Here's what happened during the week of October 27 - 31 with our Public Lands:
- Mike Lee's three new proposals that threaten public lands with Neal Clark from the Southwest Utah Wilderness Alliance
- National Parks remain understaffed, but open during the ongoing shutdown
- Over 500 new oil and gas permits were approved during the shutdown period
- Trump administration will open the entire 1.56 million acres of the Coastal Plain within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil and gas leasing
The Center for Western Priorities Oil & Gas Tracker: https://westernpriorities.org/2025/10/oil-gas-government-shutdown-tracker/
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