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- 'They're liars': activists say Brooklyn residents were not informed of fracked gas pipeline Mon, 21 Dec 20, 10:00pmEnvironmentalist groups say the pipeline, intended to funnel gas from Pennsylvania to north Brooklyn, is an example of environmental racism
- Trump finalizes plans to open Utah monuments for mining and drilling Fri, 7 Feb 20, 9:10amLawsuits are pending from groups who have challenged the constitutionality of shrinking Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante
- Senate approves major public lands bill Sat, 16 Feb 19, 8:30amOn Tuesday the U.S. Senate reversed the trend of shrinking protected space by approving a public lands bill that adds 1.3 million acres of wilderness, creates five new national monuments, expands some national parks and reauthorizes...
- Patagonia strikes back at Trump over public lands policies Tue, 3 Apr 18, 2:16amOutdoor clothing company Patagonia is calling out President Trump and his administration as liars regarding the role that fossil fuels played in the administration's recent public land decisions...
- Alaska’s Arctic national wildlife refuge now has a $1bn price tag on it | Kim Heacox Thu, 21 Dec 17, 5:38amAlaska senator Lisa Murkowski believes this refuge could generate vast sums of money once it’s opened to oil leasing. That would be a tragedy
- Patagonia is suing the Trump Administration over Bears Ears: "The President Stole Your Land" Wed, 6 Dec 17, 5:40amPatagonia won't let President Donald Trump shrink Bears Ears and the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments without a fight. After the president announced yesterday he aims to slash the monuments by around by two million...
- Trump slashes size of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase national monuments in Utah Tue, 5 Dec 17, 12:34pmPresident signs two proclamations slashing protections for Utah monuments, representing a triumph for fossil fuel industries, ranchers and Republicans
- Trump confirms he'll shrink Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante monuments Tue, 5 Dec 17, 6:51amPresident signs two proclamations slashing protections for Utah monuments, representing a triumph for fossil fuel industries, ranchers and Republicans
- Obama halts new mining leases on public land, citing climate change concerns Tue, 19 Jan 16, 5:27amMore and more, it seems as though fossil fuels are on their way out. On Friday, President Obama announced that all new mining leases on public land would be halted pending a program overhaul. The move follows on the heels...
- Apache protesters: “John McCain is a traitor” for selling holy land to foreign mining company Fri, 24 Jul 15, 2:30amIn Arizona, a heated struggle over a patch of land has pitted Native Americans against Republicans in Congress as Apache seek to regain continued protection for an area considered holy to their people...
- America’s National Parks Closed to Citizens (But Still Open for Oil & Gas Companies) Fri, 11 Oct 13, 4:00amWant a good example of political hypocrisy and blatant favoritism? The Government Shutdown mandates that all National Parks and Monuments be closed to visitors, disrupting trips that have been years in the making...
- Report Shows That Protected Wilderness Areas Are Excellent Drivers for the Economy Fri, 21 Dec 12, 5:30amIt is true that money does not grow on trees, but it could come from people traveling to see them. A report titled “West Is Best: How Public Lands in the West Create a Competitive Economic Advantage,” written by Headwaters...