensure Fair Return to Taxpayers</a> – Interior Department</li> <li><a href="https://medium.com/westwise/taking-stock-of-the-biden-administrations-oil-and-gas-reforms-b28e01a29f1f" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Taking stock of the Biden administration’s oil and gas reforms</a> – Westwise</li> <li><a href="https://www.taxpayer.net/energy-natural-resources/no-bidders-in-nevadas-1st-oil-gas-lease-sale-of-2023/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Zero Bids in Latest Oil &amp; Gas Lease Sale of 2023</a> – Taxpayers for Common Sense </li> <li><a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/07/25/fact-sheet-president-biden-designates-emmett-till-and-mamie-till-mobley-national-monument/?utm_source=Master+Press+List+2.0&amp;utm_campaign=12ab3dc835-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2023_07_25_05_10&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-12ab3dc835-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">President Biden Designates Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument</a> – White House</li> </ul> <h2>Credits</h2> Hosts: <a href="https://twitter.com/kgroetzi" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kate Groetzinger</a> &amp; <a href="http://twitter.com/aweiss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Aaron Weiss </a> Feedback: <a href="mailto:podcast@westernpriorities.org">podcast@westernpriorities.org</a> Music: Purple Planet Featured image: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/nrcs_oregon/33857674828" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BLM California/Flickr</a> The post <a href="https://westernpriorities.org/2023/07/new-oil-and-gas-rule-just-dropped-whats-in-it/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">New oil and gas rule just dropped. What’s in it?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://westernpriorities.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Center for Western Priorities</a>.

New oil and gas rule just dropped. What’s in it?

Kate and Aaron are joined by Lori Faeth, senior director of government relations at the Land Trust Alliance, to discuss the Farm Bill and private land conservation.  The Farm Bill conservation programs are the largest single federal source of funding for private land conservation. Farm Bill programs create significant opportunities for land trusts to protect high-priority farm and ranch lands, grasslands, wetlands and forests. The programs provide matching funds to conservation partners, helping local investments go further to protect America’s working lands News  Analysis: Public comments overwhelmingly support BLM Public Lands Rule – Center for Western Priorities  2023 Farm Bill Recommendations – Land Trust Alliance  Statement on Senate public lands hearing – Center for Western Priorities  Bennet, Hickenlooper tout Dolores River protections, CORE Act in Senate hearing – Colorado Newsline  Credits Hosts: Kate Groetzinger &amp; Aaron Weiss  Feedback: podcast@westernpriorities.org Music: Purple Planet Featured image: NRCS Oregon, Flickr The post How the Farm Bill promotes private land conservation appeared first on Center for Western Priorities.

Kate and Aaron are joined by Lori Faeth, senior director of government relations at the Land Trust Alliance, to discuss the Farm Bill and private land conservation. The Farm Bill conservation programs are the largest single federal source of funding for private land conservation. Farm Bill programs create significant opportunities for land trusts to protect high-priority farm and ranch lands, grasslands, wetlands and forests. The programs provide matching funds to conservation partners, helping local investments go further to protect America’s working lands <h2>News</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://westernpriorities.org/2023/07/analysis-public-comments-overwhelmingly-support-blm-public-lands-rule/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Analysis: Public comments overwhelmingly support BLM Public Lands Rule</a> – Center for Western Priorities </li> <li><a href="https://landtrustalliance.org/resources/advocate/issues/farm-bill" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2023 Farm Bill Recommendations</a> – Land Trust Alliance </li> <li><a href="https://westernpriorities.org/2023/07/statement-on-senate-public-lands-hearing/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Statement on Senate public lands hearing</a> – Center for Western Priorities </li> <li><a href="https://coloradonewsline.com/2023/07/12/bennet-hickenlooper-dolores-river-protections-core-act/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bennet, Hickenlooper tout Dolores River protections, CORE Act in Senate hearing</a> – Colorado Newsline</li> </ul> <h2>Credits</h2> Hosts: <a href="https://twitter.com/kgroetzi" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kate Groetzinger</a> &amp; <a href="http://twitter.com/aweiss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Aaron Weiss </a> Feedback: <a href="mailto:podcast@westernpriorities.org">podcast@westernpriorities.org</a> Music: Purple Planet Featured image: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/nrcs_oregon/33857674828" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NRCS Oregon, Flickr</a> The post <a href="https://westernpriorities.org/2023/07/how-the-farm-bill-promotes-private-land-conservation/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How the Farm Bill promotes private land conservation</a> appeared first on <a href="https://westernpriorities.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Center for Western Priorities</a>.

How the Farm Bill promotes private land conservation

Kate and Aaron are joined by Dr. Dominick DellaSala, Chief Scientist at Wild Heritage, a project of the Earth Island Institute, to talk about the Biden administration’s efforts to protect old growth and mature forests. They also touch on reducing wildfire risk through forest management. Dr.  DellaSala is the author of over 300 science papers on forest and fire ecology, conservation biology, endangered species management, and landscape ecology.  News  California Congress members call for expansion of San Gabriel Mountains National Monument – Los Angeles Times Clarence Thomas Wants to Demolish Indian Law – The New Republic U.S. has inventoried old-growth forests. Will protection be next? – Washington Post Federal powers seek compromise on protections for Oregon’s Owyhee – Oregon Public Broadcasting   Credits Hosts: Kate Groetzinger &amp; Aaron Weiss  Feedback: podcast@westernpriorities.org Music: Purple Planet Featured image: Western Hemlock, USDA The post What’s going on with old growth forests? appeared first on Center for Western Priorities.

