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Trump bonding rates could cost taxpayers billions
November 20, 2025

In this episode of The Landscape, Aaron and Kate discuss the Trump administration’s plan to roll back oil and gas bonding rates designed to protect American taxpayers from the cleanup costs of abandoned wells. The episode features insights from Davi

Uranium boom or bubble? Exploring the future of uranium mining in the West
November 06, 2025

Join us on The Landscape as we dive into the resurgence of uranium mining in the American West. Hosts Aaron Weiss and Kate Groetzinger speak with Land Desk author and public lands expert Jonathan Thom

What the shutdown means for public lands w/ Rep. Jared Huffman
October 16, 2025

Aaron talks to Rep. Jared Huffman, ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, about the government shutdown, whether Adelita Grijalva will ever get sworn in, and what he tells people who

How people across the West are fighting to protect public lands
September 25, 2025

This Saturday is National Public Lands Day, and in honor of that, were bringing you a special behind the scenes episode about our Keep Parks Public tour featuring the team here at CWP. As many listeners or Look West subscribers may know, the CWP team em

Ryan Busse on how billionaires are locking up land in Montana
September 11, 2025

Kate and Aaron talk to former Montana gubernatorial candidate, public lands hunter, and Substack author Ryan Busse about how billionaires are cutting off access to the outdoors in Montana and a whole

LIVE in Grand Junction: Public land advocates take Trump attacks personally
August 28, 2025

Kate hosts a live episode in Grand Junction on CWPs Keep Parks Public tour! Guests discuss the importance of keeping our parks and monuments staffed and funded.Guests: Ken Mabery, former superintendent of Colorado National Monument, Cole Hanson, Grand V

LIVE: Utah conservation all-stars on how to Keep Parks Public
August 22, 2025

Kate hosts a live episode in Salt Lake City on CWP’s Keep Parks Public tour! Guests: Erika Pollard, National Parks Conservation Association; Davina Smith, Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition and Grand Staircase Escalante Partners; Scott Braden, Southe

LIVE: Colorado’s public lands are under attack. Keep Parks Public tour highlights threats and ways to fight back
August 14, 2025

Aaron hosts a live episode in Denver, kicking off CWP’s Keep Parks Public tour. Scott Fitzwilliams, former supervisor of the White River National Forest in Colorado, Kelly Nordini, CEO of Conservation Colorado, and Kara Matsumoto, public lands direc

What’s next for Utah after SCOTUS snub and Mike Lee flame out?
August 08, 2025

What the heck is Utah up to now that its land grab lawsuit has been snubbed by the Supreme Court and Senator Mike Lee has made public land sell-off untouchable in Congress? Kate and Aaron put that question to John Ruple, a Professor of Law and Stegner Ce

The strange and mysterious history of the Joshua tree
July 24, 2025

Kate and Aaron interview author Barret Baumgart about his new book Yuck: The Birth and Death of the Weird and Wondrous Joshua Tree. Baumgart became obsessed with Joshua trees during the pandemic and e