Browns Canyon National Monument covers about 22,000 acres of federally and state-managed public lands in Chaffee County, Colorado. (Photo via U.S. Bureau of Land Management) In a preview of the arguments likely to be repeated as the Biden administration and Congress work toward conservation goals, Democrats on a U.S. House panel Tuesday outlined what they say is a need for … [Read more...] about U.S. House panel divides on party lines over how to better conserve public lands
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Four big questions about the feds’ scrutiny of oil and gas leasing on public lands
President Joe Biden halted new oil and gas leases on federal land pending a review of his administration's fossil fuel development policy. (Photo by Bureau of Land Management) In his first week in office, President Joe Biden paused new oil and gas leasing on federal lands as his administration reviewed fossil fuel development policy. Now that Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has … [Read more...] about Four big questions about the feds’ scrutiny of oil and gas leasing on public lands