Kate and Aaron are joined by Dr. Dominick DellaSala, Chief Scientist at Wild Heritage, a project of the Earth Island Institute, to talk about the Biden administration’s efforts to protect old growth and mature forests. They also touch on reducing wildfire risk through forest management. Dr. DellaSala is the author of over 300 science papers on forest and fire ecology, conservation biology, endangered species management, and landscape ecology. <h2>News</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2023-06-26/a-plan-to-expand-san-gabriel-mountains-national-monument" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">California Congress members call for expansion of San Gabriel Mountains National Monument</a> – Los Angeles Times</li> <li><a href="https://newrepublic.com/article/173869/clarence-thomas-wants-demolish-indian-law" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Clarence Thomas Wants to Demolish Indian Law</a> – The New Republic</li> <li><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/04/20/biden-old-growth-forests/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">U.S. has inventoried old-growth forests. Will protection be next?</a> – Washington Post</li> <li><a href="https://www.opb.org/article/2023/06/20/compromise-plan-southeastern-oregon-owyhee-protections/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Federal powers seek compromise on protections for Oregon’s Owyhee</a> – Oregon Public Broadcasting </li> </ul> <h2>Credits</h2> Hosts: <a href="https://twitter.com/kgroetzi" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kate Groetzinger</a> &amp; <a href="http://twitter.com/aweiss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Aaron Weiss </a> Feedback: <a href="mailto:podcast@westernpriorities.org">podcast@westernpriorities.org</a> Music: Purple Planet Featured image: <a href="https://forest-atlas.fs.usda.gov/future-tree-movement.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Western Hemlock, USDA</a> The post <a href="https://westernpriorities.org/2023/06/whats-going-on-with-old-growth-forests/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">What’s going on with old growth forests?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://westernpriorities.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Center for Western Priorities</a>.

What’s going on with old growth forests?

Kate and Aaron are joined by James Kenna, a 40-year Interior Department veteran who wore a number of hats over his decades of public service, including a stint as the California state director at Bureau of Land Management. That gave him a front row seat to land management decisions that would shape America’s energy future. Now he’s weighing in on one of the most important proposals to come from the Biden administration: the public lands rule that would put conservation on equal footing with mining, drilling, grazing, and other uses of federal lands. Submit a comment on the BLM’s proposed Conservation and Landscape Health rule Learn more about the BLM’s proposed Conservation and Landscape Health rule News  Protest at Chaco Canyon deters event to celebrate new federal oil and gas leasing ban – Source NM  All Pueblo Council of Governors statement on events at Chaco – All Pueblo Council of Governors Legislative Hearing on H.R. 3397 – House Natural Resources Committee Approval for Idaho phosphate mine reversed after judge rules US didn’t assess prairie bird impact – Associated Press  Credits Hosts: Kate Groetzinger &amp; Aaron Weiss  Feedback: podcast@westernpriorities.org Music: Purple Planet Featured image: Pecos River drainage, Bureau of Land Management/Flickr The post A BLM veteran weighs in on the agency’s proposed conservation leasing rule appeared first on Center for Western Priorities.

Kate and Aaron are joined by James Kenna, a 40-year Interior Department veteran who wore a number of hats over his decades of public service, including a stint as the California state director at Bureau of Land Management. That gave him a front row seat to land management decisions that would shape America’s energy future. Now he’s weighing in on one of the most important proposals to come from the Biden administration: the public lands rule that would put conservation on equal footing with mining, drilling, grazing, and other uses of federal lands. <a href="https://www.regulations.gov/document/BLM-2023-0001-0001" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Submit a comment on the BLM’s proposed Conservation and Landscape Health rule</a> <a href="https://www.blm.gov/public-lands-rule" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Learn more about the BLM’s proposed Conservation and Landscape Health rule</a> <h2>News</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://sourcenm.com/2023/06/11/protest-at-chaco-canyon-deters-event-to-celebrate-new-federal-oil-and-gas-leasing-ban/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Protest at Chaco Canyon deters event to celebrate new federal oil and gas leasing ban</a> – Source NM </li> <li><a href="https://www.apcg.org/press-releases/all-pueblo-council-of-governors-celebrates-and-reaffirms-support-for-dois-withdrawal-of-federal-lands-from-new-oil-and-gas-development-despite-protests-at-chaco-culture-national-historical-pa/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">All Pueblo Council of Governors statement on events at Chaco</a> – All Pueblo Council of Governors</li> <li><a href="https://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=413433" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Legislative Hearing on H.R. 3397</a> – House Natural Resources Committee</li> <li><a href="https://apnews.com/article/idaho-phosphate-mine-bayer-roundup-1d15250044d8894f347f3094c20c2c66" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Approval for Idaho phosphate mine reversed after judge rules US didn’t assess prairie bird impact</a> – Associated Press</li> </ul> <h2>Credits</h2> Hosts: <a href="https://twitter.com/kgroetzi" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kate Groetzinger</a> &amp; <a href="http://twitter.com/aweiss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Aaron Weiss </a> Feedback: <a href="mailto:podcast@westernpriorities.org">podcast@westernpriorities.org</a> Music: Purple Planet Featured image: Pecos River drainage, <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/mypubliclands/52938895173/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bureau of Land Management/Flickr</a> The post <a href="https://westernpriorities.org/2023/06/a-blm-veteran-weighs-in-on-the-agencys-proposed-conservation-leasing-rule/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A BLM veteran weighs in on the agency’s proposed conservation leasing rule</a> appeared first on <a href="https://westernpriorities.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Center for Western Priorities</a>.

