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Burgum considers building MLB ballpark in Grand Teton National Park
The Trump administration has scouted sites inside Grand Teton National Park to build a Major League Baseball field, the Washington Post reported Saturday, after MLB asked about staging a regular-season game in a national park. National Park Service Deputy Director Frank Lands toured three potential locations, including one the Post described as “already disturbed land.” WyoFile, […]
Read MoreDeveloper withdraws proposal for data center & natural gas plant on BLM land
The company proposing a data center and natural gas plant on federal land near Henderson, Nevada has withdrawn its proposal. The 1,000-megawatt data center could have been one of the state’s most energy-intensive, using enough energy to power between 700,000 and 1 million homes, according to NV Energy. In a statement, the developer said it consulted with the […]
Read MoreCommenters overwhelmingly reject Forest Service travel rule rewrite
Ninety-nine percent of public comments on the Trump administration’s plan to rewrite the Forest Service’s Travel Management Rule oppose the change, according to a new analysis from the Center for Western Priorities. Of the 134,312 comments submitted before the comment period closed on Wednesday, just 0.4 percent supported the revision, and nearly a third of […]
Read MoreData center proposals on Western public lands face growing scrutiny
Concern about data centers on public lands is building in the West as the Trump administration weighs at least 12 proposals covering more than 17,600 acres across six states. Earlier this week, members of Arizona’s congressional delegation demanded answers from the Bureau of Land Management about four data center proposals covering roughly 3,000 acres of […]
Read MoreNew map tracks $25.9 million in NPS projects blocked by Trump administration
The Interior department is blocking 133 National Park Service agreements with outside partners, holding up $25.9 million in funding for parks. These blocked agreements are available to view in a new interactive map from the Center for Western Priorities. Each agreement on the map lists the park or office that requested it, the partner that […]
Read MoreAt least 2,400 oil and gas spills occurred across Colorado, Wyoming, and New Mexico in 2025
Oil and gas operators reported more than 2,400 spills across Colorado, Wyoming, and New Mexico in 2025, releasing a combined 5.8 million gallons of liquid, according to the annual Western Oil and Gas Spills Report from the Center for Western Priorities. New Mexico operators reported 1,277 liquid spills, up 13 percent from 1,133 the year […]
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