As Rangeland Health Declines, BLM Stops Monitoring
Washington, DC — America’s vast western rangelands are in sharp decline, yet the Trump administration no longer wants…
Environmentalists Push Reluctant Courts to Probe Permit Reviews
Environmentalists continue to bring National Environmental Policy Act challenges to federal permitting reviews despite a US Supreme Court…
Feds schedule first lease sale in Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve since 2019
Yereth RosenAlaska Beacon Originally published on Alaska Beacon. The Trump administration is offering 5.5 million acres in Arctic…
ConocoPhillips Alaska Oil Surveys to Begin While Groups Litigate
Federal approval for a ConocoPhillips Alaska oil exploration will remain in effect after a federal judge ruled the…
Congress passes environmental funding without Trump’s deep cuts
The U.S. Senate passed a limited spending package on Thursday that will largely fund several science- and land-related…
Bureau of Land Management oil and gas auction gets zero bids in Colorado
Going once, going twice, sold to … no one. On Thursday, the Bureau of Land Management auctioned off…
Groups Challenge ConocoPhillips Alaska Oil Exploration in Arctic
Three tribal and environmental groups on Thursday asked a federal court to vacate approval for a ConocoPhillips Alaska…
The nation’s energy dominance falters
Welcome to the Landline, a monthly newsletter from High Country News about land, water, wildlife, climate and conservation in the Western…
Interior Proposes to Scrub Biden-Era Land Conservation Rule
The Trump administration said Wednesday it wants to get rid of a Biden-era rule that elevated environmental conservation…
Nuclear power proposal in Jerome County faces public scrutiny
JEROME, Idaho — Safety concerns dominated the first public meeting about a proposed small modular nuclear power plant…
Bureau of Land management to start natural gas pipeline in Montana
HELENA, Mont. — The Bureau of Land Management approved a natural gas pipeline in Montana. Officials say this…
Reduced royalties and environmental review among Republican’s proposed gifts to the oil and gas industry (Opinion)
I live in Jackson County, in northern Colorado, where hundreds of inactive and abandoned oil wells litter the…