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This spring, the federal government is expected to finalize a rule that would require oil and gas companies to pay more to drill on public lands across the Western U.S.
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The Western Solar Plan added five more states, meaning more public land has been identified for future projects. But there are concerns over the effect on hunting and fishing on some of these lands.
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In the first three years, the Biden administration has protected millions of acres and spent billions on conservation.
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Legislation to improve access to public lands and address issues related to rising usage has been introduced in the U.S. House.
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A new report from several groups advocates for federal officials to take into consideration the interests of hunters and anglers when proposing national monument designations. Doing so, the groups argue, will help build more robust coalitions for what they say is a critical conservation tool in a context of political polarization.
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The U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources held a hearing in mid-June about coal leasing on federal lands.
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The public comment period for the Bureau of Land Management’s proposed public lands rule closed this week, with well over 200,000 people weighing in. The Center for Western Priorities, which supports the proposal, analyzed those comments and found that an overwhelming majority of them were supportive.
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The Bureau of Land Management will extend the public comment period through July 5 on a proposal to elevate conservation on its lands. The announcement follows significant pushback from conservatives, energy companies and ranchers in the Mountain West
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The case came about because of an angler who was fishing on a part of the Arkansas River that ran through private property. The court dismissed the angler's claim, but the battle to define whether the state owns a riverbed could pit landowners against recreation enthusiasts in the future.
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Several bills that would protect public lands and waters around the Mountain West have recently been reintroduced in Congress, and two in particular seem to have a decent shot at reaching the president's desk.