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Coloradans’ increased use of public lands during coronavirus is taking its toll
Land managers and advocates everywhere are taking stock of the ruin
Oil companies lock in drilling on western public lands, challenging Joe Biden on climate
In Colorado, a dozen permits are approved or pending to drill in Pawnee National Grassland, a birding destination where wildflowers and cactuses bloom below the buttes
U.S. Forest Service approves protection of Colorado’s Sweetwater Lake, but big questions remain
Interior Sec. David Bernhardt’s order on Friday requires new provisions for Land and Water Conservation Fund allocations, further clouding the Great American Outdoors Act.
Judge bans David Lesh from millions of acres of public land after photo shows him pooping in Maroon Lake
Lesh already faced charges for trespassing at Keystone ski area while it was closed and at Hanging Lake
Anticipating a bust, the Colorado coal town of Craig gets an unexpected boost
Northwest Colorado is grieving the looming loss of a major industry and the pandemic has hurt. But the broader economy is beginning to perk up. "We are not victims," Craig chamber boss says.
Democrats keep focus on public lands in Colorado, Montana Senate races despite GOP legislative win
The Republican incumbents appeared to have inoculated themselves against attacks when Montana’s Steve Daines and Colorado’s Cory Gardner worked with President Donald Trump to finalize sweeping conservation legislation
U.S. Forest Service to temporarily close public lands in five Colorado counties because of fire conditions
The Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests will be off limits in Clear Creek, Jefferson, Gilpin, Boulder, and Larimer counties starting at midnight on Wednesday
A bold plan to protect 30% of Colorado lands and waters by 2030
Conservation groups hope to corral lawmakers, land managers, tribes and private landowners in a mission to add 14 million acres to Colorado’s trove of 6 million protected acres.
William Perry Pendley says he’s still on the job as acting director of Bureau of Land Management
Pendley said he firmly disagreed with a court’s decision that he should be removed from BLM and has continued to fulfill his duties as assigned
Montana governor asks court to block actions by Trump’s land boss, William Perry Pendley
A federal judge last month ousted Bureau of Land Management Deputy Director William Perry Pendley from his post as acting director
Nicolais: Colorado forest fires have become a devastating marker of summer
With 19 of the top 20 largest fires occurring over the past 20 years, sometimes it seems the whole state really is burning
Trump to withdraw William Perry Pendley’s nomination as Bureau of Land Management chief
The White House did not offer an explanation for the decision, which is not expected to become official until the Senate returns to session