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Standing up for America's public lands since 2012.
"CO2 was never a pollutant. When we breathe we emit CO2."
@secretaryburgum.bsky.social has gone full on climate denier
@secretaryburgum.bsky.social has gone full on climate denier
February 11, 2026 at 5:50 PM
"CO2 was never a pollutant. When we breathe we emit CO2."
@secretaryburgum.bsky.social has gone full on climate denier
@secretaryburgum.bsky.social has gone full on climate denier
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Nuclear waste storage bill dies. Freedom Caucus-backed measure would have banned nuclear fuel waste storage in Wyoming unless approved by voters on a case-by-case basis. - @WyoFile wyofile.com/nuclear-wast...
Nuclear waste referendum fails House vote - WyoFile
The Freedom Caucus-backed measure would have banned nuclear fuel waste storage unless approved by voters on a case-by-case basis.
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February 11, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Nuclear waste storage bill dies. Freedom Caucus-backed measure would have banned nuclear fuel waste storage in Wyoming unless approved by voters on a case-by-case basis. - @WyoFile wyofile.com/nuclear-wast...
Powerful words from Rep Clyburn at this morning's hearing on the Trump administration's attempts to wipe history from our national parks and #publiclands.
#Freedom250
#Freedom250
February 10, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Powerful words from Rep Clyburn at this morning's hearing on the Trump administration's attempts to wipe history from our national parks and #publiclands.
#Freedom250
#Freedom250
Check out @repdexteror.bsky.social calling out Trump for his Freedom250 grift in a House Nat Resources committee hearing this AM 🔥
February 10, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Check out @repdexteror.bsky.social calling out Trump for his Freedom250 grift in a House Nat Resources committee hearing this AM 🔥
Check out @rephuffman.bsky.social scolding Republicans this morning at a hearing on Trump's Freedom250 campaign for bowing down to the president as he bullies America and uses his position to enrich himself and his friends 🔥
#Freedom250
#Freedom250
February 10, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Check out @rephuffman.bsky.social scolding Republicans this morning at a hearing on Trump's Freedom250 campaign for bowing down to the president as he bullies America and uses his position to enrich himself and his friends 🔥
#Freedom250
#Freedom250
“Ironically, by upending precedent in this way, Congress has unleashed regulatory uncertainty on America’s public lands—threatening both conservation & recreation as well as the industrial interests prioritized by President Trump.”
— CWP's Kate Groetzinger for the Gunnison Times
#publiclands
— CWP's Kate Groetzinger for the Gunnison Times
#publiclands
Congress is hijacking the management of national public land - Gunnison Country Times
A seismic shift in federal land management is underway due to Congress using an obscure law in ways it was never intended.
www.gunnisontimes.com
January 29, 2026 at 5:30 PM
“Ironically, by upending precedent in this way, Congress has unleashed regulatory uncertainty on America’s public lands—threatening both conservation & recreation as well as the industrial interests prioritized by President Trump.”
— CWP's Kate Groetzinger for the Gunnison Times
#publiclands
— CWP's Kate Groetzinger for the Gunnison Times
#publiclands
REPORTER MEMO: Seismic shift in public land management across the West
Congress is abusing the Congressional Review Act to throw out land management plans and tie the hands of land managers in perpetuity.
Learn more:
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#publiclands
Congress is abusing the Congressional Review Act to throw out land management plans and tie the hands of land managers in perpetuity.
Learn more:
westernpriorities.org/2026/01/repo...
#publiclands
January 26, 2026 at 10:04 PM
REPORTER MEMO: Seismic shift in public land management across the West
Congress is abusing the Congressional Review Act to throw out land management plans and tie the hands of land managers in perpetuity.
Learn more:
westernpriorities.org/2026/01/repo...
#publiclands
Congress is abusing the Congressional Review Act to throw out land management plans and tie the hands of land managers in perpetuity.
Learn more:
westernpriorities.org/2026/01/repo...
#publiclands
Look West: BLM approves four-lane highway through critical habitat in Utah
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#publiclands
January 22, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Look West: BLM approves four-lane highway through critical habitat in Utah
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#publiclands
Today, Congress sent a letter to the Interior dept raising major concerns about Karen Budd-Falen, whose husband made $3.5 million off a mine permitted by Interior when Budd-Falen was a top official there.
Here's our statement: westernpriorities.org/2026/01/stat...
Here's our statement: westernpriorities.org/2026/01/stat...
January 20, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Today, Congress sent a letter to the Interior dept raising major concerns about Karen Budd-Falen, whose husband made $3.5 million off a mine permitted by Interior when Budd-Falen was a top official there.
Here's our statement: westernpriorities.org/2026/01/stat...
Here's our statement: westernpriorities.org/2026/01/stat...
Trump has implemented, or begun to implement, over 80% of Project 2025's directives on #publiclands.