A BLM veteran weighs in on the agency’s proposed conservation leasing rule

Stewart Udall

Kate and Aaron are joined by filmmaker John De Graaf to talk about his new documentary Stewart Udall and the Politics of Beauty. De Graaf has been producing and directing PBS documentaries for 45 years, 32 of which he spent at KCTS, the Seattle PBS affiliate. His new film recounts former Interior Secretary Stewart Udall’s life and illustrates the impact he had on conservation in the West.  Lady Bird Johnson and Interior Secretary Stewart Udall at Grand Teton National Park  News  Biden Administration Bans Drilling Around Native American Cultural Site – New York Times On its 117th anniversary, the Antiquities Act continues to shape America’s conservation story – Center for Western Priorities  BLM’s Restoration Landscapes (storymap) – Bureau of Land Management Stewart Udall: The Politics of Beauty – Bullfrog Films  Credits Hosts: Kate Groetzinger &amp; Aaron Weiss  Feedback: podcast@westernpriorities.org Music: Purple Planet Featured image: Grand Canyon National Park/Flickr  The post Stewart Udall and the politics of beauty appeared first on Center for Western Priorities.

Kate and Aaron are joined by filmmaker John De Graaf to talk about his new documentary <a href="http://www.bullfrogfilms.com/catalog/stew.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stewart Udall and the Politics of Beauty</a>. De Graaf has been producing and directing PBS documentaries for 45 years, 32 of which he spent at KCTS, the Seattle PBS affiliate. His new film recounts former Interior Secretary Stewart Udall’s life and illustrates the impact he had on conservation in the West.  Lady Bird Johnson and Interior Secretary Stewart Udall at Grand Teton National Park <h2>News</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/02/climate/chaco-canyon-biden-protection.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Biden Administration Bans Drilling Around Native American Cultural Site </a>– New York Times</li> <li><a href="https://medium.com/@lilly_60611/32c9726f7b4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">On its 117th anniversary, the Antiquities Act continues to shape America’s conservation story</a> – Center for Western Priorities </li> <li><a href="https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/6966af5d6f584f8b80f102d391671a3f?utm_source=1500+CWP+List+Daily+Clips+and+Updates&amp;utm_campaign=0f34502d7b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2023_06_01_04_46&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-0f34502d7b-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BLM’s Restoration Landscapes</a> (storymap) – Bureau of Land Management</li> <li><a href="http://www.bullfrogfilms.com/catalog/stew.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stewart Udall: The Politics of Beauty</a> – Bullfrog Films</li> </ul> <h2>Credits</h2> Hosts: <a href="https://twitter.com/kgroetzi" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kate Groetzinger</a> &amp; <a href="http://twitter.com/aweiss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Aaron Weiss </a> Feedback: <a href="mailto:podcast@westernpriorities.org">podcast@westernpriorities.org</a> Music: Purple Planet Featured image: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/grand_canyon_nps/7305033410/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Grand Canyon National Park/Flickr</a> The post <a href="https://westernpriorities.org/2023/06/stewart-udall-and-the-politics-of-beauty/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stewart Udall and the politics of beauty</a> appeared first on <a href="https://westernpriorities.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Center for Western Priorities</a>.

Stewart Udall and the politics of beauty

Aaron and Kate are joined by Grace Wu, an assistant professor in the Environmental Studies Program at UC Santa Barbara, to talk about her research on balancing renewable energy development and conservation in the West. The study examined the potential habitat loss and land use impacts of developing the complete set of onshore wind, offshore wind, large-scale solar, distributed solar, transmission, and bioenergy resources needed to reach economy-wide net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 for the 11 western US states.  News  Minimizing habitat conflicts in meeting net-zero energy targets in the western United States – PNAS  Breaking down the”breakthrough” Colorado River deal – Land Desk  Public lands rule information – Bureau of Land Management  USGS rejects push to make copper a ‘critical’ mineral – E&amp;E News  Credits Hosts: Kate Groetzinger &amp; Aaron Weiss  Feedback: podcast@westernpriorities.org Music: Purple Planet Featured image: Bureau of Land Management/Flickr The post Can renewable energy and conservation coexist? appeared first on Center for Western Priorities.

Aaron and Kate are joined by Grace Wu, an assistant professor in the Environmental Studies Program at UC Santa Barbara, to talk about her research on balancing renewable energy development and conservation in the West. <a href="https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2204098120" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The study</a> examined the potential habitat loss and land use impacts of developing the complete set of onshore wind, offshore wind, large-scale solar, distributed solar, transmission, and bioenergy resources needed to reach economy-wide net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 for the 11 western US states. <h2>News</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2204098120" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Minimizing habitat conflicts in meeting net-zero energy targets in the western United States</a> – PNAS </li> <li><a href="https://www.landdesk.org/p/breaking-down-thebreakthrough-colorado?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=258189&amp;post_id=123245604&amp;isFreemail=true&amp;utm_medium=email" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Breaking down the”breakthrough” Colorado River deal</a> – Land Desk </li> <li><a href="https://www.blm.gov/public-lands-rule" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Public lands rule information</a> – Bureau of Land Management </li> <li><a href="https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews/2023/05/23/usgs-rejects-push-to-make-copper-a-critical-mineral-00098416" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">USGS rejects push to make copper a ‘critical’ mineral</a> – E&amp;E News</li> </ul> <h2>Credits</h2> Hosts: <a href="https://twitter.com/kgroetzi" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kate Groetzinger</a> &amp; <a href="http://twitter.com/aweiss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Aaron Weiss </a> Feedback: <a href="mailto:podcast@westernpriorities.org">podcast@westernpriorities.org</a> Music: Purple Planet Featured image: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/mypubliclands/29730315801" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bureau of Land Management/Flickr </a>The post <a href="https://westernpriorities.org/2023/05/can-renewable-energy-and-conservation-coexist/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Can renewable energy and conservation coexist?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://westernpriorities.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Center for Western Priorities</a>.

Can renewable energy and conservation coexist?

