Jan 15, 2026 | Look West Newsletter
The Trump administration is proposing to strip states and Tribes of their ability to block oil and gas pipelines and other infrastructure. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a proposed rule that would narrow the scope of the section of the Clean Water... 
Sep 30, 2025 | Look West Newsletter
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced yesterday that the Trump administration will open more than 13 million acres of national public land to coal leasing, while also lowering the royalty rate that mining companies pay to taxpayers... 
Sep 15, 2025 | Look West Newsletter
On Friday, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed eliminating a program that collects greenhouse gas emissions data from polluting facilities. Since 2010, the EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program has collected emissions data from thousands of facilities,... 
May 30, 2025 | Look West Newsletter
The Supreme Court issued a ruling that will limit the scope of environmental reviews for major federal projects such as pipelines and railways. The unanimous 8-0 ruling centered around the Uinta Basin Railway, a proposed 88-mile oil railroad expansion in Utah. The... 
Feb 7, 2025 | Look West Newsletter
Many federal government agencies and programs have been the victims of drastic cuts and attempted layoffs since President Donald Trump took office a few weeks ago. This week, Trump administration officials announced plans to close the U.S. Environmental Protection...