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February 18, 2022 at 2:54 PM

Look West: Conservation in the West poll shows spike in concern about nature

Look West: Conservation in the West poll shows spike in concern about nature Conservation in the West poll shows spike in concern about nature Friday, February 18, 2022 Colorado College's State of the…

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February 17, 2022 at 2:43 PM

Look West: Watchdog: Trump Interior secretary violated ethics rules, misused office

Look West: Watchdog: Trump Interior secretary violated ethics rules, misused office Watchdog: Trump Interior secretary violated ethics rules, misused office Thursday, February 17, 2022 Former Interior secretary Ryan…

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February 16, 2022 at 2:35 PM

Look West: Top outdoor brands will boycott trade show if it moves to Utah

Look West: Top outdoor brands will boycott trade show if it moves to Utah Top outdoor brands will boycott trade show if it moves to Utah Wednesday, February 16, 2022 Cedar Mesa Citadel in Utah's Bears Ears National …

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February 15, 2022 at 2:39 PM

Look West: No such thing as "No Harm, No Foul" with oil and gas leasing

Look West: No such thing as "No Harm, No Foul" with oil and gas leasing No such thing as "No Harm, No Foul" with oil and gas leasing Tuesday, February 15, 2022 Photo Credit: Theo Stein / USFWS A new r…

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February 14, 2022 at 2:46 PM

Look West: Lawmakers decry contract for reviewing deaths in tribal jails

Look West: Lawmakers decry contract for reviewing deaths in tribal jails Lawmakers decry contract for reviewing deaths in tribal jails Monday, February 14, 2022 Photo: SBA.gov Federal lawmakers are ca…

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February 11, 2022 at 2:25 PM

Look West: Judge restores wolf protections

Look West: Judge restores wolf protections Judge restores wolf protections Friday, February 11, 2022 Gray wolf | Gary Kramer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service On Thursday, a federal judge restored prote…

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February 10, 2022 at 2:24 PM

Look West: Inflation everywhere—except grazing on public lands

Look West: Inflation everywhere—except grazing on public lands Inflation everywhere—except grazing on public lands Thursday, February 10, 2022 Cattle grazing in Arizona's Agua Fria National Monument | Bureau of Land…

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February 9, 2022 at 2:30 PM

Look West: Bust for Colorado River spring runoff?

Look West: Bust for Colorado River spring runoff? Bust for Colorado River spring runoff? Wednesday, February 9, 2022 Boaters on the Gunnison River in the Colorado River Basin | Bureau of Land Management …

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February 8, 2022 at 2:31 PM

Look West: Researchers identify "double-hazard" wildfire zones in the West

Look West: Researchers identify "double-hazard" wildfire zones in the West Researchers identify "double-hazard" wildfire zones in the West Tuesday, February 8, 2022 Bureau of Land Management firefighter conducts a p…

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February 7, 2022 at 2:19 PM

Look West: WY lawmakers look to pay oil companies for public lands drilling if royalties increase

Look West: WY lawmakers look to pay oil companies for public lands drilling if royalties increase WY lawmakers look to pay oil companies for public lands drilling if royalties increase Monday, February 7, 2022 Prong…

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February 4, 2022 at 2:44 PM

Look West: How to jump-start rural economies

Look West: How to jump-start rural economies How to jump-start rural economies Friday, February 4, 2022 Sen. Michael Bennet by Gage Skidmore, CC-BY-SA 2.0 A new bill from Colorado Senator Michael Benn…

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February 3, 2022 at 2:40 PM

Look West: The many paths to 30x30

Look West: The many paths to 30x30 The many paths to 30x30 Thursday, February 3, 2022 Big cypress tree a few miles upstream from the McNeill-Peach Creek Unit on the San Bernard River. Believed to be one of the large…

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February 2, 2022 at 2:52 PM

Look West: As crypto crashes, coal country pols boost wasteful mining

Look West: As crypto crashes, coal country pols boost wasteful mining Coal country politicians boost crypto waste even as market crashes Wednesday, February 2, 2022 Sen. Cythina Lummis. Photo: Gage Skidmore, CC-BY-S…

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February 1, 2022 at 5:08 PM

Look West Monthly: January, In Brief

Look West Monthly: January, In Brief January, in brief Oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico. NOAA Flickr Key news from January: A federal judge invalidated the largest offshore oil and gas lease sale…

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February 1, 2022 at 2:42 PM

Look West: $1 billion to clean up orphaned wells

Look West: $1 billion to clean up orphaned wells $1 billion to clean up orphaned wells Tuesday, February 1, 2022 Bureau of Land Management The Biden administration announced more than $1 billion in st…

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January 31, 2022 at 2:53 PM

Look West: Aquifers will need decades to recover from methane development

Look West: Aquifers will need decades to recover from methane development Aquifers will need decades to recover from methane development Monday, January 31, 2022 Interior Secretary Gale Norton inspects coalbed metha…

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January 28, 2022 at 3:02 PM

Look West: Judge throws out 1.7 million acre Gulf lease sale

Look West: Judge throws out 1.7 million acre Gulf lease sale Judge throws out 1.7 million acre Gulf lease sale Friday, January 28, 2022 Oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico. NOAA, Flickr A federal judge…