Kate and Aaron are joined by journalist Danielle Prokop and photographer Diana Cervantes to talk about their recent series documenting drought on the Rio Grande River, which runs from Colorado, through New Mexico, to Texas. Danielle and Diana produced the series for Source New Mexico, a statewide non-profit journalism outlet. News  Uranium speculation comes knocking on Bears Ears’ doorstep – Salt Lake Tribune  In a Climate Trade-Off, Biden Backs Manchin’s Fossil Fuel Plan – New York Times FACT SHEET: Biden-⁠Harris Administration Outlines Priorities for Building America’s Energy Infrastructure Faster, Safer, and Cleaner – White House  Crisis on the Rio Grande – Source New Mexico  Decades of effort have a Navajo community on the verge of clean water access – KUNM   Credits Hosts: Kate Groetzinger &amp; Aaron Weiss Feedback: podcast@westernpriorities.org Music: Purple Planet Featured image: Rio Grande River, Asaavedra32/Wikimedia Commons  The post Why you should care about the Rio Grande River appeared first on Center for Western Priorities.

Kate and Aaron are joined by journalist Danielle Prokop and photographer Diana Cervantes to talk about their recent series documenting drought on the Rio Grande River, which runs from Colorado, through New Mexico, to Texas. Danielle and Diana produced the series for Source New Mexico, a statewide non-profit journalism outlet. <h2>News</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2023/05/05/uranium-speculation-comes-knocking/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Uranium speculation comes knocking on Bears Ears’ doorstep</a> – Salt Lake Tribune </li> <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/10/climate/biden-manchin-fossil-fuel-permits.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">In a Climate Trade-Off, Biden Backs Manchin’s Fossil Fuel Plan</a> – New York Times</li> <li><a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/05/10/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-outlines-priorities-for-building-americas-energy-infrastructure-faster-safer-and-cleaner/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FACT SHEET: Biden-⁠Harris Administration Outlines Priorities for Building America’s Energy Infrastructure Faster, Safer, and Cleaner</a> – White House </li> <li><a href="https://sourcenm.com/category/special-series-rio-grande/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Crisis on the Rio Grande</a> – Source New Mexico </li> <li><a href="https://www.kunc.org/regional-news/2023-05-09/decades-of-effort-have-a-navajo-community-on-the-verge-of-clean-water-access" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Decades of effort have a Navajo community on the verge of clean water access</a> – KUNM </li> </ul> <h2>Credits</h2> Hosts: <a href="https://twitter.com/kgroetzi" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kate Groetzinger</a> &amp; <a href="http://twitter.com/aweiss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Aaron Weiss</a> Feedback: <a href="mailto:podcast@westernpriorities.org">podcast@westernpriorities.org</a> Music: Purple Planet Featured image: Rio Grande River, <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rio_Grande_River_south_of_Albuquerque.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Asaavedra32/Wikimedia Commons</a> The post <a href="https://westernpriorities.org/2023/05/why-you-should-care-about-the-rio-grande-river/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Why you should care about the Rio Grande River</a> appeared first on <a href="https://westernpriorities.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Center for Western Priorities</a>.

Why you should care about the Rio Grande River

Kate and Aaron are joined by Alli Henderson, a senior attorney at the Center for Biological Diversity, and Blaine Miller-McFeeley, a senior legislative representative at Earthjustice, to talk about the recently-introduced Mining Regulatory Clarity Act—or, as Miller-McFeeley has renamed it, the Dirty Mining Trumps All Other Uses Act.  They talk about what prompted Senator Catherine Cortez-Masto of Nevada to file the bill, what makes it so bad, what good mining reform looks like, and how it can be accomplished. For a backgrounder on the bill, check out our recent Westwise blog.  News  Fossil fuel-friendly lawmakers tie debt ceiling to handouts for oil and gas industry – Center for Western Priorities  Environmentalists denounce Nevada U.S. senator’s mining bill – Associated Press Conservation momentum surges for southwest Colorado’s Dolores River as record flows draw rafters – Colorado Sun   Credits Hosts: Kate Groetzinger &amp; Aaron Weiss Feedback: podcast@westernpriorities.org Music: Purple Planet Featured image: Bureau of Land Management The post A terrible, horrible, no good, very bad mining bill appeared first on Center for Western Priorities.

Kate and Aaron are joined by Alli Henderson, a senior attorney at the Center for Biological Diversity, and Blaine Miller-McFeeley, a senior legislative representative at Earthjustice, to talk about the recently-introduced Mining Regulatory Clarity Act—or, as Miller-McFeeley has renamed it, the Dirty Mining Trumps All Other Uses Act. They talk about what prompted Senator Catherine Cortez-Masto of Nevada to file the bill, what makes it so bad, what good mining reform looks like, and how it can be accomplished. For a backgrounder on the bill, check out our recent <a href="https://medium.com/westwise/senators-rush-to-keep-mining-law-stuck-in-the-1800s-f2e401c0d08f" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Westwise blog</a>. <h2>News</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://medium.com/westwise/fossil-fuel-friendly-lawmakers-tie-debt-ceiling-to-handouts-for-oil-and-gas-industry-29dbbec6a8fe" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fossil fuel-friendly lawmakers tie debt ceiling to handouts for oil and gas industry</a> – Center for Western Priorities </li> <li><a href="https://apnews.com/article/cortez-masto-mining-bill-nevada-cef1f5e6366130101fd6346424cb2ebb" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Environmentalists denounce Nevada U.S. senator’s mining bill</a> – Associated Press</li> <li><a href="https://coloradosun.com/2023/05/01/dolores-river-conservation-flows/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Conservation momentum surges for southwest Colorado’s Dolores River as record flows draw rafters</a> – Colorado Sun </li> </ul> <h2>Credits</h2> Hosts: <a href="https://twitter.com/kgroetzi" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kate Groetzinger</a> &amp; <a href="http://twitter.com/aweiss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Aaron Weiss</a> Feedback: <a href="mailto:podcast@westernpriorities.org">podcast@westernpriorities.org</a> Music: Purple Planet Featured image: <a href="https://www.blm.gov/programs/energy-and-minerals/mining-and-minerals/about/nevada" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bureau of Land Management</a> The post <a href="https://westernpriorities.org/2023/05/a-terrible-horrible-no-good-very-bad-mining-bill/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A terrible, horrible, no good, very bad mining bill</a> appeared first on <a href="https://westernpriorities.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Center for Western Priorities</a>.

