More solar on public lands? Digging into BLM’s plan
Update: 2024-02-22
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Kate and Aaron are joined by Justin Meuse, Director of Government Relations for Climate and Energy at the Wilderness Society, to talk about a proposal from the Bureau of Land Management to prioritize around 22 million acres of public land for utility scale solar development across the West. They discuss why planning matters, how much solar development to actually expect if this plan proceeds, and how you can get involved.
View an automatically generated transcript of this episode here.
News
* Why Utah leaders just rejected a valuable Bears Ears land swap – Salt Lake Tribune
* BLM analysis aims to optimize solar energy development throughout the West – Bureau of Land Management
* Arizona Republicans challenge Biden’s designation of a national monument near the Grand Canyon – Associated Press
* 2024 State of the Rockies Conservation in the West poll – Colorado College
* Comment on the Solar PEIS
Credits
Hosts: Kate Groetzinger & Aaron Weiss
Feedback: podcast@westernpriorities.org
Music: Purple Planet
Featured image: BLM/Flickr
View an automatically generated transcript of this episode here.
News
* Why Utah leaders just rejected a valuable Bears Ears land swap – Salt Lake Tribune
* BLM analysis aims to optimize solar energy development throughout the West – Bureau of Land Management
* Arizona Republicans challenge Biden’s designation of a national monument near the Grand Canyon – Associated Press
* 2024 State of the Rockies Conservation in the West poll – Colorado College
* Comment on the Solar PEIS
Credits
Hosts: Kate Groetzinger & Aaron Weiss
Feedback: podcast@westernpriorities.org
Music: Purple Planet
Featured image: BLM/Flickr
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