Center for Western Priorities
@westernpriorities.org
Standing up for America's public lands since 2012.
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-...
BREAKING: Trump nominates former U.S. Rep Steve Pearce of New Mexico to run the Bureau of Land Management.
In Congress, Pearce amassed a lengthy anti-public lands record.
Our statement: westernpriorities.org/2025/11/stat...
#publiclands
In Congress, Pearce amassed a lengthy anti-public lands record.
Our statement: westernpriorities.org/2025/11/stat...
#publiclands
November 5, 2025 at 9:16 PM
BREAKING: Trump nominates former U.S. Rep Steve Pearce of New Mexico to run the Bureau of Land Management.
In Congress, Pearce amassed a lengthy anti-public lands record.
Our statement: westernpriorities.org/2025/11/stat...
#publiclands
In Congress, Pearce amassed a lengthy anti-public lands record.
Our statement: westernpriorities.org/2025/11/stat...
#publiclands
Secretary Burgum said the quiet part out loud - he and Trump are perfectly happy with how things are going during this shutdown.
This administration doesn't want to provide its citizens or #publiclands with any services.
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This administration doesn't want to provide its citizens or #publiclands with any services.
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October 31, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Secretary Burgum said the quiet part out loud - he and Trump are perfectly happy with how things are going during this shutdown.
This administration doesn't want to provide its citizens or #publiclands with any services.
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This administration doesn't want to provide its citizens or #publiclands with any services.
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BREAKING: In a court filing this morning, the Interior department told a federal judge it intends to fire more than 2,000 government employees through a reduction in force, or RIF.
Our statement: westernpriorities.org/2025/10/stat...
#publiclands
Our statement: westernpriorities.org/2025/10/stat...
#publiclands
October 20, 2025 at 8:38 PM
BREAKING: In a court filing this morning, the Interior department told a federal judge it intends to fire more than 2,000 government employees through a reduction in force, or RIF.
Our statement: westernpriorities.org/2025/10/stat...
#publiclands
Our statement: westernpriorities.org/2025/10/stat...
#publiclands
BREAKING: The U.S. Senate has voted to pass several Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolutions targeting Bureau of Land Management (BLM) resource management plans (RMPs) in Alaska and the western U.S.
Our statement:
westernpriorities.org/2025/10/cong...
Our statement:
westernpriorities.org/2025/10/cong...
October 8, 2025 at 5:08 PM
BREAKING: The U.S. Senate has voted to pass several Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolutions targeting Bureau of Land Management (BLM) resource management plans (RMPs) in Alaska and the western U.S.
Our statement:
westernpriorities.org/2025/10/cong...
Our statement:
westernpriorities.org/2025/10/cong...
NEW: Big Oil is back to indiscriminately locking up public land in Utah
The BLM held an oil and gas lease sale in Utah yesterday in which 14 out of 15 parcels, and 94% of the total acreage offered, sold.
Our analysis and statement:
westernpriorities.org/2025/09/big-...
The BLM held an oil and gas lease sale in Utah yesterday in which 14 out of 15 parcels, and 94% of the total acreage offered, sold.
Our analysis and statement:
westernpriorities.org/2025/09/big-...
September 25, 2025 at 5:53 PM
NEW: Big Oil is back to indiscriminately locking up public land in Utah
The BLM held an oil and gas lease sale in Utah yesterday in which 14 out of 15 parcels, and 94% of the total acreage offered, sold.
Our analysis and statement:
westernpriorities.org/2025/09/big-...
The BLM held an oil and gas lease sale in Utah yesterday in which 14 out of 15 parcels, and 94% of the total acreage offered, sold.
Our analysis and statement:
westernpriorities.org/2025/09/big-...
The votes are in... OVER 99% of commenters oppose rescinding the 2001 Roadless Rule.
The rule currently protects over 50 million acres of national forest in the U.S. The Trump admin is planning to ax it.
See our full press release and statement here:
westernpriorities.org/2025/09/comm...
