Jul 23, 2026 | Look West Newsletter
In 2025, the Trump administration spent more taxpayer dollars on no-bid contracts than any other one-year period in the last 10 years, according to an analysis by the Project on Government Oversight (POGO). No-bid contracts are contracts that the government arranges... 
Jul 22, 2026 | Look West Newsletter
A new map released by The Wilderness Society (TWS) shows that nearly 200 million acres of public land could be affected by the Interior department’s ongoing review of wilderness study area and wildlands policies. The map tracks designated wilderness, wilderness... 
Jul 21, 2026 | Look West Newsletter
On Monday, almost a thousand protesters gathered around Utah to voice their opposition to President Donald Trump’s shrinkage of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments. The protests were organized by the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance... 
Jul 20, 2026 | Look West Newsletter
Last Friday, the U.S. Department of the Interior revised its rules for implementing the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The move puts threatened and endangered species at risk by ending automatic protections for newly listed species and revising how economic impacts are... 
Jun 19, 2026 | Look West Newsletter
Recent reporting from Public Domain found that Karen Budd-Falen, a top official at the Interior department who has been plagued with ethics scandals, met with former legal clients from the ranching industry before intervening to stop the release of endangered Mexican...