May 19, 2023 | Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, May 19, 2023 Long-overdue reform will bring mining law into the 21st century, provide regulatory certainty, and ensure fair return for taxpayers DENVER – On Friday, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich of New Mexico and Congressman Raúl M....
May 11, 2023 | Look West Newsletter
The Ute Indian Tribe is suing the state of Utah for rejecting its high bid to buy back Tabby Mountain, a site that was taken from the Tribe more than a century ago and made part of the Ashley National Forest. The mountain was eventually given to SITLA,...
May 10, 2023 | Look West Newsletter
When President Barack Obama designated the 330,000-acre Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument in 2015, he protected a landscape rich with ecological diversity and recreational opportunities in northern California. But nearly 14,000 acres of public lands just to...
May 9, 2023 | Look West Newsletter
A self-proclaimed watchdog group that has gained notoriety in right-wing circles for its litigation against the Biden administration is largely a phantom. HuffPost reporter Chris D’Angelo revealed that despite its talk of being a champion of...
Apr 10, 2023 | Westwise Blog
The North Dakota senator is confused about a public lands plan that doesn’t affect his state In the days after the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released a landmark proposal to put land conservation on a level playing field with other uses of public lands, reaction...