The rule currently protects over 50 million acres of national forest in the U.S. The Trump admin is planning to ax it.
See our full press release and statement here:
westernpriorities.org/2025/09/comm...
September 19, 2025 at 4:32 PM
The votes are in... OVER 99% of commenters oppose rescinding the 2001 Roadless Rule.
The rule currently protects over 50 million acres of national forest in the U.S. The Trump admin is planning to ax it.
See our full press release and statement here:
westernpriorities.org/2025/09/comm...
The rule currently protects over 50 million acres of national forest in the U.S. The Trump admin is planning to ax it.
See our full press release and statement here:
westernpriorities.org/2025/09/comm...
Interior Sec Doug Burgum announced that he plans to rescind the Public Lands Rule, a 2024 BLM rule that included conservation as one of the multiple uses of public lands, alongside ranching, mining, and oil drilling.
Our statement:
westernpriorities.org/2025/09/stat...
Our statement:
westernpriorities.org/2025/09/stat...
September 10, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Interior Sec Doug Burgum announced that he plans to rescind the Public Lands Rule, a 2024 BLM rule that included conservation as one of the multiple uses of public lands, alongside ranching, mining, and oil drilling.
Our statement:
westernpriorities.org/2025/09/stat...
Our statement:
westernpriorities.org/2025/09/stat...
Our STATEMENT on House Natural Resources Committee field hearing on the Great American Outdoors Act at Grand Teton National Park
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September 5, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Our STATEMENT on House Natural Resources Committee field hearing on the Great American Outdoors Act at Grand Teton National Park
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westernpriorities.org/2025/09/stat...
August 20, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Look West: Federal tax break for coal will cost Wyoming $50 million per year
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August 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Look West: Federal tax break for coal will cost Wyoming $50 million per year
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Join us for the Keep Parks Public tour in SLC on Thursday 8.21 for a chance to win @patagonia.com gear!
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RSVP to enter the giveaway.
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August 18, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Join us for the Keep Parks Public tour in SLC on Thursday 8.21 for a chance to win @patagonia.com gear!
RSVP to enter the giveaway.
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RSVP to enter the giveaway.
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August 18, 2025 at 4:47 PM
We had a great event last night at the @patagonia.com store in Denver to kick off our Keep Parks Public tour!
Learn more about the tour and JOIN US in SLC and Grand Junction!
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Learn more about the tour and JOIN US in SLC and Grand Junction!
www.keepparkspublic.org
August 14, 2025 at 3:45 PM
We had a great event last night at the @patagonia.com store in Denver to kick off our Keep Parks Public tour!
Learn more about the tour and JOIN US in SLC and Grand Junction!
www.keepparkspublic.org
Learn more about the tour and JOIN US in SLC and Grand Junction!
www.keepparkspublic.org
This is why full environmental impact statements are important!!!
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August 14, 2025 at 2:50 PM
This is why full environmental impact statements are important!!!
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August 13, 2025 at 1:40 PM
You're invited!
Our Keep Parks Public summer roadtrip kicks off in Denver on the 13th at the Patagonia store.
RSVP and come through to support #publiclands!
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Our Keep Parks Public summer roadtrip kicks off in Denver on the 13th at the Patagonia store.
RSVP and come through to support #publiclands!
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August 4, 2025 at 11:27 PM
You're invited!
Our Keep Parks Public summer roadtrip kicks off in Denver on the 13th at the Patagonia store.
RSVP and come through to support #publiclands!
keepparkspublic.splashthat.com?fbclid=PAZXh...
Our Keep Parks Public summer roadtrip kicks off in Denver on the 13th at the Patagonia store.
RSVP and come through to support #publiclands!
keepparkspublic.splashthat.com?fbclid=PAZXh...
BREAKING
The Bureau of Land Management is moving forward with implementing several of the reconciliation bill’s provisions by proposing four final rules affecting the federal oil and gas leasing program.
