The Landscape

A former Interior department official explains what’s wrong with mining on public land

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Kate and Aaron are joined by Dr. Steve Feldgus, an independent consultant who served as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management at the Interior Department under President Biden. Dr. Feldgus talks about how to improve mine permitting in the US, a topic he worked on while at Interior.

News
  • Falling behind: Forest Service fuel treatment gap puts communities at risk – Center for Western Priorities
  • Americans’ national parks passes will pay for Trump’s July 4 plans, documents show – Washington Post
  • Wyoming’s ‘Path of the Pronghorn’ is a signature away from protections fought over for a quarter century – WyoFile
    • Resources
    • Red Tape is a Red Herring: Deregulation Will Not Speed Critical Mineral Development
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      • Produced by Aaron Weiss, Lauren Bogard, Kate Groetzinger, and Lilly Bock-Brownstein

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      Music: Purple Planet
      Featured image: Construction equipment at a bentonite mine on BLM land near Greybull, Wyoming; Source: Photo by Gretchen Hurley, Geologist, BLM Cody Field Office

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