PinnedInWestwisebyAaron Weiss·Sep 9, 2025Congress is opening Pandora’s Box on public landsOverturning resource management plans could unleash chaos for everyone, including ranchers and oil companies
PinnedInWestwisebyAaron Weiss·Apr 1, 2025Doug Burgum says public lands are America’s “balance sheet” — he’s right, but for the wrong reasonsTrump’s Interior secretary ignores the real value of American landsA response icon1A response icon1
PinnedInWestwisebyAaron Weiss·Jan 14, 2025Trump’s Interior nominee has an oil billionaire benefactorDoug Burgum’s ethical conflicts are coming into focus
InWestwisebyAaron Weiss·Sep 24, 2025If the government shuts down, will the Trump administration repeat a dark chapter in park history?Leaving parks open but unprotected is illegal and irresponsible
InWestwisebyAaron Weiss·Mar 5, 2024The state of America’s public lands in 2024, by the numbersPresident Biden has a lot to brag about—but it’s been 200 days since he’s designated a new national monument.
InWestwisebyAaron Weiss·Jan 18, 2024Progress report: President Biden’s third year on public landsA remarkable turnaround in just one year — but can he stick the landing?
InWestwisebyAaron Weiss·Jan 11, 2024Conservation opponents have a new boogeyman: Natural Asset CompaniesNever let the facts get in the way of the monster under your bed
InWestwisebyAaron Weiss·Dec 11, 2023The Biden admin keeps offering Wyoming public land to oil and gas companies—they’re not interestedNew analysis of lease sales finds a tiny fraction of parcels brought in almost all the revenue
InWestwisebyAaron Weiss·Aug 17, 2023Why conservation is a winning election issue in the WestVoters say conservation is important to how they will vote
InWestwisebyAaron Weiss·Jun 16, 2023Rhetoric vs. reality: House hearing on the Bureau of Land Management’s proposed Public Lands RuleThe highlights and lowlights from a four-hour long conspiracy-fest
