May 21, 2026 | Look West Newsletter
On Wednesday, the federal government leased over 33,000 acres of public land in New Mexico and Texas for oil and gas development. The lease sale brought in over $4 billion, but according to a report from Taxpayers for Common Sense (TCS), taxpayers stand to lose. The... 
May 18, 2026 | Look West Newsletter
Last week, U.S. Customs and Border Protection awarded a $1.7 billion federal contract for border wall construction through Big Bend National Park in Texas. The contract fuels public confusion over the project. Just one week prior, CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott... 
Apr 28, 2026 | The Landscape Podcast
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | TuneIn | RSSIn the first installment of a two-part series on the borderlands, Aaron and Lilly are joined by Laiken Jordahl, National Public Lands Advocate at the Center for Biological... 
Mar 21, 2023 | Look West Newsletter
Today, President Joe Biden designated Avi Kwa Ame National Monument in southern Nevada and Castner Range National Monument in El Paso, Texas, ensuring federal protections for over half a million acres of U.S. land. These will be his second and third designations using... 
Dec 5, 2022 | Look West Newsletter
Advocates in El Paso, Texas are asking President Joe Biden to designate Castner Range as a national monument in order to provide much needed access to the outdoors for the majority Latinx community. Castner Range—a former artillery testing area managed...