Western Lands Project News
Let the Interior Department know how you feel about Public Lands Solar
Why on earth are we targeting millions of acres of undeveloped public land for Big Solar? Read our Solar Done Right coalition’s report,”Wrong from the Start,” which outlines the flaws in Interior’s plan, and the sane alternatives that could bring us faster, less damaging renewable energy. You can send your own comments to the government and use these talking points to guide you.
BLM Rejects M3 Land Exchange
Here’s a good write-up by Kootenai Environmental Alliance on a bad Idaho land trade proposal the BLM has wisely decided not to consider. Western Lands staff attorney Chris Krupp has been monitoring the proposal, and we’re relieved to see it vaporize. Thanks to KEA, a great grassroots group, for the explication.
Yurok seek land for a tribal park on the North Coast
Los Angeles Times, December 26, 2010
Biologists scour Mojave in desert tortoise roundup
Los Angeles Times, October 9, 2010
Bear Ranch Land Exchange
KVNF Paonia Public Radio, August 26, 2010
Land swap triggers Colorado dust-up
Wall Street Journal, August 20, 2010
Western Colorado land swap runs into opposition
Denver Post, August 17, 2010
Idaho land swap delayed as USFS weighs options
E & E News, August 12, 2010
CIEDRA Deemed a Tough Sell
Idaho Mountain Express, June 18, 2010
Court strikes down Arizona copper mine public land exchange
Environment News Service, September 14, 2009
Required reading: How Congress crafts public land bills
The Missoula Independent, July 30, 2009
June 2009 and before
With more than a decade of work in the West, we’ve accumulated quite a collection of press clippings. These are the ones we know about.
Our Latest Newsletter
Winter 2011, Volume XV, Number 2
Including:
WLP Board President Testifies in Congress • Save Point Reyes • Skull Valley, Lochsa, Ivanpah Updates
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