Articles for Public Lands

Why the Forest Service is encouraging people to cut Christmas trees on public lands (with permits)
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Why the Forest Service is encouraging people to cut Christmas trees on public lands (with permits)

LA Times  

When it comes to finding the perfect Christmas tree, William Lyon has it down to a science. Then, after obtaining a U.S. Forest Service Christmas tree permit, Lyon and his wife, Amelia, trek to a national forest near their home in Missoula, Mont., to find a wild evergreen. After obtaining a U.S. Forest Service Christmas tree permit, William and Amelia …

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This Indigenous Photographer Documented Native Americans’ Unique Connection With Nature — And It’s A Must-See
3 weeks, 3 days ago

This Indigenous Photographer Documented Native Americans’ Unique Connection With Nature — And It’s A Must-See

Huff Post  

The homeland ecologies that have sustained Indigenous communities for countless millennia are essential parts of their identities, cultures and well-being. Indigenous photographer Joe Whittle, an enrolled citizen of the Caddo Nation and descendant of the Delaware Nation, has been documenting Indigenous People connecting with and caring for their homelands for over 25 years. Joe Whittle Kanim Moses-Conner and his dog, …

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Biden’s public lands director named to lead environmental group
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Biden’s public lands director named to lead environmental group

Associated Press  

— A senior official in President Joe Biden’s administration who oversaw its contentious efforts to address climate change by curbing oil drilling and coal mining on federal lands while expanding renewable power was named Tuesday as the next president of a prominent environmental group. U.S. Bureau of Land Management Director Tracy Stone-Manning will become president of The Wilderness Society effective …

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Biden's public lands director named to lead environmental group
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Biden's public lands director named to lead environmental group

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A senior official in …

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How Trump Could Actually Increase Fossil Fuel Production
1 month ago

How Trump Could Actually Increase Fossil Fuel Production

Wired  

This story originally appeared on Vox and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. During his campaign, president-elect Donald Trump had a pointed tagline for his energy policy: “Drill, baby, drill.” That statement is emblematic of where Trump is poised to focus his efforts in a second term: He’s pledged US “energy dominance” and everything from “new pipelines” to “new …

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'Follow Rule Of Law', High Court Directs Rohtak Municipal Corporation To Remove Statue Of Former Minister From Public Land
1 month ago

'Follow Rule Of Law', High Court Directs Rohtak Municipal Corporation To Remove Statue Of Former Minister From Public Land

Live Law  

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has directed the Municipal Corporation of Haryana's Rohtak to follow the rule of law as per the Apex Court ruling whereby installation of statues on public lands has been prohibited.Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Anil Kshetarpal was hearing a Public Interest Litigation seeking removal of the statute of Sri Krishan Dass Goel seeking …

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Trump picks North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to lead the Interior Department
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump picks North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to lead the Interior Department

NPR  

Trump picks North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to lead the Interior Department toggle caption Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP / Getty Images President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday night that he will nominate North Dakota Gov. "He's going to head the Department of Interior, and it's going to be fantastic," Trump said in a speech during an America First Policy Institute dinner at his …

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Top court cracks down on bulldozer justice by states
1 month, 1 week ago

Top court cracks down on bulldozer justice by states

Hindustan Times  

Describing a house as “an embodiment of the collective hopes of a family or individuals’ stability and security”, the Supreme Court on Wednesday laid down nationwide guidelines to curb arbitrary demolitions by state authorities, marking a significant moment in the battle against what has come to be known as “bulldozer justice”-- the practice of razing the properties of people accused …

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Trump–Harris polls: No one wants to admit how this election will really be won. I saw it firsthand.
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump–Harris polls: No one wants to admit how this election will really be won. I saw it firsthand.

Slate  

The pain in my forehead was sharp, as if I had just slammed it against the nightstand. “Don’t believe the lies about Jon Tester,” said two men, one of whom was identified as a Republican. On the CBS affiliate, before the NFL games kicked off, one ad told me Tim Sheehy thinks government should be making medical decisions for the …

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Opinion: The 2024 election will conserve or break apart cherished public lands
2 months, 1 week ago

Opinion: The 2024 election will conserve or break apart cherished public lands

LA Times  

The view from Utah’s North Caineville Mesa across Mancos shale badlands — BLM land that Utah politicians want to seize. Every decision now must be based on the best available science, including “Indigenous Knowledge,” and tribes are making unprecedented progress toward co-management and co-stewardship of public lands within their homelands. Utah’s campaign to transfer public lands to the state misleads …

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Trump downsized national monuments. Biden restored them. Project 2025 calls for reductions again
2 months, 1 week ago

Trump downsized national monuments. Biden restored them. Project 2025 calls for reductions again

LA Times  

They are sprawling lands of seemingly endless vistas and soaring plateaus. “Project 2025 is an example of what it would look like to sell off America’s natural resources and public lands to corporations with little-to-no regard for the environment, the climate, taxpayers, or wildlife,” wrote the Center for Western Priorities, a nonprofit that has resisted the push to transfer federal …

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In Montana, Sen. Jon Tester Says Those Underestimating Him 'Don't Know Jack S**t'
2 months, 2 weeks ago

In Montana, Sen. Jon Tester Says Those Underestimating Him 'Don't Know Jack S**t'

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING GREAT FALLS, Mont. “And if he doesn’t win, the Senate is a firewall for progressive lunacy.” It is this dynamic that makes Tester’s bid for reelection all the more difficult this time around, nationalizing a race he’d very much like to stick to local issues like protecting public lands, making housing more available and expanding access to …

