Trump to Ease Sage Grouse Protections on Western Lands
Trump Continues His Attacks on Public Lands HELENA, MT – The Associated Press recently reported President Trump’s plans to roll back essential protections for sage grouse. The plans are set to ease...
View ArticleTrump Weakens Migratory Bird Treaty Act for Special Interests
Sec. Bernhardt and Corrupt Interior Appointees’ Parting Gift to Big Oil HELENA, MT – Late last week, the Washington Post reported that the Trump administration published its final analysis of a rule...
View ArticleRevealed: New Endangered Species Habitat Definition Crafted By Conflicted...
After Trump’s U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services and NOAA released a new definition of habitat under the Endangered Species Act earlier today, Western Values Project Director Jayson O’Neill issued the...
View ArticleBiden’s New Interior Department Nominee Poised to Clean Up Trump...
Congresswoman Haaland Set to Unravel Special Interests’ Tentacles from America’s Public Lands; Focus on Addressing Climate Change and Clean Energy Jobs HELENA, MT – U.S. Representative Deb Haaland...
View ArticleTrump Admin Exploits Pandemic in Order to Fast-Track Damaging Projects
Trump and Bernhardt Aim to Serve Lobbyists, Special Interests, and Extractive Corporations — Not the American People HELENA, MT – A recent New York Times story found that the Trump administration is...
View ArticleTrump Finalizes Industry Requested Rollbacks To Migratory Bird Treaty Act
Gutting Rule Another Parting Gift to Big Oil HELENA, MT – Today, the Trump administration published its final rule to gut protections for migratory birds. The move finalizes major rollbacks to the...
View ArticleBad Acting Big Oil Corporations Stockpiling Permits Before Trump Goes
HELENA, MT – A recent story in the Associated Press shows dozens of oil and gas corporations rushing to secure drilling permits before the Biden administration begins. Research from Western Values...
View ArticleFormer Oil Lobbyist-Turned Interior Secretary to Ignore Judge’s Ruling on...
Bernhardt Continues to Prioritize Big Oil and Gas Special Interests Despite Pandemic and Calls for Invoking the 25th Amendment HELENA, MT – Earlier this week, Trump’s Interior Department and Bureau of...
View ArticleTrump Approves Sacred Land Swap for Foreign-Owned Mining Corporation –...
HELENA, MT – Today, the lame-duck Trump administration approved a controversial public land swap for foreign mining corporation Rio Tinto Ltd., paving the way for the corporation to move forward with...
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