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Trump charged with conspiracy to defraud U.S., obstruct Congress, undercut voting in Jan. 6 plot
A mob of pro-Trump extremists overrun the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. (Alex Kent for Tennessee Lookout) WASHINGTON — A federal grand jury in Washington, D.C., indicted Donald Trump on Tuesday,…
U.S. House Natural Resources panel OKs bill to ban BLM from leasing land for conservation
BLM-administered McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area near Grand Junction (Bob Wick/Bureau of Land Management). The U.S. House Natural Resources Committee on a party-line 20-16 vote Wednesday approved a bill to…
Unsealed federal indictment reveals 37 felony charges against Trump for mishandling secrets
Donald Trump has been indicted by a federal grand jury, making him the first former president to face federal criminal charges. The 37-count indictment in the Southern District of Florida,…
BLM conservation proposal sparks outrage, praise for putting all ‘uses’ on equal footing
Hikers climb Handies Peak in Hinsdale County, which rises to 14,048 feet and is the highest point of land managed by the Bureau of Land Management outside of Alaska. In…
Supreme Court rules for Idaho couple, gutting federal protections for wetlands nationwide
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in favor of an Idaho couple and stripped away federal Clean Water Act authority for huge swaths of wetlands nationwide. (Rob Levine/Minnesota Reformer).…
Nearly $11 billion in USDA funds headed to rural electric co-ops for clean energy loans, grants
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will begin to administer two loan and grant programs worth nearly $11 billion to boost clean energy systems in rural areas, administration officials said Tuesday.…
Biden administration to fund $68.3 million in Colorado water projects, including Leadville tunnel
A view of a section of the Upper Colorado River. (Bob Wick/BLM/Public Domain Mark 1.0 The Biden administration will send $585 million to water projects in 11 Western states, Interior…
Reports: New York grand jury indicts Trump for hush-money payments to porn star Daniels
WASHINGTON — A New York criminal grand jury has indicted former President Donald Trump, according to multiple news reports Thursday night citing persons familiar with the case. A former president…
House GOP, including Boebert, votes to overturn Waters of the United States wetlands protections
The U.S. House voted Thursday to undo a Biden administration definition of wetlands that allows for regulations on private lands. The chamber approved, 227-198, a resolution to roll back the…
Climate provisions in budget deal still face major hurdles in looming U.S. Senate vote this week
Environmental advocates largely praised the climate provisions in Senate Democrats’ massive taxes, health care and energy bill released Wednesday night, saying even with provisions to help the fossil fuel industry,…