Jul 15, 2026 | Look West Newsletter
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and the governors of Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming announced Tuesday that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will propose handing grizzly bear management to the states while keeping the bears listed as federally threatened under the... 
Jan 22, 2025 | Look West Newsletter
On his first day back in office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to pause wind energy development on federal lands and waters, a major attack on America’s largest renewable energy industry. The executive order temporarily stops offshore wind lease... 
Jun 28, 2024 | Look West Newsletter
Over the past five months, state legislatures in Western states have been engaged in a dizzying flurry of legislative activity, considering bills on land conservation, energy development, water conservation, and other related topics. In a new blog post, Center for... 
Jun 27, 2024 | Westwise Blog
Over the past five months, state legislatures in Western states have been engaged in a dizzying flurry of legislative activity. Given the importance of public lands and natural resource issues in the West, legislators in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico, Utah, and... 
May 7, 2024 | Westwise Blog
Idaho’s state legislature meets annually for regular sessions that generally last 75–90 days, though there is no specific requirement around the number of days. Any topics may be considered during a regular session. In the 2024 session, 636 bills were introduced. Of...