public lands

The Trump administration’s push to allow more road construction in national forests has alarmed preservationists in Arizona, who warn the change could lead to logging or more uranium mining near the Grand Canyon.

President Donald Trump has slashed the size of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in souther Utah by about 90%, unraveling protections established by former presidents.

Scientists and research organizations are urging Congress and federal officials not to overturn the management plan for the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in southern Utah.

The U.S. Department of the Interior is canceling a rule that put public lands conservation on equal footing with development as part of President Donald Trump's attempt to boost drilling, logging, mining and grazing on taxpayer-owned land.

The U.S. Forest Service plans to close or combine dozens of facilities nationwide as part of a massive reorganization.

Conservation groups drew attention to economic and other benefits of public lands during Arizona Public Lands Day. A new report shows federal lands have a $5 billion impact on the state economy.

Numerous conservation groups and elected officials are calling on the U.S. Senate to reject President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Bureau of Land Management.

Numerous western leaders and conservation groups are urging senators to reject President Donald Trump’s nominee to the lead the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum wants to cancel a public land management rule that sought to put conservation on equal footing with industry.

A plan to sell millions of acres of federal lands has been ruled out of Republicans’ big tax and spending cut bill after the Senate parliamentarian determined the proposal would violate the chamber’s rules.