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January 27, 2022 at 3:21 PM

Look West: Biden's sweeping climate promise turns one

Look West: Biden's sweeping climate promise turns one Biden's sweeping climate promise turns one Thursday, January 27, 2022 President Biden has rejoined important international climate agreements. COP26, Flickr …

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January 26, 2022 at 3:18 PM

Look West: Petroglyph vandalism continues with incident near Santa Fe

Look West: Petroglyph vandalism continues with incident near Santa Fe Petroglyph vandalism continues with incident near Santa Fe Wednesday, January 26, 2022 The La Cieneguilla Petroglyph Site is located west of Sant…

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January 25, 2022 at 3:14 PM

Look West: Cobalt mining once devastated an Idaho forest. Could it happen again?

Look West: Cobalt mining once devastated an Idaho forest. Could it happen again? Cobalt mining once devastated an Idaho forest. Could it happen again? Tuesday, January 25, 2022 Scars from the Blackbird Mine, a forme…

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January 24, 2022 at 2:49 PM

Look West: A Trump-era plan to drill in the Arctic is back. Will Biden stop it?

Look West: A Trump-era plan to drill in the Arctic is back. Will Biden stop it? A Trump-era plan to drill in the Arctic is back. Will Biden stop it?  Monday, January 24, 2022 The proposed Willow project is in the no…

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January 21, 2022 at 2:53 PM

Look West: Interior's two-pronged 2022 energy strategy

Look West: Interior's two-pronged 2022 energy strategy Interior's two-pronged 2022 energy strategy Friday, January 21, 2022 Renewable Energy Development in the California Desert. Photo courtesy of Tom Brewster Photo…

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January 20, 2022 at 2:56 PM

Look West: Biden announces historic $1 billion investment to protect Florida Everglades

Look West: Biden announces historic $1 billion investment to protect Florida Everglades Biden announces historic $1 billion investment to protect Florida Everglades Thursday, January 20, 2022 Everglades National Par…

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January 19, 2022 at 3:05 PM

Look West: Forest Service announces aggressive wildfire strategy

Look West: Forest Service announces aggressive wildfire strategy Forest Service announces aggressive wildfire strategy Wednesday, January 19, 2022 @forestservice. Artwork by Caitlin Garas/USDA Forest Service. …

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January 18, 2022 at 2:47 PM

Look West: Yellowstone business owners decry recent wolf killings

Look West: Yellowstone business owners decry recent wolf killings Yellowstone business owners decry recent wolf killings Tuesday, January 18, 2022 Wolf from the Canyon pack in Yellowstone National Park. Photo: NPS, …

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January 14, 2022 at 3:02 PM

Look West: Biden's first year on public lands

Look West: Biden's first year on public lands Biden’s first year on public lands Friday, January 14, 2022 Center for Western Priorities photo edit As we approach the first anniversary of President Bid…

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January 13, 2022 at 3:10 PM

Look West: Biden administration announces renewable energy plans

Look West: Biden administration announces renewable energy plans Biden administration announces renewable energy plans Thursday, January 13, 2022 Solar panels on Bureau of Land Management lands, BLM Y…

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January 12, 2022 at 2:58 PM

Look West: Extreme weather year for US cost at least $145 billion

Look West: Extreme weather year for US cost at least $145 billion Extreme weather year for US cost at least $145 billion Wednesday, January 12, 2022 At the end of December, the Marshall Fire roared through suburban …

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January 11, 2022 at 2:53 PM

Look West: Biden administration to scrap Trump plan for National Petroleum Reserve

Look West: Biden administration to scrap Trump plan for National Petroleum Reserve Biden admin to scrap Trump drilling plan for National Petroleum Reserve Tuesday, January 11, 2022 Alaska's National Petroleum Reserv…

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January 10, 2022 at 3:03 PM

Look West: Grizzlies and us

Look West: Grizzlies and us Grizzlies and us Monday, January 10, 2022 A grizzly bear in Yellowstone National Park | NPS, Jim Peaco One of the things that makes life in the West special is our (at time…

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January 7, 2022 at 2:49 PM

Look West: Climate change redefines the wildland-urban interface

Look West: Climate change redefines the wildland-urban interface Climate change redefines the wildland-urban interface Friday, January 7, 2022 A map created by 9News shows the wide area over which homes were damaged…

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January 6, 2022 at 2:46 PM

Look West: Estimates of abandoned oil and gas wells skyrocket

Look West: Estimates of abandoned oil and gas wells skyrocket Estimates of abandoned oil and gas wells skyrocket Thursday, January 6, 2022 An abandoned and capped oil well in Alaska. Bureau of Land Management …

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January 5, 2022 at 2:25 PM

Look West: Tracy Stone-Manning's to-do list

Look West: Tracy Stone-Manning's to-do list Tracy Stone-Manning's to-do list Wednesday, January 5, 2022 Tracy Stone-Manning is sworn in as BLM director. Interior Department Bureau of Land Management D…

