The Landscape What gutting the Council on Environmental Quality means for public lands
Feb 13, 2026
51:13
In this episode, Kate and Aaron are joined by Professor John Ruple, a public lands law expert at the University of Utah and former attorney at the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), to discuss the Trump administration’s dismantling of the CEQ’s authority over NEPA regulations. He breaks down what the Trump administration means when it claims to have ended NEPA’s “regulatory reign of terror” and why removing uniform environmental review standards creates chaos for public lands.
News
- For $1 Million, Donors to U.S.A. Birthday Group Offered Access to Trump – New York Times
- Potential conflicts over celebrating America’s 250th anniversary spill out in congressional hearing – Associated Press
- Concessionaire Nominated To Run National Park Service – National Parks Traveler
Resources
Credits
- Produced & hosted by Aaron Weiss and Kate Groetzinger, edited by Lilly Bock-Brownstein
- Feedback: podcast@westernpriorities.org
- Music: Purple Planet
- Featured image: David Korzillus, BLM
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