Thacker Pass Lithium Mine Opposed By 4 Conservation Groups
The open pit lithium mine is expected to use billions of gallons of groundwater, potentially contaminating some of it for 300 years, while leaving behind a giant mound of waste.
Bureau of Land Management
Oil & Gas Leasing Is Off The Rails
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began in early 2020, the Bureau of Land Management has held 13 lease sales for drillers looking to lock up cheap oil and gas rights at the expense of U.S. taxpayers, clean air, clean water, vital wildlife habitat, and pristine wildlands.
President Trump Is A Threat To The Planet
President Trump is a threat not just to America, but to the planet. I’m not talking about his radicalization of the extreme far-right, but his actions regarding the environment.
Fossil Industry Extracting From Another Source: Taxpayers
With production slowing and a few fossil fuel projects on hold, industry is focusing on squeezing taxpayers for every dime they can.
Largest US Solar Power Plant Will Be Built On Public Land. Is That A Problem?
The largest solar power plant in the United States will be constructed on federal land northeast of Las Vegas, Nevada. The $1 billion project will include battery storage.
Federal Judge Blocks Drilling On Public Lands In Wyoming
A federal judge ruled this week that the government did not adequately assess the impact of greenhouse gases from oil and gas leases on public lands and blocked any drilling activities temporarily.
A Tale Of Two Americas — States Turn To Courts To Curb Rampant Partisanship
The governors of California and New York are threatening legal action against the Republican tax bill and administration plans to cut methane capture rules put in place by the Obama administration. Is government by trial any way to run a country?
Federal Court Faults Bureau Of Land Management For Coal Mine Climate Analysis
The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver earlier this month ruled that the country’s Bureau of Land Management must reassess its analysis of the climate impacts of expanding two huge coal mines in Wyoming’s Powder River Basin, finding that the existing analysis which led to approval for expansion to be “glaringly insufficient.”
All Fracking Is Local
As the BLM tries to block an Obama rule that would protect drinking water on public lands, citizens in western Pennsylvania are taking direct action to block fracking operations and preserve their water supply from state sponsored pollution.
Trump Executive Order Practices Are Dismantling Decades Of Environmental Protections
Executive order after executive order to dissolve environmental protections: that’s what a large part of the Trump first 100 days has been like.
