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The plan opens up 31 million acres of public lands to solar development across 11 western states.
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Fights over public lands aren’t 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.
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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.
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A coalition of Western conservationists and tribes are working to protect more public lands before the November presidential election.
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This spring, the federal government is expected to finalize a rule that would require oil and gas companies to pay more to drill on public lands across the Western U.S.
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The Western Solar Plan added five more states, meaning more public land has been identified for future projects. But there are concerns over the effect on hunting and fishing on some of these lands.
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In the first three years, the Biden administration has protected millions of acres and spent billions on conservation.
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Legislation to improve access to public lands and address issues related to rising usage has been introduced in the U.S. House.
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A new report from several groups advocates for federal officials to take into consideration the interests of hunters and anglers when proposing national monument designations. Doing so, the groups argue, will help build more robust coalitions for what they say is a critical conservation tool in a context of political polarization.
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The U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources held a hearing in mid-June about coal leasing on federal lands.