Looking back on Biden’s conservation record

17/01/2025 37 min
Looking back on Biden’s conservation record

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Episode Synopsis

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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