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Allowing off-highway vehicles in Utah’s national parks is a mistake	18.10.2019	High Country News Most Recent
More mechanized traffic in already crowded parks is another Trump administration gift to industry and Utah politicians.
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Feds give Navajo uranium clean-up contract to firm with sketchy past	17.10.2019	High Country News Most Recent
A High Country News investigation finds the EPA awarded Tetra Tech a contract despite knowing its subsidiary had likely engaged in data manipulation and falsification, false reporting and profiteering.
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Setting climate targets and creating tools to achieve them	17.10.2019	Small Business \| GreenBiz.com
Including a national clean energy standard.
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What are wild burros doing to Death Valley?	16.10.2019	High Country News Most Recent
New research suggests that the introduced wild donkeys may benefit native species, but the National Park Service wants to remove them.
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BLM head: ‘What I thought, what I wrote, what I did in the past is irrelevant.’	12.10.2019	High Country News Most Recent
Acting BLM Director William Perry Pendley won’t answer questions about his history of climate denial or denigrating immigrants at environmental journalism conference.
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National politics put California’s air quality in the crosshairs	7.10.2019	High Country News Most Recent
On the ground, one teen deploys pollution monitors to make his community safer.
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From auto manufacturers to tech giants, business is opposing rollbacks on climate change regulations	3.10.2019	Business Operations \| GreenBiz.com
Citing economics and competitive advantage, major firms argue against loosening government controls aimed at cutting carbon pollution.
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Trump’s Fish and Wildlife pick is entangled with industry	26.9.2019	High Country News Most Recent
Aurelia Skipwith has ties to water interests fighting endangered species protection and worked for ag giant Monsanto.
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How BLM employees really feel about moving West	20.9.2019	High Country News Most Recent
Leaked audio from a recent agency meeting is filled with fumbles by leadership and disapproving rumbles, derisive laughter from staff.
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How the Trump administration is silencing science	18.9.2019	High Country News Most Recent
Six ex-government scientists explain how they were made to bury climate science and why they decided to blow the whistle.
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Dozens of former BLM officials denounce moving headquarters out of D.C.	9.9.2019	High Country News Most Recent
‘You’re setting up the BLM for failure.’
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Methane emissions advance climate change and Trump’s regulatory rollback matters	5.9.2019	High Country News Most Recent
Energy scholars explain what rescinding methane regulations will mean for the climate and industry.
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A quick guide to threatened species in your state	5.9.2019	High Country News Most Recent
New rules would weaken protections for plants and animals listed under the Endangered Species Act.
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While ‘zombie’ mines idle, cleanup and workers suffer in limbo	4.9.2019	High Country News Most Recent
Instead of paying to clean up the mess left by mining, companies are warehousing their operations indefinitely.
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Inmates and fire	2.9.2019	High Country News Most Recent

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The Mormon Church supplied tainted water to its members for years	2.9.2019	High Country News Most Recent
Utah regulators turned a blind eye to faulty water systems at a girls’ summer camp, trusting the LDS Church would eventually fix the problem.
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Trump administration rolls back methane pollution regulations	30.8.2019	High Country News Most Recent
The EPA will reverse Obama-era standards intended to curb leaks of the potent gas that contributes to the climate crisis.
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When public lands become tribal lands again	16.8.2019	High Country News Most Recent
A story of fire, stolen lands, and how hard it is to get the U.S. to follow its own laws.
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When federal lands become tribal lands again	16.8.2019	High Country News Most Recent
A story of fire, stolen lands, and how hard it is to get the U.S. to follow it’s own laws.
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New Endangered Species Act rules open door to looser protections	14.8.2019	High Country News Most Recent
The new implementation guidelines relax habitat protections and favor development.
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