The Land Desk: A public lands newsletter

With the dawning of a new year comes a new source of news, insight, and commentary: the Land Desk. It … More

The Big Breakdown of coal, illustrated by one chart

After World War II, the federal government, utilities, and developers embarked on a project to build dams, mines, power plants, … More

While going down a wormhole the other day, I stumbled across a variety of documents on the Gold King Mine … More

The meeting room was packed with people, many of them wearing the “I Stand With Oil And Gas” t-shirts that … More

Alarm bells went off throughout the Animas and San Juan River drainages this weekend when big storms and the historically … More

When he was elected, President Donald Trump promised that he’d achieve American energy dominance by rolling back regulations on oil … More

Way back when I was a teenager, I spent summers at my dad’s house outside of Cortez, Colorado. I had … More

The Bureau of Land Management released its finalized Bears Ears National Monument management plan on Feb. 6, despite the fact … More