What’s really holding up renewable energy transmission construction

DENVER—A new report released today by Rocky Mountain Wild and the Center for Western Priorities illustrates how the Trump administration’s giveaway of national public lands for oil and gas drilling is impacting wildlife, outdoor recreation, and cultural resources across the West. The report, “On the doorstep: How a surge in drilling nominations threatens America’s public lands,” uses eight case […]

“President Biden has secured his legacy as one of America’s great conservation presidents.”

The U.S. Forest Service has begun accepting public comments on the South32 Hermosa project in southern Arizona. The proposed mine, if approved, will produce manganese, zinc, silver, and lead—all important to batteries and other renewable energy technologies. In particular, manganese and zinc are included on the U.S. Geological Survey’s 2022 list of ‘critical minerals,’ a list USGS is required to update […]

The acquisition of more than 35,000 acres of formerly private land in Wyoming shows how the Land and Water Conservation Fund is key to the success of the Biden administration’s 30×30 initiative. The Bureau of Land Management last week completed its purchase of Marton Ranch, which runs along 8.8 miles of the North Platte River. […]

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“