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Tucked away in the state Capitol is an intimate Victorian-style theater, decorated with beautiful purple chairs and moving pictures set in golden frames. At first, the paintings stand out as classic ...
Once a rallying cry, now a reality. A controversial proposal to require the sale of a fraction of a percent of federally owned public lands isn’t moving forward. U.S. Sen. Mike Lee, a Utah Republican ...
Over the past few weeks, protests were held across the region, including at the Wyoming State Capitol, urging lawmakers to ...
Senator Mike Lee proposes selling public lands, sparking debate over development and conservation in western states.
In late June 2025, an ancient city covering several square miles was discovered beneath Wyoming's Horse Peak mountain. In ...
Sen. Martin Heinrich of New Mexico called Mike Lee’s land-sale proposal “horsesh*t” and said “85% of the money from these ...
The Trump administration has ended a decades-old rule protecting roadless areas in national forests, which could open ...
Utah Senator and Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Mike Lee introduced legislation to the budget reconciliation process that requires 2.2-3.3 million acres of public land ...
America's housing shortage is worst in Western states. That's also where the federal government owns the most land.
The Trump administration plans to roll back the 2001 "Roadless Rule," which would revoke protection from 58 million acres of ...
Photo by Marcy Stamper The Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest includes 1.7-million acres in Okanogan County, just part of the ...
Trump wants to sell public land to pay for his budget, which includes NPS sites. But many people are overjoyed; things just took an unexpected turn.