A terrible, horrible, no good, very bad mining bill

Kate and Aaron are joined by clean energy consultant Rob Gramlich, founder and president of Grid Strategies LLC, to talk about the need to ramp up renewable transmission capacity in the U.S. Gramlich tells us what the Inflation Reduction Act did and didn’t do when it comes to transmission, as well as how Congress can incentivize the construction of transmission lines to meet the growing need—without weakening America’s bedrock environmental laws.  News  Manchin to reintroduce permitting bill, hold hearing – E&amp;E News Tribes Propose New Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument – Grand Canyon Trust  It’s time to ban uranium mining around the Grand Canyon  – Center for Western Priorities As ExxonMobil Dismisses Drilling in Arctic Refuge, Locals Say ‘Congress Must Act’ – Common Dreams  Credits Hosts: Kate Groetzinger &amp; Aaron Weiss Feedback: podcast@westernpriorities.org Music: Purple Planet Featured image: Chris Hunkeler, Flickr The post What’s really holding up renewable energy transmission construction appeared first on Center for Western Priorities.

Kate and Aaron are joined by clean energy consultant Rob Gramlich, founder and president of Grid Strategies LLC, to talk about the need to ramp up renewable transmission capacity in the U.S. Gramlich tells us what the Inflation Reduction Act did and didn’t do when it comes to transmission, as well as how Congress can incentivize the construction of transmission lines to meet the growing need—without weakening America’s bedrock environmental laws. <h2>News</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews/2023/04/18/manchin-to-reintroduce-permitting-bill-hold-hearing-00092560" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Manchin to reintroduce permitting bill, hold hearing</a> – E&amp;E News</li> <li><a href="https://www.grandcanyontrust.org/blog/tribes-propose-baaj-nwaavjo-itah-kukveni-grand-canyon-national-monument" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tribes Propose New Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument</a> – Grand Canyon Trust </li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbJLLWMF8W8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">It’s time to ban uranium mining around the Grand Canyon</a> – Center for Western Priorities</li> <li><a href="https://www.commondreams.org/news/exxonmobil-arctic-refuge-alaska-drilling" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">As ExxonMobil Dismisses Drilling in Arctic Refuge, Locals Say ‘Congress Must Act’</a> – Common Dreams</li> </ul> <h2>Credits</h2> Hosts: <a href="https://twitter.com/kgroetzi" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kate Groetzinger</a> &amp; <a href="http://twitter.com/aweiss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Aaron Weiss</a> Feedback: <a href="mailto:podcast@westernpriorities.org">podcast@westernpriorities.org</a> Music: Purple Planet Featured image: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/chrishunkeler/8550788014" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chris Hunkeler, Flickr</a> The post <a href="https://westernpriorities.org/2023/04/whats-really-holding-up-renewable-energy-permitting/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">What’s really holding up renewable energy transmission construction</a> appeared first on <a href="https://westernpriorities.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Center for Western Priorities</a>.

What’s really holding up renewable energy transmission construction

Kate and Aaron are joined by the co-chairs of the America the Beautiful for All Coalition, a new group that came together to ensure conservation benefits marginalized and overly burdened communities. Nse Witherspoon, executive director of the Children’s Environmental Health Network, and Mark Magaña, founder and CEO of GreenLatinos, talk about their coalition’s 2023 policy agenda as well as funding opportunities for groups that are working toward a more just and equitable conservation movement.  News  BLM proposes seismic shift in lands management – E&amp;E News Justice40 Accelerator  America the Beautiful for All 2023 Policy Agenda US rolls out funding for wildlife crossings along busy roads – Associated Press  Credits Hosts: Kate Groetzinger &amp; Aaron Weiss Feedback: podcast@westernpriorities.org Music: Purple Planet (Featured image: Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail, California; BLM, Flickr) The post Making conservation more inclusive appeared first on Center for Western Priorities.

Kate and Aaron are joined by the co-chairs of <a href="https://americathebeautifulforall.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the America the Beautiful for All Coalition</a>, a new group that came together to ensure conservation benefits marginalized and overly burdened communities. Nse Witherspoon, executive director of the Children’s Environmental Health Network, and Mark Magaña, founder and CEO of GreenLatinos, talk about their coalition’s 2023 policy agenda as well as funding opportunities for groups that are working toward a more just and equitable conservation movement. <h2>News</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.eenews.net/articles/blm-proposes-seismic-shift-in-lands-management/?utm_id=92549&amp;sfmc_id=4441152" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BLM proposes seismic shift in lands management</a> – E&amp;E News</li> <li><a href="https://www.justice40accelerator.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Justice40 Accelerator</a> </li> <li><a href="https://americathebeautifulforall.org/policy-agenda/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">America the Beautiful for All 2023 Policy Agenda</a></li> <li><a href="https://apnews.com/article/wildlife-highways-collisions-infrastructure-ab02e06fda340d87a22e85132d0a503c" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">US rolls out funding for wildlife crossings along busy roads</a> – Associated Press</li> </ul> <h2>Credits</h2> Hosts: <a href="https://twitter.com/kgroetzi" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kate Groetzinger</a> &amp; <a href="http://twitter.com/aweiss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Aaron Weiss</a> Feedback: <a href="mailto:podcast@westernpriorities.org">podcast@westernpriorities.org</a> Music: Purple Planet (Featured image: Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail, California; <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/mypubliclands/36344999090/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BLM, Flickr</a>) The post <a href="https://westernpriorities.org/2023/04/making-conservation-more-inclusive/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Making conservation more inclusive</a> appeared first on <a href="https://westernpriorities.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Center for Western Priorities</a>.