See the data in our new report.
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See the data in our new report.
westernpriorities.org/2026/01/from...
January 15, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Trump has implemented, or begun to implement, over 80% of Project 2025's directives on #publiclands.
See the data in our new report.
westernpriorities.org/2026/01/from...
See the data in our new report.
westernpriorities.org/2026/01/from...
We just released a new report documenting how the Trump admin has implemented Project 2025, a radical right-wing policy plan that Trump once called "ridiculous", on our nation's public lands.
Over 80% of P2025's #publiclands recs are done or in motion.
westernpriorities.org/2026/01/from...
Over 80% of P2025's #publiclands recs are done or in motion.
westernpriorities.org/2026/01/from...
January 15, 2026 at 6:41 PM
We just released a new report documenting how the Trump admin has implemented Project 2025, a radical right-wing policy plan that Trump once called "ridiculous", on our nation's public lands.
Over 80% of P2025's #publiclands recs are done or in motion.
westernpriorities.org/2026/01/from...
Over 80% of P2025's #publiclands recs are done or in motion.
westernpriorities.org/2026/01/from...
January 8, 2026 at 3:12 PM
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Science is essential to managing wildlife populations, but there are limits to what we know.
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The mystery of wildlife and a world beyond our understanding - High Country News
Science is essential to managing wildlife populations, but there are limits to what we know.
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January 7, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Science is essential to managing wildlife populations, but there are limits to what we know.
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Look West: Top Interior official faces corruption allegations over Thacker Pass water deal
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January 7, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Look West: Top Interior official faces corruption allegations over Thacker Pass water deal
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Mike Lee is once again trying to sell off your #publiclands
learn more about his latest attempt in our statement: westernpriorities.org/2025/12/stat...
learn more about his latest attempt in our statement: westernpriorities.org/2025/12/stat...
Statement on Sen. Mike Lee proposal to allow selling off national parks - Center for Western Priorities
"...complete disregard for the fact that national parks, trails, and recreation areas fuel local economies across the West."
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December 18, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Mike Lee is once again trying to sell off your #publiclands
learn more about his latest attempt in our statement: westernpriorities.org/2025/12/stat...
learn more about his latest attempt in our statement: westernpriorities.org/2025/12/stat...
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Big Methane Mad Man TY! to Kate & Aaron of @westernpriorities.org for inviting us all on the Landscape to talk abt oil & gas' devastating impacts in New Mexico...
thanks for giving us all a chance to speak the truth on behalf of frontline families everywhere.
westernpriorities.org/2025/12/the-...
thanks for giving us all a chance to speak the truth on behalf of frontline families everywhere.
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The dirty truth about oil and gas drilling in New Mexico - Center for Western Priorities
On this episode of the Landscape, Kate and Aaron are joined by filmmaker Annie Ersinghaus, rancher Don Schreiber, and Gail Evans, an attorney with the Center for Biological Diversity, to talk about th...
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December 5, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Big Methane Mad Man TY! to Kate & Aaron of @westernpriorities.org for inviting us all on the Landscape to talk abt oil & gas' devastating impacts in New Mexico...
thanks for giving us all a chance to speak the truth on behalf of frontline families everywhere.
westernpriorities.org/2025/12/the-...
thanks for giving us all a chance to speak the truth on behalf of frontline families everywhere.
westernpriorities.org/2025/12/the-...
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If it walks like a duck…
Steve Pearce has advocated for selling off our public lands. He should be nowhere near the Bureau of Land Management, the agency that oversees our federal lands. www.coloradopolitics.com/2025/12/04/c...
Steve Pearce has advocated for selling off our public lands. He should be nowhere near the Bureau of Land Management, the agency that oversees our federal lands. www.coloradopolitics.com/2025/12/04/c...
Colorado's John Hickenlooper says he'll oppose BLM nominee
U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colo., a member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, said Thursday he will oppose the nomination of Steve Pearce to be the next director of the Bur...
www.coloradopolitics.com
December 7, 2025 at 12:12 AM
If it walks like a duck…
Steve Pearce has advocated for selling off our public lands. He should be nowhere near the Bureau of Land Management, the agency that oversees our federal lands. www.coloradopolitics.com/2025/12/04/c...
Steve Pearce has advocated for selling off our public lands. He should be nowhere near the Bureau of Land Management, the agency that oversees our federal lands. www.coloradopolitics.com/2025/12/04/c...
Just found out it's National Cookie Day... 🍪
Happy National Cookie Day to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum aka Secretary Cookies!
Did you make your staff bake you fresh cookies today?
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Happy National Cookie Day to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum aka Secretary Cookies!
Did you make your staff bake you fresh cookies today?
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
December 4, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Just found out it's National Cookie Day... 🍪
Happy National Cookie Day to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum aka Secretary Cookies!
Did you make your staff bake you fresh cookies today?
