Utah used actors, AI, stagecraft and NDAs as it sought to sway public opinion and take control of 18.5 million acres of ...

New Mexico’s legislators are eager to repurpose “produced water,” but environmental organizations say that there is no safe ...

The majority of public land is too fire prone and far away from communities to even make sense for housing, research shows.

The 1906 Antiquities Act gave presidents the power to protect objects on public lands. A Justice Dept. memo said the Act also ”carries with it the power to revoke.” ...

Days after the workplace immigration raids that first sparked protests in Los Angeles, families still had no contact with relatives in detention.

Data show that rural, tribal and Western stations would be the most impacted by Trump’s attempt to cut CPB funding.

Antiquities Act gave presidents the power to protect objects on public lands. A Justice Dept. memo said the Act also ”carries with it the power to revoke.” ...

A look around Gallatin County, home of Three Forks and Bozeman, made it clear how the Montana initiative would derail land-use planning. It’s Montana’s fastest-growing county, with a ...

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