Making conservation more inclusive

News, interviews, and history with newsmakers and environmental advocates, focused on parks and public lands across the American West. Produced by the Center for Western Priorities, formerly known as Go West, Young Podcast.

The announcement of two new national monuments formed the centerpiece of the White House Conservation in Action Summit on March 21, 2023. Biden designated Avi Kwa Ame and Castner Range national monuments using his authority under the Antiquities Act, protecting over half a million acres in perpetuity. Center for Western Priorities Campaigns and Special Projects […] The post Biden designates two new national monuments appeared first on Center for Western Priorities.

The announcement of two new national monuments formed the centerpiece of the White House Conservation in Action Summit on March 21, 2023. Biden designated Avi Kwa Ame and Castner Range national monuments using his authority under the Antiquities Act, protecting over half a million acres in perpetuity. Center for Western Priorities Campaigns and Special Projects […] The post <a href="https://westernpriorities.org/2023/03/biden-designates-two-new-national-monuments/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Biden designates two new national monuments</a> appeared first on <a href="https://westernpriorities.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Center for Western Priorities</a>.

Biden designates two new national monuments

Aaron and Kate are joined by author and professor Natalie Koch, whose new book—Arid Empire: The Entangled Fates of Arizona and Arabia—explores the ways in which Arizona and Saudi Arabia have worked together to promote desert agriculture, and how that work is connected to a global obsession with engineering our way out of ecosystem collapse. Koch […] The post The tangled fates of Arizona and Arabia appeared first on Center for Western Priorities.

Aaron and Kate are joined by author and professor Natalie Koch, whose new book—Arid Empire: The Entangled Fates of Arizona and Arabia—explores the ways in which Arizona and Saudi Arabia have worked together to promote desert agriculture, and how that work is connected to a global obsession with engineering our way out of ecosystem collapse. Koch […] The post <a href="https://westernpriorities.org/2023/03/the-tangled-fates-of-arizona-and-arabia/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The tangled fates of Arizona and Arabia</a> appeared first on <a href="https://westernpriorities.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Center for Western Priorities</a>.

The tangled fates of Arizona and Arabia

Kate and Aaron are joined by pollsters Lori Weigel and Dave Metz to talk about the most interesting and important statistics from the recently released 2023 Colorado College State of the Rockies Conservation in the West poll. The poll found that voters care just as much about protecting public lands and waters, as well as […] The post What Western voters think about conservation appeared first on Center for Western Priorities.

Kate and Aaron are joined by pollsters Lori Weigel and Dave Metz to talk about the most interesting and important statistics from the recently released 2023 Colorado College State of the Rockies Conservation in the West poll. The poll found that voters care just as much about protecting public lands and waters, as well as […] The post <a href="https://westernpriorities.org/2023/03/what-western-voters-think-about-conservation/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">What Western voters think about conservation</a> appeared first on <a href="https://westernpriorities.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Center for Western Priorities</a>.

What Western voters think about conservation

Kate and Aaron are joined by water scientist Brad Udall to talk about the current state of the Colorado River. Water levels are dropping and something has to give or the river’s main reservoirs—Lake Powell and Lake Mead— are going to run dry. But states aren’t anywhere close to an agreement on how much each […] The post What’s going on with the Colorado River? appeared first on Center for Western Priorities.

Kate and Aaron are joined by water scientist Brad Udall to talk about the current state of the Colorado River. Water levels are dropping and something has to give or the river’s main reservoirs—Lake Powell and Lake Mead— are going to run dry. But states aren’t anywhere close to an agreement on how much each […] The post <a href="https://westernpriorities.org/2023/02/whats-going-on-with-the-colorado-river/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">What’s going on with the Colorado River?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://westernpriorities.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Center for Western Priorities</a>.

What’s going on with the Colorado River?

Aaron and Kate are joined by two mining reform experts to talk about the need to update our century-old mining laws and regulations in order to protect vulnerable communities and public lands as interest in mining grows thanks to electric vehicles and renewable energy needs. Roger Flynn is the director and managing attorney at Western […] The post Why we need mining reform on public lands appeared first on Center for Western Priorities.

Aaron and Kate are joined by two mining reform experts to talk about the need to update our century-old mining laws and regulations in order to protect vulnerable communities and public lands as interest in mining grows thanks to electric vehicles and renewable energy needs. Roger Flynn is the director and managing attorney at Western […] The post <a href="https://westernpriorities.org/2023/02/why-we-need-mining-reform-on-public-lands/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Why we need mining reform on public lands</a> appeared first on <a href="https://westernpriorities.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Center for Western Priorities</a>.

Why we need mining reform on public lands

Mining expert Ian Lange joins Kate and Aaron to talk about critical minerals and mining in the West. Lange directs the mineral and energy economics program at the Colorado School of Mines and is an expert in mining economics. He discusses what’s going on in the world of critical minerals—specifically those used in electric vehicle […] The post Are we about to see a mining boom for EV minerals in the West? appeared first on Center for Western Priorities.

Mining expert Ian Lange joins Kate and Aaron to talk about critical minerals and mining in the West. Lange directs the mineral and energy economics program at the Colorado School of Mines and is an expert in mining economics. He discusses what’s going on in the world of critical minerals—specifically those used in electric vehicle […] The post <a href="https://westernpriorities.org/2023/01/are-we-about-to-see-a-mining-boom-for-ev-minerals-in-the-west/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Are we about to see a mining boom for EV minerals in the West?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://westernpriorities.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Center for Western Priorities</a>.

Are we about to see a mining boom for EV minerals in the West?