Our statement:
westernpriorities.org/2025/07/blm-...
The Bureau of Land Management is moving forward with implementing several of the reconciliation bill’s provisions by proposing four final rules affecting the federal oil and gas leasing program.
Our statement:
westernpriorities.org/2025/07/blm-...
July 31, 2025 at 6:36 PM
BREAKING
The Bureau of Land Management is moving forward with implementing several of the reconciliation bill’s provisions by proposing four final rules affecting the federal oil and gas leasing program.
Our statement:
westernpriorities.org/2025/07/blm-...
The Bureau of Land Management is moving forward with implementing several of the reconciliation bill’s provisions by proposing four final rules affecting the federal oil and gas leasing program.
Our statement:
westernpriorities.org/2025/07/blm-...
The budget bill that just passed gives the oil and gas industry a $6 BILLION tax cut and makes drilling the dominant use of #publiclands.
Here's our statement
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Here's our statement
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July 3, 2025 at 6:36 PM
The budget bill that just passed gives the oil and gas industry a $6 BILLION tax cut and makes drilling the dominant use of #publiclands.
Here's our statement
westernpriorities.org/2025/07/stat...
Here's our statement
westernpriorities.org/2025/07/stat...
The Senate Parliamentarian has ruled that the public land sell-off plan Utah Senator Mike Lee inserted into the budget reconciliation bill does not meet the criteria necessary to be included in the bill.
Here's our statement:
westernpriorities.org/2025/06/stat...
Here's our statement:
westernpriorities.org/2025/06/stat...
June 24, 2025 at 4:11 PM
The Senate Parliamentarian has ruled that the public land sell-off plan Utah Senator Mike Lee inserted into the budget reconciliation bill does not meet the criteria necessary to be included in the bill.
Here's our statement:
westernpriorities.org/2025/06/stat...
Here's our statement:
westernpriorities.org/2025/06/stat...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is planning to rescind the 2001 Roadless Rule. USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins announced the move at the Western Governors Association conference today in Santa Fe.
Here's our statement:
westernpriorities.org/2025/06/stat...
Here's our statement:
westernpriorities.org/2025/06/stat...
June 23, 2025 at 10:24 PM
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is planning to rescind the 2001 Roadless Rule. USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins announced the move at the Western Governors Association conference today in Santa Fe.
Here's our statement:
westernpriorities.org/2025/06/stat...
Here's our statement:
westernpriorities.org/2025/06/stat...
Protest outside the Western Governors Association conference in Santa Fe going on right now.
Protestors are chanting "Not for sale"
This is in opposition to Mike Lee's attempt to sell off up to 3 million acres of national public lands.
#publicland #publiclands #conservation
Protestors are chanting "Not for sale"
This is in opposition to Mike Lee's attempt to sell off up to 3 million acres of national public lands.
#publicland #publiclands #conservation
June 23, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Protest outside the Western Governors Association conference in Santa Fe going on right now.
Protestors are chanting "Not for sale"
This is in opposition to Mike Lee's attempt to sell off up to 3 million acres of national public lands.
#publicland #publiclands #conservation
Protestors are chanting "Not for sale"
This is in opposition to Mike Lee's attempt to sell off up to 3 million acres of national public lands.
#publicland #publiclands #conservation
An updated version of the Senate ENR committee bill text makes land with grazing permits eligible for sale, according to analysis by @wilderness.org
Our statement:
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Our statement:
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June 17, 2025 at 5:34 PM
An updated version of the Senate ENR committee bill text makes land with grazing permits eligible for sale, according to analysis by @wilderness.org
Our statement:
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Our statement:
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The state and Penna Powers also tried to avoid using photos of BLM lands that were "too scenic" in the campaign, per emails obtained by Public Domain.
June 17, 2025 at 2:26 PM
The state and Penna Powers also tried to avoid using photos of BLM lands that were "too scenic" in the campaign, per emails obtained by Public Domain.