The Washington Times uses bogus numbers to misrepresent 30×30

Co-written by Lilly Bock-Brownstein, Rachael Hamby, and Aaron Weiss Introduction Increasing fossil fuel production on public lands. Gutting federal agencies that oversee national parks and forests. Removing protections for Alaska’s lands and waters. Limiting environmental reviews and undermining the Endangered Species Act. These are just a few of the extremely unpopular actions called for in […]

Days ahead of a “Stop 30×30 Summit” in Nebraska, the Center for Western Priorities is exposing the anti-public lands extremists behind an organized disinformation campaign against American conservation efforts. At the center of the “30×30 Disinfo Brigade” is the American Stewards of Liberty, a Texas anti-conservation group with its roots in the “Sagebrush Rebellion” of the 1980s. “It […]

It’s “Throwback Thursday,” and on social media that usually means revisiting a fun memory. But for many Western communities, this Throwback Thursday is more like a nightmare than a fond memory considering that we are just one week away from another government shutdown. With the end of the fiscal year occurring next Wednesday, Congress is […]

Colorado is in the midst of a fast-paced oil and natural gas boom that has secured the state a spot as one of the top ten oil and gas producers in the nation.

DENVER—The Center for Western Priorities released a website today to serve as a source of accurate and up-to-date information on efforts by special interest groups and right-wing legislators across nine Western states to “transfer,” seize, or auction off America’s public lands. The website, www.AmericanPublicLands.com, offers a variety of information on the issue, including: A summary of […]