The Rosemont Copper Mine

Lisbon Valley Mining is seeking permission to expand an open-pit copper mine and other operations on more than 1,000 acres of national public land in southeast Utah, worrying local ranchers and residents. The company has asked the Environmental Protection Agency for an exemption in order to inject chemicals into the the Burro Canyon aquifer, which locals rely on for both drinking […]

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released its final Oil and Gas Rule last Friday, bringing forth long-overdue updates to the regulations governing onshore oil and gas development on national public lands. The Biden administration inherited a federal oil and gas program that was broken and rigged in favor of the oil and gas industry. In August 2022, Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act […]

The Interior Department announced a list of 125 ecosystem restoration projects that will receive $68 million in funding through the bipartisan infrastructure law. The projects will take place in 20 states, U.S. territories, and on Native American tribal lands and will aim to address a wide array of issues, including slowing the spread of invasive plant species and preventing catastrophic wildfires. […]

After stocking his department with oil and gas lobbyists, Zinke goes full speed ahead on drilling and mining Last week, as most Americans celebrated Thanksgiving, the Trump administration quietly released two stunning reports detailing the current and forecasted impacts of climate change to the United States. The comprehensive studies concluded that the United States is […]

A conversation with Luis Benitez, director of the Colorado Outdoor Recreation Industry Office. Links mentioned in the show: Headwaters Economics, Federal Lands in the West: Liability or Asset? The history of “This Land is Your Land“