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January 4, 2022 at 2:30 PM

Look West: The legacy of Wilson and Lovejoy

Look West: The legacy of Wilson and Lovejoy The legacy of E.O. Wilson and Thomas Lovejoy Tuesday, January 4, 2022 E.O. Wilson in 2003. Jim Harrison, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons Two titans of ecol…

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December 23, 2021 at 4:56 PM

Look West Monthly: December, In Brief

Look West Monthly: December, In Brief December, in brief Fall transitions to winter at @GreatDunesNPS in Colorado. Passing storms dust the mountains and dunes with snow and cast dramatic shadows over the tallest du…

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December 23, 2021 at 3:11 PM

Look West: Build Back Better will be back in January

Look West: Build Back Better will be back in January Build Back Better will be back in January Thursday, December 23, 2021 Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer. Senate Democrats, Flickr Senate Democ…

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December 22, 2021 at 3:04 PM

Look West: Interior goes full steam ahead on solar

Look West: Interior goes full steam ahead on solar Interior goes full steam ahead on solar Wednesday, December 22, 2021 Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is working to rapidly expand solar development on public lands. …

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December 21, 2021 at 2:59 PM

Look West: America the Beautiful report sets the stage for Biden's conservation legacy

Look West: America the Beautiful report sets the stage for Biden's conservation legacy America the Beautiful report sets the stage for Biden's conservation legacy Tuesday, December 21, 2021 Secretary Haaland plantin…

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December 20, 2021 at 2:40 PM

Look West: What the end of Build Back Better means for public lands

Look West: What the end of Build Back Better means for public lands What the end of Build Back Better means for public lands Monday, December 20, 2021 Senator Joe Manchin has said he won't vote for the Build Back Be…

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December 17, 2021 at 2:54 PM

Look West: Forest Service to allow oil trains in Utah roadless area

Look West: Forest Service to allow oil trains in Utah roadless area Forest Service to allow oil trains in Utah roadless area Friday, December 17, 2021 The Green River in the Ashley National Forest in Utah. Photo: Pa…

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December 16, 2021 at 2:52 PM

Look West: States agree to take less water from the Colorado River

Look West: States agree to take less water from the Colorado River States agree to take less water from the Colorado River Thursday, December 16, 2021 Hoover Dam and Lake Mead. Photo by Andrew Pernick, Bureau of Rec…

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December 15, 2021 at 2:56 PM

Look West: New film! Follow the pronghorn migration in the Greater Hart-Sheldon

Look West: New film! Follow the pronghorn migration in the Greater Hart-Sheldon New film! Follow the pronghorn migration in the Greater Hart-Sheldon Wednesday, December 15, 2021 The Center for Western…

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December 14, 2021 at 2:39 PM

Look West: Utah, Interior move forward with land exchange to restore Bears Ears

Look West: Utah, Interior move forward with land exchange to restore Bears Ears Utah, Interior move forward with land exchange to restore Bears Ears Tuesday, December 14, 2021 Needles Overlook, Bears Ears National M…

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December 13, 2021 at 2:56 PM

Look West: Colorado peak renamed to honor Cheyenne translator

Look West: Colorado peak renamed to honor Cheyenne translator Colorado peak renamed to honor Cheyenne translator Monday, December 13, 2021 Colorado's newly renamed Mestaa’ėhehe Mountain. Source: Google Earth …

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December 10, 2021 at 3:14 PM

Look West: Interior oil program is wasteful, outdated, report finds

Look West: Interior oil program is wasteful, outdated, report finds Interior oil program is wasteful, outdated, report finds Friday, December 10, 2021 Pump jacks in Wyoming, Wyoming Bureau of Land Management …

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December 9, 2021 at 2:54 PM

Look West: A look at the proposed Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary

Look West: A look at the proposed Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary A look at the proposed Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary Thursday, December 9, 2021 Along the central California c…

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December 8, 2021 at 2:47 PM

Look West: Tribes ask to be included in river policy, seek access to clean water

Look West: Tribes ask to be included in river policy, seek access to clean water Tribes ask to be included in river policy, seek access to clean water Wednesday, December 8, 2021 The Colorado River, Utah Department …

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December 7, 2021 at 3:03 PM

Look West: Oil company profits soar as families feel pain at the pump

Look West: Oil company profits soar as families feel pain at the pump Oil company profits soar as families feel pain at the pump Tuesday, December 7, 2021 Los Angeles County Agricultural Commissioner …

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December 6, 2021 at 2:53 PM

Look West: Climate change may cause snow to vanish from the West for years at a time

Look West: Climate change may cause snow to vanish from the West for years at a time Climate change may cause snow to vanish from the West for years at a time Monday, December 6, 2021 Cascade-Siskiyou National Monum…

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December 3, 2021 at 2:43 PM

Look West: Fiscal fixes to oil and gas leasing—all eyes on Manchin

Look West: Fiscal fixes to oil and gas leasing—all eyes on Manchin Fiscal fixes to oil and gas leasing: All eyes on Manchin Friday, December 3, 2021 Senator Joe Manchin, Third Way Think Tank, CC-BY-ND 2.0 …

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