public lands

Colorado College's annual Conservation in the West poll has shown strong support from Arizonans for conservation on public lands for 15 years.

New U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has issued a 15-day review of all public lands and national monuments that, until now, have been excluded from drilling and mining development. The Trump administration says it's part of efforts to diversify the nation's energy portfolio.

The top Republican lawmakers contend they're entitled to sue President Biden for acting illegally in creating a new national monument in Arizona.Ditto officials from Mohave County, Colorado City and Fredonia.

As opponents to the Bureau of Land Management's new rules push back, public lands advocates are praising the agency's decision to put conservation on par with other uses, such as oil and gas extraction and development.

Four designated national monuments in Arizona are among 24 across the country slated for review under an executive order signed by President Donald Trump…