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Published on Jun 25, 2025Source: Center for Biological Diversity - Neutral
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Published on Jun 25, 2025
Bureau of Land Management aims to reopen oil and gas leasing in Central California
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Bureau of Land Management in California is looking to reopen oil and gas leasing in Central California, initiating a 30-day public comment period to gather input on the environmental impact of the proposed changes. …
Source: BakersfieldNow - California - Center-right -
Published on 04:07 GMT
Senate rules slow Mike Lee’s public land sale proposal as opposition surges
The Smith & Moorehouse reservoir located in Summit County is part of USFS Land that could be made available for sale as part of Sen. Mike Lee's provision that would mandate the sale millions of acres of land in Utah. Photo: Recreation.gov A …
Source: TownLift - Utah - Neutral -
Published on 03:25 GMT
Removing public land protections has Southern Oregon conservationists worried
The Trump administration this week announced it would rescind the 2001 Roadless Rule, which banned development and logging on 59 million acres of federal forests. The administrative rule, signed by President Bill Clinton in his final days in office, …
Source: Jefferson Public Radio - Oregon - Pending -
Published on 04:08 GMT
'The best of us': Montana cowboy poet Wally McRae dead at 89
Cowboy poet Wallace “Wally” McRae of Colstrip died June 22 at the age of 89. McRae gained fame in Montana — and across the country — for the resonance of his voice and the causes he furthered with it. The youngest of three children, McRae grew up steeped …
Source: KULR 8 - Montana - Neutral -
Published on 02:11 GMT
Big Sur spared in revised public land sale proposal, debate ongoing
From the Santa Lucia highland, Tassajara Hot Springs, to Pfeiffer Beach, thousands of acres on the Central Coast were proposed to be sold. A ruling by the Senate parliamentarian now means the plans have to be changed, but for conservationists, they aren…
Source: KSBW 8 - California - Neutral -
Published on Jun 25, 2025
Millions of acres remain protected—for now
Public lands sale blocked A controversial proposal to sell off millions of acres of public lands in the Western United States including California has been derailed in the U.S. Senate, preserving—for now—vast stretches of wilderness, and wildlife habitat …
Source: Mountain-News -California - Pending -
Published on Jun 25, 2025
Mike Lee narrows controversial public land sale measure
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) scaled back his measure to sell federal land to address the nationwide housing shortage. Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough cut it earlier this week, and it has separately created significant controversy, including among some …
Source: Washington Examiner - Right-wing -
Published on 02:57 GMT
Public land sale proposal hits roadblock in Senate
Kyle Dunphey (Utah News Dispatch) Utah Sen. Mike Lee said changes are coming to his proposed public land sale, which is currently facing a roadblock after the Senate Parliamentarian rejected it Monday evening. For weeks, controversy has simmered over Lee’s …
Source: The Missoula Current - Montana - Neutral -
Published on 02:26 GMT
New version of Republican land sell-off plan surfaces
Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) — chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee — has revised a plan to sell off large swaths of the West’s public lands. It's part of the Republican budget bill said to be aimed at slashing government spending. …
Source: KUNM - New Mexico - Public Broadcaster