Dec 18, 2025 | Look West Newsletter
Utah Senator Mike Lee has introduced an amendment to the Interior appropriations bill that would pave the way for the Trump administration to sell off national parks to the highest bidder. The president’s 2026 budget proposal only contains funding for a fraction of... 
Dec 17, 2025 | Look West Newsletter
The U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee is meeting today to review a slate of 15 bills, including the Brian Head Town Land Conveyance Act, a piece of legislation introduced by Utah Senators Mike Lee and John Curtis that would transfer roughly 24 acres... 
Nov 6, 2025 | Look West Newsletter
President Donald Trump has nominated former U.S. Representative Steve Pearce of New Mexico to run the Bureau of Land Management, the federal agency that oversees 245 million acres of national public lands. As a congressman, Pearce amassed a lengthy anti-public lands... 
Jun 29, 2025 | Press Release
DENVER—On Saturday night, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Chair Mike Lee withdrew his controversial provision to sell public lands for development following strong bipartisan opposition from Western legislators and the American public. Lee released a statement on...