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Why April was a huge month for public lands
Kate and Aaron are joined by the Wilderness Societys Michael Carroll and Justin Meuse to talk through a handful of federal regulations, or rules, that were finalized in late March and April. These ru
Swimming upstream with Trout Unlimited
Kate and Aaron are joined by Trout Unlimited CEO Chris Wood, who has been with TU for twenty years, following a career as chief policy director at the U.S. Forest Service during the Clinton administra
Talking public lands extremism with Betsy Gaines Quammen
Kate and Aaron are joined by author Betsy Gaines Quammen to talk about public lands and extremism. Betsy has written two books about extremism in the West. Her first, American Zion, looks at the conne
Will lithium mining dry up the West?
Kate and Aaron are joined by three members of the reporting team behind, Lithium Liabilities, a groundbreaking investigation into how lithium mining could affect the Wests water supply. Emma Peterson
What Western voters want in 2024
Kate and Aaron are joined by pollsters Lori Weigel and Dave Metz to discuss the 14th Annual Colorado College State of the Rockies Project Conservation in the West poll. The poll surveys voters in Wyom
More solar on public lands? Digging into BLM’s plan
Kate and Aaron are joined by Justin Meuse, Director of Government Relations for Climate and Energy at the Wilderness Society, to talk about a proposal from the Bureau of Land Management to prioritize
Uranium mining returns to the Colorado Plateau
Driven by high uranium prices, domestic uranium mining has resumed at three locations in the U.S. after an eight-year hiatus. Kate and Aaron are joined by Amber Reimondo, Energy Director at the Grand
Inside the Foundation for America’s Public Lands
Kate and Aaron are joined by I Ling Thompson, CEO of The Foundation for Americas Public Lands. The Foundation is the official charitable partner of the Bureau of Land Management. Its job is to engage
The private land piece of the 30×30 puzzle
Kate and Aaron are joined by Tony Caligiuri, president and CEO of Colorado Open Lands, a nonprofit land trust that exists to protect Colorados land and water resources. Colorado Open Lands works prim
The year in public lands
Kate and Aaron are joined by Center for Western Priorities Executive Director Jennifer Rokala for a year-end public lands news roundup and a look ahead at 2024. Overall, 2023 was a great year for publ