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Doug Burgum, Trump’s pick for public lands boss, questions reliability of renewable power
Trump’s Interior pick Burgum backs fossil fuel development, baseload power to boost U.S. energy dominance.
Biden’s public lands director named to lead environmental group
Tracy Stone-Manning, Biden's Bureau of Land Management director, named president of The Wilderness Society starting February.
US to tighten restrictions on oil, solar and wind energy development to protect sage grouse
Biden proposes tighter energy rules on 6,500 sq miles to protect sage grouse, drawing criticism from environmentalists, industry.
Montana Republicans urge reversal of landmark ruling in climate change lawsuit
Landmark Montana climate ruling in 2023 faces state high court before it can set a lasting legal precedent.
Biden administration old growth forest proposal doesn’t ban logging, but still angers industry
The Biden administration is advancing its plan to restrict logging within old growth forests that are increasingly threatened by climate change, with exceptions...
US proposes ending new federal leases in its biggest coal region
The Bureau of Land Management proposal would affect millions of acres of U.S. federal lands and underground mineral reserves in the Powder River...
Biden administration moves to make conservation an equal to industry on US public lands
The rule from the U.S. Interior Department's Bureau of Land Management will allow public property to be leased for restoration in the same...
Court lifts moratorium on US federal coal sales
The ruling from a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is a setback for environmentalists and Democratic lawmakers who...
