Tag: public land
Activists decry Biden’s ‘reckless’ resumption of fossil fuel leases on public...
"Biden is choosing to stand with polluters over people at the expense of frontline communities and the future of the planet."
Biden administration reverses Trump-era policy that opened new oil development in...
The Biden administration will revert to "a 2013 Obama administration plan issued that protected about half of the reserve."
Department of Interior announces protection of more than 351,000 acres of...
This action is an effort to "protect the Chaco Canyon and the greater connected landscape, and to ensure that public land management better reflects the sacred sites, stories, and cultural resources in the region."
Obama wants his private presidential center on public land—and mainstream media...
Advocates say an alternate site in Washington Park is less disruptive and more beneficial to the community and the environment.
BLM lists sacred land outside Chaco Culture National Historical Park in...
"Oil and gas has already devastated our state's air quality, water quality and flow, and public health. It's clear the Trump administration will stop at nothing to sacrifice public interest for private profits."
Endorsing ‘violence and extremism among his base,’ Trump pardons Oregon ranchers...
"This pardon is a win only for those with no respect for life and basic decency."
Emails reveal Trump admin mulling Big Oil plan to transfer public...
This revelation comes from emails and documents obtained by the Western Values Project through the Freedom of Information Act.
Trump to shrink Utah national monuments to allow drilling, mining
"Trump, with the conniving help of the Utah congressional delegation, just strangled the golden goose of Utah's future jobs..."
Privatizing America’s Public Land
How the Raid on Malheur Screened a Future Raid on Real Estate.
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California’s herbicide spill ignites growing movement to ban paraquat nationwide
The spill, which closed a major highway and sent at least ten people to seek medical attention for respiratory symptoms, became a catalyst for a renewed political battle over the chemical's future in California.
Balanced budget amendment would put Social Security, Medicare, and core public services on the...
The proposal would make revenue increases extraordinarily difficult while allowing tax cuts to pass more easily, shifting pressure onto widely used federal programs.
Pentagon seeks $200 billion for Iran war as costs surge and Congress pushes back
Lawmakers question the scale, legality, and strategy of a massive funding request as troop deployments expand and the conflict shows signs of escalation.
DNC approach to Israel is political malpractice and moral failure
On no issue is that more apparent than the DNC’s insistence on treating Israel as above serious reproach.
New infographic shows how only 10 companies control every brand we know
Regardless of what the companies claim, the Big 10 do have the power and resources to address hunger and poverty within their supply chains.