Westerners are up in arms about proposed public land sales. NV Dems don't seem to notice. • Nevada Current

Westerners are up in arms about proposed public land sales. NV Dems don't seem to notice. • Nevada Current

Lake Mead reservoir levels have dropped more than 150 feet since 2000. Federal officials project greater drops throughout this year. Echo Bay Marina, Lake Mead National Recreation Area, summer 2024. (Photo courtesy Kyle Roerink)While Lake Mead sits at about one-third full, a bipartisan cohort of Nevada’s state lawmakers think now is the time to sell off public lands to support more Colorado-River-dependent homes and businesses in Southern Nevada…

Conservationists Decry Interior Department's New Land Use Plan as 'Sellout' of Western Public Lands

Environmental and conservation advocates have slammed a newly leaked U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) strategy document as a dangerous roadmap that prioritizes commercial exploitation and privatization over the protection of public lands in the American West. Leaked on Earth Day to a reporter and published by Western Watersheds Project, Interior’s draft copy of its... The post Conservationists Decry Interior Department’s New Land Use Plan a…

Idaho Representative joins bill banning sale of public land

Idaho’s U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson has cosponsored a bill banning the federal sale of public lands. The bill, titled “Keep Public Lands in Public Hands,” was introduced following the reported discussion of selling public land to help fund the Trump administration’s agenda, according to Politico’s E&E News.   On Tuesday, April 8, Simpson co-sponsored legislation that would prevent the sale or transfer of most public lands managed by both the Departme…