Aug 14, 2026 | Look West Newsletter
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum’s botched $16 million restoration of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is threatening the National Park Service’s reputation and morale, the Associated Press reports. Representative Jared Huffman said park service... 
Aug 11, 2026 | Westwise Blog
The oil industry just posted some of its best profits in years while Americans pay more at the pump President Donald Trump promised to “cut your energy prices in half” within his first year in office using his “energy dominance” agenda. Instead, energy dominance has... 
Aug 3, 2026 | Look West Newsletter
After three years of intense and divisive negotiations, the seven Colorado River Basin states failed to reach a long-term agreement, forcing the federal government to step in. Federal water managers on Friday announced a new 10-year plan to manage the Colorado River... 
Jul 30, 2026 | Look West Newsletter
The Interior department is requesting an additional $10 million in taxpayer funds to reimburse the National Park Service for costs incurred as part of events hosted by Freedom 250. The NPS costs were related to providing an “elevated security posture”... 
Jul 17, 2026 | Look West Newsletter
The Bureau of Land Management opened a 14-day public comment period on an environmental assessment that recommends reopening more than 336,000 acres around Chaco Culture National Historical Park to mineral leasing, undoing a 10-mile buffer zone that then-Interior...