Press Releases
STATEMENT: New analysis finds 99.1 percent of public comments oppose repealing the Roadless Rule
DENVER—A new analysis by the Center for Western Priorities found that 99.1 percent of the 370,238 public comments posted on the U.S. Forest Service’s (USFS) proposal to rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule oppose the Trump administration’s plan. The comment period closed October 6. The 2001 Roadless Rule prohibits most road construction and commercial […]
Read MoreSTATEMENT: New map shows 1,492 national park projects put on a “low priority” list
DENVER—Earlier this year, National Park Service headquarters in Washington shifted about 1,500 projects, many already approved, to a new “low priority” list, the Associated Press reported in August. The projects span more than 200 sites and carry a combined cost estimate of more than $400 million. Park Service employees “were told to not expect anything on the […]
Read MoreSTATEMENT: The National Park Service’s hare-brained plan to put a MLB ballpark in Grand Teton National Park
We can’t afford to let Grand Teton become Doug Burgum’s single-use sandlot.
Read MoreSTATEMENT: New analysis finds 99.0 percent of public comments oppose Travel Management Rule rewrite
DENVER—A new analysis by the Center for Western Priorities found that 99.0 percent of the 134,312 public comments posted on the U.S. Forest Service’s (USFS) proposed revision of the Travel Management Rule oppose the Trump administration’s plan. The 30-day comment period closed September 23. USFS manages more than 380,000 miles of roads and 165,000 miles […]
Read MoreSTATEMENT: Pitkin County votes to approve special use permit for operations of Maroon Bells Scenic Area
DENVER — Pitkin County commissioners voted unanimously today, September 23, to approve a special use permit for the county to take over daily operations of the Maroon Bells Scenic Area from the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) starting in 2027. The permit, which does not specify how many acres of public land the county would manage, […]
Read MoreSTATEMENT: New map tracks $25.9 million in NPS projects blocked by Trump administration
DENVER—The Center for Western Priorities today published an interactive map of the 133 National Park Service partner agreements that were disapproved by the Department of the Interior on August 7, blocking $25.9 million in funding. Parks and their partners had already secured the funding for these programs from congressional appropriations, existing federal programs, and internal […]
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