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Happy National Cookie Day to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum aka Secretary Cookies!
Did you make your staff bake you fresh cookies today?
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
"Designating these minerals as ‘critical’ paves the way for land use and permitting decisions that will negatively impact Western public lands and wildlife habitats for decades to come."
Read more from our blog, Westwise, now on Substack.
#publiclands
Read more from our blog, Westwise, now on Substack.
#publiclands
The Trump administration is abusing the critical minerals list. That’s a problem for public lands
On November 7, 2025, the Trump administration published its updated list of critical minerals.
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December 3, 2025 at 8:25 PM
"Designating these minerals as ‘critical’ paves the way for land use and permitting decisions that will negatively impact Western public lands and wildlife habitats for decades to come."
Read more from our blog, Westwise, now on Substack.
#publiclands
Read more from our blog, Westwise, now on Substack.
#publiclands
"Do Western senators really care about keeping public lands in public hands? Steve Pearce, President Donald Trump’s nominee to run the Bureau of Land Management, is a litmus test of their commitment."
— CWP Deputy Director Aaron Weiss, @denverpost.com
— CWP Deputy Director Aaron Weiss, @denverpost.com
Western senators cannot support this Trump nominee who wants to liquidate public lands (Opinion)
Trump’s BLM nominee Steve Pearce’s vision for our public lands is not conservation or even balanced management — it’s liquidation.
www.denverpost.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:13 PM
"Do Western senators really care about keeping public lands in public hands? Steve Pearce, President Donald Trump’s nominee to run the Bureau of Land Management, is a litmus test of their commitment."
— CWP Deputy Director Aaron Weiss, @denverpost.com
— CWP Deputy Director Aaron Weiss, @denverpost.com
Look West: Parks crawl back online after shutdown
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November 19, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Look West: Parks crawl back online after shutdown
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"Over his six years [as NM Republican Party chair], Pearce alienated moderates, purged reformers and lost credibility with donors." —
Southwest Public Policy Intitute Director Patrick M. Brenner
#publiclands #stevepearce
Southwest Public Policy Intitute Director Patrick M. Brenner
#publiclands #stevepearce
Opinion | New Mexico knows Trump’s BLM nominee. Back away.
Former New Mexico Republican chairman Steve Pearce is the opposite of what the complex agency needs.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:57 PM
"Over his six years [as NM Republican Party chair], Pearce alienated moderates, purged reformers and lost credibility with donors." —
Southwest Public Policy Intitute Director Patrick M. Brenner
#publiclands #stevepearce
Southwest Public Policy Intitute Director Patrick M. Brenner
#publiclands #stevepearce
We're now on Substack!!
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Westwise is coming to Substack!
After a decade on Medium, it’s time for Westwise to join the growing public lands conversation here on Substack.
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November 13, 2025 at 4:22 PM
We're now on Substack!!
Go subscribe to get CWP's blog, Westwise, straight to your inbox.
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Meet Sell-off Steve, Trump's new nominee to run the Bureau of Land Management.
Steve Pearce is an avowed supporter of privatizing public lands and has no business running the agency that manages the majority of them.
#publiclands
Steve Pearce is an avowed supporter of privatizing public lands and has no business running the agency that manages the majority of them.
#publiclands
Trump’s new pick to run the BLM has a history of working to sell off public land
In Congress, Steve Pearce supported bills to privatize public land, gut the Antiquities Act, prioritize oil and gas drilling, and weaken the Endangered Species Act
westwise.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Meet Sell-off Steve, Trump's new nominee to run the Bureau of Land Management.
Steve Pearce is an avowed supporter of privatizing public lands and has no business running the agency that manages the majority of them.
#publiclands
Steve Pearce is an avowed supporter of privatizing public lands and has no business running the agency that manages the majority of them.
#publiclands
BREAKING:
In the final hours of the Trump admin's public comment period, a new analysis by the Center for Western Priorities finds 98% of comments oppose the admin's plan to rescind the Public Lands Rule.
#publiclands
Our statement:
westernpriorities.org/2025/11/new-...
In the final hours of the Trump admin's public comment period, a new analysis by the Center for Western Priorities finds 98% of comments oppose the admin's plan to rescind the Public Lands Rule.
#publiclands
Our statement:
westernpriorities.org/2025/11/new-...
November 10, 2025 at 5:42 PM
BREAKING:
In the final hours of the Trump admin's public comment period, a new analysis by the Center for Western Priorities finds 98% of comments oppose the admin's plan to rescind the Public Lands Rule.
#publiclands
Our statement:
westernpriorities.org/2025/11/new-...
In the final hours of the Trump admin's public comment period, a new analysis by the Center for Western Priorities finds 98% of comments oppose the admin's plan to rescind the Public Lands Rule.
#publiclands
Our statement:
westernpriorities.org/2025/11/new-...