On this episode of The Landscape, Kate and Aaron are joined by Grand Canyon Trust staff attorney Michael Toll to discuss a plan to mine hundreds of thousands of barrels of waxy crude oil in Utah near Dinosaur National Monument, using billions of gallons of Colorado River Water. A loophole in Utah law enabled an […] The post Fighting a plan to mine oil in Utah using billions of gallons of Colorado River water appeared first on Center for Western Priorities.

On this episode of The Landscape, Kate and Aaron are joined by Grand Canyon Trust staff attorney Michael Toll to discuss a plan to mine hundreds of thousands of barrels of waxy crude oil in Utah near Dinosaur National Monument, using billions of gallons of Colorado River Water. A loophole in Utah law enabled an […] The post <a href="https://westernpriorities.org/2023/01/fighting-a-plan-to-mine-oil-in-utah-using-billions-of-gallons-of-colorado-river-water/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fighting a plan to mine oil in Utah using billions of gallons of Colorado River water</a> appeared first on <a href="https://westernpriorities.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Center for Western Priorities</a>.

Fighting a plan to mine oil in Utah using billions of gallons of Colorado River water

On this episode of The Landscape, Center for Western Priorities Executive Director Jennifer Rokala and CWP Director of Campaigns and Special Projects Lauren Bogard join Aaron and Kate to go over the past year in public lands. From the passage of the largest climate bill in U.S. history (which includes major oil and gas leasing […] The post The past year in public lands appeared first on Center for Western Priorities.

On this episode of The Landscape, Center for Western Priorities Executive Director Jennifer Rokala and CWP Director of Campaigns and Special Projects Lauren Bogard join Aaron and Kate to go over the past year in public lands. From the passage of the largest climate bill in U.S. history (which includes major oil and gas leasing […] The post <a href="https://westernpriorities.org/2022/12/the-past-year-in-public-lands/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The past year in public lands</a> appeared first on <a href="https://westernpriorities.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Center for Western Priorities</a>.

The past year in public lands

Pete McBride

Renowned nature photographer Pete McBride joins Aaron and CWP’s Director of Campaigns and Special Projects Lauren Bogard on the pod to discuss his work documenting the Colorado River. Pete is a photographer, filmmaker, and writer who has been to more than 75 countries on assignment for clients ranging from the National Geographic Society to the […] The post Photographer Pete McBride on the Colorado River appeared first on Center for Western Priorities.

Renowned nature photographer Pete McBride joins Aaron and CWP’s Director of Campaigns and Special Projects Lauren Bogard on the pod to discuss his work documenting the Colorado River. Pete is a photographer, filmmaker, and writer who has been to more than 75 countries on assignment for clients ranging from the National Geographic Society to the […] The post <a href="https://westernpriorities.org/2022/12/photographer-pete-mcbride-on-the-colorado-river/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Photographer Pete McBride on the Colorado River</a> appeared first on <a href="https://westernpriorities.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Center for Western Priorities</a>.

Photographer Pete McBride on the Colorado River

This week on The Landscape, Aaron and Kate talk to Drew McConville and Sam Zeno from the Center for American Progress about their new report, which identifies the top 8 actions Biden can take to meet his America the Beautiful goal of protecting 30 percent of American lands and waters by 2030. Drew McConville is […] The post The top 8 actions Biden can take to protect 30×30 appeared first on Center for Western Priorities.

This week on The Landscape, Aaron and Kate talk to Drew McConville and Sam Zeno from the Center for American Progress about their new report, which identifies the top 8 actions Biden can take to meet his America the Beautiful goal of protecting 30 percent of American lands and waters by 2030. Drew McConville is […] The post <a href="https://westernpriorities.org/2022/12/the-top-8-actions-biden-can-take-to-protect-30x30/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The top 8 actions Biden can take to protect 30×30</a> appeared first on <a href="https://westernpriorities.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Center for Western Priorities</a>.

The top 8 actions Biden can take to protect 30×30

This is a great podcast that keeps me looking forward to the next episode.

Great Podcast

I love the mix of politics, environment, and mountain west culture. Highly recommended!

Fresh take on the West!

The Landscape

Steve Ellis

We talk to 38-year civil service veteran Steve Ellis about what's happening inside Bureau of Land Management headquarters as the Trump administration sends letters forcing most employees to relocate their families or quit. The post Steve Ellis on the BLM “relocation” appeared first on Center for Western Priorities.

We talk to 38-year civil service veteran Steve Ellis about what's happening inside Bureau of Land Management headquarters as the Trump administration sends letters forcing most employees to relocate their families or quit. The post <a href="https://westernpriorities.org/2019/11/steve-ellis-on-the-blm-relocation/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Steve Ellis on the BLM “relocation”</a> appeared first on <a href="https://westernpriorities.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Center for Western Priorities</a>.

Steve Ellis on the BLM “relocation”

In the latest episode of CWP's Go West, Young Podcast, a look at how state legislatures in Colorado and Montana are leading the way on conservation policy. The post How states are leading on conservation appeared first on Center for Western Priorities.

In the latest episode of CWP's Go West, Young Podcast, a look at how state legislatures in Colorado and Montana are leading the way on conservation policy. The post <a href="https://westernpriorities.org/2019/06/how-states-are-leading-on-conservation/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How states are leading on conservation</a> appeared first on <a href="https://westernpriorities.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Center for Western Priorities</a>.

How states are leading on conservation

Tom Udall

Senator Tom Udall of New Mexico just introduced a bill to protect 30% of America’s land and water by 2030. We talk to him about that and his other plans before he leaves the Senate in 2021. News National Park Service drops plan to allow ATVs in Utah Trump admin weakens protections for delta smelt, […] The post Sen. Tom Udall unleashed appeared first on Center for Western Priorities.

