July 25, 2017 by Jayson O'Neill
Rigged: Access to drill
Secretary Zinke has already announced that he plans to make oil and gas development the “dominant” use of America’s public lands. One could be forgiven for thinking that was not […]
July 25, 2017 by Jayson O'Neill
Secretary Zinke has already announced that he plans to make oil and gas development the “dominant” use of America’s public lands. One could be forgiven for thinking that was not […]
July 24, 2017 by Jayson O'Neill
Senate should delay vote until nominee answers questions Questions remain after new evidence surfaced late last week showing nominee for the position of Deputy Secretary of the Department of the […]
July 20, 2017 by Jayson O'Neill
Western Values Project calls on Senate to delay confirmation vote based on new evidence In a letter sent to Senators Murkowski and Cantwell, the Western Values Project called on the Senate to […]
July 19, 2017 by Jayson O'Neill
National parks, national forests, wildlife refuges, and recreation areas, as well as the minerals beneath them, belong to all Americans. The federal government holds these lands and resources in trust […]
July 14, 2017 by Jayson O'Neill
Every year, oil and gas companies make billions of dollars in profits from drilling on America’s public lands. Yet, American taxpayers continue to subsidize these companies with bargain-basement royalty and […]
July 12, 2017 by Jayson O'Neill
Emails reveal Utah legislative leaders bashing Secretary Zinke, opposing executive action, and letting special interests write legislation Email correspondence (available here and here) obtained by the Western Values Project (WVP) reveals that behind […]
July 7, 2017 by Chris Saeger
Industry loves to complain about regulatory burdens and “red tape” on federal public lands. The reality, however, is that these same companies are systematically exploiting loopholes, subsidies and other special […]
July 7, 2017 by Chris Saeger
One of the little-told stories in the debate over the fate of Bears Ears National Monument is the Daneros uranium mine. While the boundaries of Bears Ears were drawn explicitly […]
June 30, 2017 by Jayson O'Neill
Distorts BLM oil and gas leasing numbers in Bloomberg interview The numbers do not add up in Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke’s latest pitch to roll back common sense […]
June 28, 2017 by Jayson O'Neill
Over the past few years, the oil and gas industry – aided by its army of lobbyists and millions of dollars in campaign donations – has spun a fabulous tale […]
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