Jan 17 2025 37 mins 4
Kate and Aaron talk to CWP colleagues Lauren Bogard and Sterling Homard about our recent report on President Joe Biden’s final year on public lands, which looks at the president’s conservation achievements over the past year in the context of his full presidential term. They also recap Trump Interior Secretary Nominee Doug Burgum’s Senate confirmation hearing and discuss a new legislative attack on the Antiquities Act.
News
- Doug Burgum, Trump’s Choice for Interior, Aims for ‘Energy Dominance’ – New York Times
- Trump’s Interior nominee has an oil billionaire benefactor – Westwise
- Maloy seeks Antiquities Act changes as Utah monuments land in the spotlight again – KSL
Resources
- Report: President Biden’s final year on public lands – Center for Western Priorities
- Episode transcript
Credits
Hosts: Kate Groetzinger & Aaron Weiss
Feedback: [email protected]
Music: Purple Planet
Featured image: President Biden establishes the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni -Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument; Source: Interior Department/Flickr
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