Reports
New analysis finds the Lincoln Reflecting Pool accounts for nearly the entire spike in National Park Service “urgent” no-bid contracts
A single $14.7 million paint job is bigger than all urgent Park Service contracts awarded over the comparable time period in the last two administrations DENVER—A new analysis by the Center for Western Priorities finds that the botched Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool overhaul accounts for almost all of the surge in “urgent” no-bid contracting at the National […]
Read MoreFrom disavowal to delivery: The Trump administration’s rapid implementation of Project 2025 on public lands
Co-written by Lilly Bock-Brownstein, Rachael Hamby, and Aaron Weiss Introduction Increasing fossil fuel production on public lands. Gutting federal agencies that oversee national parks and forests. Removing protections for Alaska’s lands and waters. Limiting environmental reviews and undermining the Endangered Species Act. These are just a few of the extremely unpopular actions called for in […]
Read MoreOil & Gas Government Shutdown Tracker
As the 2025 government shutdown continues, the Trump administration is prioritizing oil and gas extraction above all other uses of our public lands. President Donald Trump and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum have kept national parks irresponsibly and illegally open despite furloughing thousands of park rangers and other federal land managers, while declaring all employees who […]
Read MoreComment analysis finds over 99% opposition to repealing 2001 Roadless Rule
“Across state lines and party lines, Americans spoke with one voice to tell President Trump to stop this attack on America’s forests.”
Read MoreReport: President Biden’s final year on public lands
The culmination of four years of progress cements President Biden’s legacy as the greatest conservation president in modern history On January 20, 2025, Joe Biden’s presidency will come to a close. Since his inauguration exactly four years earlier, he has raised the bar on what a president can accomplish in a single term on conservation, […]
Read MoreUtah’s land grab lawsuit has cost taxpayers over $3 million, so far
On August 20, 2024, the state of Utah filed a lawsuit against the federal government with the U.S. Supreme Court seeking control of 18.5 million acres of national public land. The Supreme Court has not yet decided whether it will hear the case. Utah lawmakers have a habit of throwing millions of taxpayer dollars at […]
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