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Utah and Western local officials call for the swift restoration of Bears Ears and Grand-Staircase Escalante National Monuments Mountain Pact network of local elected officials release statements Author: News Release The Mountain Pact With Secretary of Interior Deb Haaland visiting Utah this week as part of the Biden administration’s review of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments as outlined in the executive order President Biden signed on his first day in office, The Mountain Pact network of local elected officials released the following statements: Anna Peterson, Ex...

Biden orders addressing climate receive praise, criticism in Montana Martin Kidston/Missoula Current file photo Hundreds of students in Missoula marched for action on climate change in 2018. President Joe Biden, elected in part by those seeking climate action, signed a suite of orders on Wednesday intended to address the issue. By: Martin Kidston - Missoula Current Posted at 4:48 PM, Jan 27, 2021 and last updated 2021-01-27 18:48:13-05 MISSOULA — Elected officials from across the Rocky Mountain West, along with businesses and organizations, praised a suite of executive o...

More than 100 local elected officials across the West are calling on the incoming Biden administration and 117th Congress to address the climate crisis, protect public lands and support Western

The Mountain Pact letter to President-elect Joe Biden urges, among other things, restoration protections for Bears Ears and Grand Staircase Escalante national monuments in Utah, reversing the recent oil and gas lease sale in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, and working to conserve 30% of U.S. lands and waters by 2030. (Rick Bowmer, AP file photo) The Mountain Pact on Thursday urged President-elect Joe Biden and Deb Haaland, Biden’s pick to lead the Department of the Interior, to fight climate change and protect public lands. The guidance was sent via a letter signed by more than 80 ele...

An angler tries his luck on the Yampa River shortly after it reopened for fishing in November 2020. STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Amid a 20-year drought in Colorado, the Yampa River has been running low for years and late last summer was closed to recreation for just the second time ever because of low flow downstream. Experts say without a dramatic and quick reversal of greenhouse gas emissions, the Colorado River Basin’s flow could decrease by more than 20% by 2050. But the current drought is unlike previous ones. Bradley Udall, a climate and water scientist at Colorado State University, said thi...