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The birds are already facing pressures like drought, wildfires, and climate change. Conservation groups say the case could shape land use decisions on public lands for years to come.
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Outdoor recreation remains a major economic player, but inflation, tariffs, and affordability concerns may have contributed to a slowing growth rate in 2024.
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It's the first commercially viable "blind geothermal" system found in the U.S. in decades — and could provide enough energy to power a small city.
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The National Environmental Policy Act requires federal agencies to assess the environmental impacts of major projects. Now, 80% of those regulations are being rescinded.
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A new report found those disasters were also closely connected, with drought and low snowpack creating ideal conditions for large wildfires.
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The team at Boise State University looked at hundreds of attributes about the fires — not just weather variables like wind speed or temperature, but human factors like density of development.
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One in five Bureau of Land Management employees are veterans. Some worry the bureau's nominee, Steve Pearce, could sell off public land and thus cost veterans their jobs.
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As states continue to disagree over how to manage the water that is — and isn't — available, environmental groups warn of the consequences of not taking action or letting it go to court.
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In the 16th annual Conservation in the West poll by Colorado College, the vast majority of respondents expressed support for public lands, water, and wildlife.
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The Trump administration said it's reviewing American history exhibits, but a lawsuit from public lands advocates and historians called it an act of censorship.
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Democrats say the process of getting federal disaster funds has been slowed by the Department of Homeland Security — the same department currently under scrutiny for immigration enforcement.
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San Carlos and White Mountain Apache homes in Arizona as well as Cherokee households within North Carolina's Qualla Boundary are being left out of this dress rehearsal ahead of the 2030 Census.