Interior Secretary Zinke hikes to Native American ruin with Koch-backed political operative while snubbing tribal leaders

On Thursday, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee is expected to hold a confirmation hearing for Doug Burgum, President-elect Trump’s pick to lead the Interior department. Unfortunately, senators may go into the hearing without financial disclosure and FBI background check information necessary to make an informed decision about Burgum’s nomination. Senator Mike Lee of Utah, the chairman of […]

How we can conserve wildlife corridors to safeguard the West’s wildlif The West has long been lionized for its wide open spaces, vast rangelands, and rugged forests. But growing development is threatening that iconic Western vision. We lose a football field of natural land every two and half minutes to highways, subdivisions, and oil and gas well […]

“This is the Trump legacy. He is the first president in American history to try to strip protections from millions of acres set aside for our children and grandchildren.”

It’s been a rough week for politicians in Utah. Congressman Jason Chaffetz faced a hostile crowd at a town hall meeting in his district Thursday night. An overflow crowd demanded answers on everything from public lands and the new Bears Ears National Monument to whether, as chairman of the House Oversight Committee, he intends to […]

After three years of stalling, Rep. Rob Bishop suddenly thinks he can pass a huge and controversial bill with 36 work days left on the House calendar.