Today, Montana-based conservation watchdog group Western Values Project (WVP) Action announced a multi-platform ad campaign calling on Senators McSally (R-AZ), Gardner (R-CO), and Daines (R-MT) to follow through on their […]

New Interior Political Appointees Profiles on Department of Influence Website  Today, Western Values Project released seven new profiles of political appointees joining the Department of the Interior on their Department […]

Move Ignored Congress, Western Governors and Lacks Justification After E&E News reported and Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO) announced on twitter that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) National will be […]

Newly Formed Roosevelt Conservation Caucus Ignores Land and Water Conservation Fund in Issue List After several Senate and House members took to the podium to make big promises about protecting […]

Ex-Lobbyists Wheeler and Bernhardt Join President in PR Stunt That Ignores True Record After stacking his cabinet with special interest operatives, Trump will be flanked by two former industry lobbyists […]

Bernhardt and Trump Buck America’s Birthday Tradition, Igniting and Ignoring Backlash  Donald Trump announced months ago that the Fourth of July celebration in Washington D.C. – normally a convergence of […]

Bernhardt’s Former Client, Independent Petroleum Association of America, Appears to Have Influenced Decisions by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services A new analysis of public documents exclusively obtained by Western Values […]

A new analysis by Western Values Project discovered that major media outlets including The Washington Post, The Associated Press, Politico, The Hill and others, as well as watchdog organizations, were subject to the political awareness review, causing delays and, in some cases, limiting responsive public documents being released.

Inclusion on List Serves to Benefit Former Lobbyists-Turned Trump Cabinet Members Like Bernhardt Whitefish, MT – Today, the House Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee held a hearing to consider legislation […]

Will the Senate Follow the House’s Lead in Advancing Funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund? Whitefish, MT – The future of the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF)- […]