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Public Landsen-USCopyright 皇冠网址/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020Sat, 22 Mar 2025 12:00:00 GMTWestern Colorado Republican seeks to open up millions of acres in the west to oil and gas
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Freshman Representative Jeff Hurd (R-Colo.) is sponsoring a bill that would require Bureau of Land Management field offices across the west to adopt plans that would open up more lands to oil and gas drilling.Sat, 22 Mar 2025 12:00:00 GMT/news/2025-03-22/western-colorado-republican-seeks-to-open-up-millions-of-acres-in-the-west-to-oil-and-gasCaroline LlanesIs federal land the solution to the housing crisis? Trump officials think so
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The announcement comes as many cities and rural communities across the Mountain West struggle with housing affordability. About half the land in the West is owned by the federal government.Tue, 18 Mar 2025 17:22:18 GMT/regional-news/2025-03-18/is-federal-land-the-solution-to-the-housing-crisis-trump-officials-think-soRachel CohenMountain West voters support public lands鈥攁nd land agencies, poll finds
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A bipartisan team of researchers leads Colorado College's annual "Conservation in the West" poll of about 3,300 voters in eight western states: Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico.Thu, 20 Feb 2025 22:15:06 GMT/regional-news/2025-02-20/mountain-west-voters-support-public-lands-and-land-agencies-poll-findsRachel CohenU.S. Supreme Court squashes Utah鈥檚 public lands lawsuit
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Public lands advocates worried that allowing Utah鈥檚 case to move forward would threaten to upend management of 200 million acres of public lands across the West.Mon, 13 Jan 2025 16:20:16 GMT/regional-news/2025-01-13/u-s-supreme-court-squashes-utahs-public-lands-lawsuitRachel CohenBiden administration says Utah's public lands lawsuit 'plainly lacks merit'
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The Department of Justice says Utah gave up the rights to the federal lands within its boundaries when it joined the union in 1896.Mon, 02 Dec 2024 16:49:12 GMT/regional-news/2024-12-02/biden-administration-says-utahs-public-lands-lawsuit-plainly-lacks-meritRachel CohenMore states are backing Utah's landmark public lands case against the federal government
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If the U.S. Supreme Court hears the case, it could drastically change the ownership and management of public lands across the West.Fri, 25 Oct 2024 20:48:19 GMT/regional-news/2024-10-25/more-states-are-backing-utahs-landmark-public-lands-case-against-the-federal-governmentRachel CohenUtah is still fighting Bears Ears. Court arguments show a state desperate to take 鈥渋ts鈥� land back
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The outcome of the case could determine how much authority a president has to resize national monuments, which could impact Colorado鈥檚 Camp Hale and Dolores River.Thu, 03 Oct 2024 18:34:26 GMT/news/2024-10-03/utah-is-still-fighting-bears-ears-court-arguments-show-a-state-desperate-to-take-its-land-backTracy Ross, The Colorado SunBLM proposes plan to streamline solar in the West
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The plan opens up 31 million acres of public lands to solar development across 11 western states.Fri, 30 Aug 2024 19:41:36 GMT/regional-news/2024-08-30/blm-proposes-plan-to-streamline-solar-in-the-westRachel CohenUtah sues the feds for control over millions of acres of public land
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Fights over public lands aren鈥檛 unusual in the West. But Utah is now going straight to the U.S. Supreme Court to wrest control of 18.5 million acres of federal land.Wed, 21 Aug 2024 18:45:27 GMT/regional-news/2024-08-21/utah-sues-the-feds-for-control-over-millions-of-acres-of-public-landSaige MillerBLM announces next steps on public lands conservation rule
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The guidance documents tell state and field office managers across the West how to carry out the new rule, which officially went into effect in June.Thu, 15 Aug 2024 16:06:02 GMT/regional-news/2024-08-15/blm-announces-next-steps-on-public-lands-conservation-ruleRachel Cohen