Jun 13, 2023 | Look West Newsletter
In Nevada, mining companies looking to extract lithium on public lands are trying to work their way around limitations of a 151-year-old mining law, halting the construction of several projects, including the massive Thacker Pass lithium mine. In a 2022 court ruling... 
Jun 12, 2023 | Look West Newsletter
In light of dwindling water resources from drought, climate change, and overuse, Arizona is considering a $5 billion plan to desalinate seawater in Mexico and pipe it to Phoenix. The project would suck salt out of seawater, a process that requires tremendous amounts... 
Oct 12, 2022 | Westwise Blog
President Biden used his authority under the Antiquities Act to designate his first new national monument since taking office, the Camp Hale-Continental Divide National Monument in Colorado. The monument covers more than 53,000 acres, including the stunning... 
Jun 14, 2022 | Look West Newsletter
House Natural Resources Committee Chair Raúl Grijalva and Representative Katie Porter, who chairs the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, are requesting documents from five public relations firms and the American Petroleum Institute detailing their climate... 
Jun 13, 2022 | Look West Newsletter
During a visit to New Mexico last weekend, President Biden said the federal government will pay for 100% of the recovery effort for the Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak Fire that was accidentally started by a prescribed burn conducted by the U.S. Forest Service. “We have a...