public lands
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Colorado Dems, enviros wary of Trump cabinet picks
Despite a growing list of climate change doubters and fossil fuel industry supporters and executives comprising the list of Trump administration cabinet nominees, Democratic Colorado lawmakers and environmentalists are hopeful the state’s clean energy economy and outdoor recreation industry can continue to thrive. Mostly, though, there’s a growing sense of dread from the conservation community…
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Statehouse Dems, Republicans eye environmental policy opportunities
State Senate Republican and Democratic leaders have signaled they will dedicate additional resources and attention next year to energy and environmental issues, but in the turbulent wake of the surprise election of Donald Trump as president, the news has observers wondering whether the party caucuses are simply shoring up positions or seeing new opportunity to…
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Anderson: Western US issues must be addressed in final debate
Western voters are facing significant issues that have been largely ignored by Mr. Trump and Ms. Clinton. At Wednesday’s debate, in the center of the Western swing states, the presidential nominees would be well served to address these issues of critical concern to Western state voters. This election year only one presidential debate will be…
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Zimmerman: What to watch for as Bundys, militants stand trial for occupying public lands
The long-awaited trial for Ammon Bundy, Ryan Bundy, and six other militants who led the 40-day armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge is beginning in Oregon. During the trial, we expect that the Bundy family and their outlandish opinions on American democracy will be on full display. What shouldn’t get lost in the…
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Roosevelt, Crow, Sisson: Our public lands make America great
The greatest triumph of conservative thought and practice in the United States can be found in our federal public lands. In no other country in the world do a nation’s citizens have the right to freely enjoy its natural resources, as do Americans. The American model of public lands stands proudly in contrast to the…
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Trump Jr. appearance at conservationist summit underlines state campaign efforts to find footing
Last month, Donald Trump Jr. flew to Colorado to speak for his father’s presidential campaign to reporters gathered in Fort Collins at an annual “media summit” on outdoor sport and conservation policy. He seemed to know he wasn’t the kind of person reporters steeped in the subject-matter expected to be interviewing. “Look, I’m not a…