Senator Tom Udall of New Mexico just introduced a bill to protect 30% of America’s land and water by 2030. We talk to him about that and his other plans before he leaves the Senate in 2021. News National Park Service drops plan to allow ATVs in Utah Trump admin weakens protections for delta smelt, […] The post <a href="https://westernpriorities.org/2019/10/sen-tom-udall-unleashed/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sen. Tom Udall unleashed</a> appeared first on <a href="https://westernpriorities.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Center for Western Priorities</a>.

Sen. Tom Udall unleashed

Kim Delfino, California Program Director at Defenders of Wildlife, tells us about the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan, which is in the Trump administration's crosshairs even though it debuted to widespread praise just three years ago. The post Trump vs. the California Desert appeared first on Center for Western Priorities.

Kim Delfino, California Program Director at Defenders of Wildlife, tells us about the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan, which is in the Trump administration's crosshairs even though it debuted to widespread praise just three years ago. The post <a href="https://westernpriorities.org/2019/12/trump-vs-the-california-desert/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Trump vs. the California Desert</a> appeared first on <a href="https://westernpriorities.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Center for Western Priorities</a>.

Trump vs. the California Desert

In this year's final episode of Go West, Young Podcast, a look at how multinational mining companies and clients of Interior Secretary David Bernhardt's former lobbying firm are running roughshod over public lands. The post 2019: The Year in Swamp appeared first on Center for Western Priorities.

In this year's final episode of Go West, Young Podcast, a look at how multinational mining companies and clients of Interior Secretary David Bernhardt's former lobbying firm are running roughshod over public lands. The post <a href="https://westernpriorities.org/2019/12/2019-the-year-in-swamp/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2019: The Year in Swamp</a> appeared first on <a href="https://westernpriorities.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Center for Western Priorities</a>.

2019: The Year in Swamp

We wrap up the Go West, Young Podcast summer road trip in Missoula, Montana, just in time for National Public Lands Day. Guests Tracy Stone-Manning, National Wildlife Federation Aaron Murphy, Montana Conservation Voters Land Tawney, Backcountry Hunters &amp; Anglers State Representative Marilyn Marler News Lawmakers show bipartisan irritation with Interior over withheld documents Revealed: Trump’s […] The post Live in Montana appeared first on Center for Western Priorities.

We wrap up the Go West, Young Podcast summer road trip in Missoula, Montana, just in time for National Public Lands Day. Guests Tracy Stone-Manning, National Wildlife Federation Aaron Murphy, Montana Conservation Voters Land Tawney, Backcountry Hunters &amp; Anglers State Representative Marilyn Marler News Lawmakers show bipartisan irritation with Interior over withheld documents Revealed: Trump’s […] The post <a href="https://westernpriorities.org/2019/09/live-in-montana/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Live in Montana</a> appeared first on <a href="https://westernpriorities.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Center for Western Priorities</a>.

Live in Montana

Analysis shows overwhelming opposition to major Interior Department policy changes Under the Trump administration, the Interior Department has suppressed public involvement and input in management decisions impacting public lands, wildlife, and energy development. In nearly every step of the planning process, the public has been cut out, while extractive industries have been welcomed with open […] The post Cutting the Public Out of Public Lands appeared first on Center for Western Priorities.

Analysis shows overwhelming opposition to major Interior Department policy changes Under the Trump administration, the Interior Department has suppressed public involvement and input in management decisions impacting public lands, wildlife, and energy development. In nearly every step of the planning process, the public has been cut out, while extractive industries have been welcomed with open […] The post <a href="https://westernpriorities.org/2020/01/cutting-the-public-out-of-public-lands-3/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cutting the Public Out of Public Lands</a> appeared first on <a href="https://westernpriorities.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Center for Western Priorities</a>.

Cutting the Public Out of Public Lands

Phil Weiser

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser sits down with Go West, Young Podcast to talk about how he chooses when to take the Trump administration’s environmental rollbacks to court, and when to stay on the sidelines. And we get a news update from Nada Culver with the National Audubon Society about a significant sage-grouse ruling reinstating […] The post Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser appeared first on Center for Western Priorities.

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser sits down with Go West, Young Podcast to talk about how he chooses when to take the Trump administration’s environmental rollbacks to court, and when to stay on the sidelines. And we get a news update from Nada Culver with the National Audubon Society about a significant sage-grouse ruling reinstating […] The post <a href="https://westernpriorities.org/2019/10/colorado-attorney-general-phil-weiser/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser</a> appeared first on <a href="https://westernpriorities.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Center for Western Priorities</a>.

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser

Heather Hansman

Journalist and river guide Heather Hansman talks about her new book Downriver: Into the Future of Water in the West, which is equal parts adventure memoir and policy study. To write the book, Hansman solo rafted the entire length of the Green River through Wyoming, Colorado, and Utah. The post Heather Hansman’s 700-mile solo float on the Green River appeared first on Center for Western Priorities.

Journalist and river guide Heather Hansman talks about her new book Downriver: Into the Future of Water in the West, which is equal parts adventure memoir and policy study. To write the book, Hansman solo rafted the entire length of the Green River through Wyoming, Colorado, and Utah. The post <a href="https://westernpriorities.org/2019/06/heather-hansmans-700-mile-solo-float-on-the-green-river/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Heather Hansman’s 700-mile solo float on the Green River</a> appeared first on <a href="https://westernpriorities.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Center for Western Priorities</a>.

Heather Hansman’s 700-mile solo float on the Green River

In the first live episode of our summer road tour, a conversation about the growing impact of the outdoor recreation industry on conservation in America. The post LIVE at Outdoor Retailer appeared first on Center for Western Priorities.

In the first live episode of our summer road tour, a conversation about the growing impact of the outdoor recreation industry on conservation in America. The post <a href="https://westernpriorities.org/2019/06/live-at-outdoor-retailer/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LIVE at Outdoor Retailer</a> appeared first on <a href="https://westernpriorities.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Center for Western Priorities</a>.

LIVE at Outdoor Retailer

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