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Column: Nobody loves Biden’s Western Solar Plan. But it’s what we’ve got
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Column: Nobody loves Biden’s Western Solar Plan. But it’s what we’ve got

LA Times  

The Gemini solar farm on public lands in southern Nevada, seen during construction in 2023. An estimated 1.3 million — spanning 11 states, from California to Wyoming — could eventually be developed under the Biden administration’s soon-to-be-finalized Western Solar Plan. The solar industry’s main trade group described the road map as a “step in the right direction” to help renewable …

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Federal plans to open up the desert for massive solar farms has angered environmentalists
3 months ago

Federal plans to open up the desert for massive solar farms has angered environmentalists

Salon  

Most people recognize that our current relationship with fossil fuels is untenable. Unlike other extractive use of public lands, constructive solar energy panels "causes significant harm to the environment," Patrick Donnelly, the Great Basin director at the Center for Biological Diversity, told Salon. "These effects are well documented at existing solar projects including Ivanpah Solar Energy Generating Station, the original …

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Tim Sheehy Appears To Have Doctored A Senate Campaign Ad
3 months ago

Tim Sheehy Appears To Have Doctored A Senate Campaign Ad

Huff Post  

The campaign of Montana GOP Senate candidate Tim Sheehy appears to have doctored a recent TV Earlier this month, Sheehy’s campaign sent out public land-focused mailers to Montana voters. i'm told these pro-public land mailers are landing in Montana voters' mailboxes look closely and you'll notice Sheehy is wearing a PERC shirt PERC is the nonprofit that Sheehy failed to …

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Montana Senate Candidate Tim Sheehy’s Big Lie On Public Lands
4 months ago

Montana Senate Candidate Tim Sheehy’s Big Lie On Public Lands

Huff Post  

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump listens as Montana GOP Senate candidate Tim Sheehy speaks at a campaign rally in Bozeman, Montana, earlier this month. via Associated Press Montana GOP Senate hopeful Tim Sheehy has spent the last several months defending himself against accusations that he poses a threat to America’s federal public lands — a mess that the multimillionaire businessman …

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Utah lawsuit seeks state control over vast areas of federal land
4 months ago

Utah lawsuit seeks state control over vast areas of federal land

Associated Press  

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah’s Republican leaders made good Tuesday on a decade-old vow to launch a legal challenge aimed at wresting control from the U.S. government over much of the federal lands that dominate the state. The state’s attorney general said he asked to file a lawsuit with the U.S. Supreme Court in what is considered a long-shot attempt …

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Boiling Point: Change change, the everything story
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Boiling Point: Change change, the everything story

LA Times  

A week ago Sunday was the hottest day ever recorded on Earth. Project 2025 also calls for dismantling the National Weather Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, some of the nation’s most reliable sources of weather and climate forecasts, The Times’ Hayley Smith reports — reflecting a dangerous attitude of “what you don’t know can’t hurt you.” If …

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Montana GOP Candidate Didn't Disclose Post At PERC
6 months, 1 week ago

Montana GOP Candidate Didn't Disclose Post At PERC

Huff Post  

Montana GOP Senate candidate Tim Sheehy failed to disclose his role at the Property and Environment Research Center, a property rights and environmental research nonprofit that has a history of advocating for privatizing America’s federal lands and rolling back environmental laws including the Endangered Species Act. In a 1999 policy paper titled “How and Why to Privatize Federal Lands,” PERC’s …

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Jon Tester Jabs At GOP Opponent In Montana Senate Race
6 months, 1 week ago

Jon Tester Jabs At GOP Opponent In Montana Senate Race

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Sen. Jon Tester wasted no time painting his Republican opponent, Tim Sheehy, as a threat to public lands and the Montana way of life during the first debate of what is widely seen as one of the most contested races in 2024. “If you’re not from here, Jon Tester doesn’t think your voice matters, apparently.” Three-term Sen. …

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Boiling Point: Six months until November, climate change looms large
7 months ago

Boiling Point: Six months until November, climate change looms large

LA Times  

Actor Jane Fonda, at center in red coat, rallies at the White House in 2019 to protest the Trump administration’s inaction on climate change, as part of her “Fire Drill Fridays.” We’ve got six years to cut global carbon pollution nearly in half — and less than six months until a presidential election that could have long-lasting consequences for whether …

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New Biden Rule Boosts Conservation On Public Lands
8 months ago

New Biden Rule Boosts Conservation On Public Lands

Huff Post  

Orange, yellow and purple wildflowers paint the hills of the Tremblor Range in Carrizo Plain National Monument near Santa Margarita, California. “As stewards of America’s public lands, the Interior Department takes seriously our role in helping bolster landscape resilience in the face of worsening climate impacts,” Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said in a statement. “Today’s final rule helps restore balance …

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Biden administration moves to make conservation an equal to industry on US lands
8 months ago

Biden administration moves to make conservation an equal to industry on US lands

Associated Press  

— The Biden administration on Thursday finalized a new rule for public land management that’s meant to put conservation on more equal footing with oil drilling, grazing and other extractive industries on vast government-owned properties. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said the changes would “restore balance” to how the U.S. government manages its public lands. The new rule continues the administration’s …

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Joe Biden Just Made It More Expensive To Drill On Public Lands
8 months, 1 week ago

Joe Biden Just Made It More Expensive To Drill On Public Lands

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President Joe Biden’s administration on Friday finalized a new rule to modernize the long-outdated federal oil and gas leasing program. The final rule, which appears unchanged from Interior’s proposal last year, raises the royalties that companies pay to the U.S. government for oil and gas extracted from public lands, from a stagnant 12.5% to 16.67%. David Zalubowski …

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