public lands

A provision allowing the sale of around half a million acres has been removed from the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" by Rep. Zinke and others.

Utah officials say they want to expand an airport, widen roads, and build new reservoirs and other water infrastructure on the federal land.

Downing joins as one of 14 inaugural members of new congressional coalition.

As Congress prepares to slide fossil-fuel giveaways into the next budget bill, a new eight-state poll shows Westerners oppose giving oil and gas companies free-rein over public lands.

All four members of the state’s congressional delegation have taken a stance against federal transfer of lands in recent weeks.

In some surprise votes, Montana legislators have taken action to quell three bills that were seen as a threat to public lands.

Tanya Gates writes, "The chaos in Washington, D.C. will have a disproportionate impact on Montana—a state defined by vast swaths of federally protected and managed public lands."

A Legislative bill that would change Montana’s water rights process has sparked additional opposition due to a proposal to sell off a quarter of all state land to nearby landowners.

Supporting public lands and federal employees can be a walk in the park. But on Sunday, it was a long walk with hundreds of other people in attendance.

Sen. Jeff Merkley hosted a virtual roundtable with fired National Park and U.S. Forest Service employees Tuesday and urged the public to raise concerns with Republicans in Congress.