Aug 7, 2026 | Westwise Blog
On a hot late July evening at Nuckolls Brewing in Santa Fe, a train rumbled past the outdoor event not once, but twice—a fitting soundtrack for a conversation about the forces barreling through New Mexico’s public lands. The Center for Western Priorities brought a... 
Aug 7, 2026 | Look West Newsletter
As Mountain West states wrap up primary elections and voters prepare to head to the polls in the fall, recent polling results show that one of the most prominent and bipartisan throughlines in 2026 is protecting America’s public lands and natural resources. As part of... 
Aug 6, 2026 | Look West Newsletter
In April, Clearway Energy Group wrote to the Bureau of Land Management to amend a 2021 application to build a 500-megawatt solar project on federal land in Nevada and replace it with a data center and natural gas facility. Clearway’s plans for the gas plant and... 
Aug 5, 2026 | Look West Newsletter
U.S. Attorney and top D.C. prosecutor Jeanine Pirro brought a box full of evidence to a meeting with President Donald Trump and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum at the White House on Monday to prove that the damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was caused by... 
Aug 4, 2026 | Look West Newsletter
Documents reviewed by The New York Times show that Trump administration officials were briefed on recreational opportunities inside Bears Ears National Monument about a month before President Donald Trump signed proclamations to shrink both Bears Ears and Grand...