Sep 28, 2023 | Look West Newsletter
As a government shutdown looms, attention is turning to what will happen to national parks in the absence of government funding. Every aspect of park operations, from interpretive programs and search and rescue to maintenance and cleaning, hinges on federal employees... 
Sep 22, 2023 | Look West Newsletter
The Center for American Progress (CAP) commissioned an analysis of public lands that makes the case that the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) proposed public lands rule provides an opportunity to protect or restore millions of acres of vulnerable public lands... 
Sep 19, 2023 | Look West Newsletter
The Interior Department is moving forward with a plan to protect more than 4,000 acres in New Mexico from future oil and gas development and mining within the Placitas area in Sandoval County. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is proposing a 50-year mineral... 
Sep 8, 2023 | Look West Newsletter
A new campaign, Protect the Owyhee Canyonlands, launched this week calling for the protection of Oregon’s Owyhee Canyonlands as a national monument before the end of 2024. The campaign is urging Congress to act on legislation introduced for the third time in... 
Sep 6, 2023 | Press Release
DENVER—Today the Department of the Interior released a proposed rule to increase protections for designated Special Areas within the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A). This action fulfills a commitment made by the department in March 2023 along with its...