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...
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...
The Forest Service's 30-day public comment period on its plan to rewrite the Travel Management Rule closed yesterday. A new analysis by the Center for Western Priorities found that 99.0 percent of the 134,312 comments posted to regulations.gov oppose the Trump...
On August 7, 2026, the Department of the Interior disapproved 140 National Park Service agreements with outside partners at 61 parks, offices, and programs in all seven Park Service regions, as the Washington Post reported earlier this month. While a handful of those...
2025 Spills Across the WestOil and gas companies in Colorado, Wyoming, and New Mexico are required to report spills and leaks to state regulators, regardless of whether the incident occurs on private, state, federal, or Tribal land. The Center for Western Priorities...
A new report released by Rocky Mountain Wild and the Center for Western Priorities shows how the Trump administration’s giveaway of national public lands for oil and gas drilling is impacting wildlife, outdoor recreation, and cultural resources across the West. The...
As voters head to the polls across the Mountain West, one of the most prominent and bipartisan throughlines in 2026 is protecting America’s public lands and natural resources. Broadly, we have already seen public lands serve as a salient and decisive issue across...
Urgency (FAR 6.302-2) no-bid contracts, first 522 days
A new analysis finds that the U.S. Forest Service treated roughly 35 percent fewer acres for hazardous fuels in 2025 than in 2024