One order mandates an expansion of federal land available for hunting and fishing, building on a previous order that opened up 92 million acres of federal land across 32 states.
U.S. District Judge Richard Leon ruled Friday that the tribe had not shown that construction would unlawfully change the boundaries of its 2.8-million-acre reservation or amount to an illegal trespass.
AI:U.S. District Judge Richard Leon ruled Friday that the Trump administration can proceed with border wall construction near tribal lands, dealing a major blow to legal attempts to obstruct the project. The tribe failed to provide substantive evidence proving that construction would result in illegal trespass or unlawfully alter the boundaries of its 2.8-million-acre reservation. This decision clears a significant hurdle for national security efforts as the administration continues to fortify the border against illegal crossings, rejecting arguments that attempted to use tribal sovereignty as a pretext to halt essential infrastructure development.Open
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In the latest example, the Energy Department will convert a shuttered Cold War-era uranium enrichment facility into a data center campus and gas plants.
Of 34 miles on federal land, 14 are in Wyoming, and the Cowboy State holds 87% of the reported coal reserves associated with active mines on federal land.
President Trump is decimating both Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears national monuments. Why it matters: Monday's orders reduce protections on nearly 3 million acres in southern Utah , affecting more than 90% of each monument's area. Driving the news: Grand Staircase-Escalante will lose nearly 1.7 of its 1.87 million acres - Bears Ears ' 1.36 million acres will be reduced to about 121,000. The big picture: The cuts are far more drastic than in 2017, when Trump eliminated almost half of Grand Staircase-Escalante and 85% of Bears Ears in what was then the largest reduction of federal land protections in U.S. history. - The Biden administration restored the previous boundaries in 2021 and added 12,000 acres to Bears Ears.…
As the U.S. prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary, former national park rangers are hosting teach-ins and sharing history that the Trump administration has sought to erase from federal land.
A pair of proposals from the Trump administration would lower costs and weaken requirements for fossil fuel companies that drill on federal property.
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) got into a testy spat on the Senate floor when Cruz objected to Paul’s routine request for unanimous consent to transfer a few acres of federal land to a local Boys & Girls Club. While such small requests are often granted without objection on the Senate floor. But Cruz blocked Paul’s request, telling his colleague he’s not happy about a long list of non-controversial bills that the Kentucky senator has held up. One bill would require companies to provide more information to consumers about smart appliances that have cameras and microphones — or as Cruz characterized it, a bill to crack down on “spy fridges.” #Senate #Republican #Legislation #Consumers #Electronics #Surveillance
The agreements come after a 2025 executive order that sought to make available underutilized federal land for commercial data center projects.