Abstract
This chapter explores the natural resource and energy policy nexus that often define environmental policy in the American West. This chapter begins with the voice of Representative Raul Grijivala and a family vacation to Grand Canyon National Park. This introductory story gets at the heart of the interconnectedness of natural resource and energy policy. The majority of public lands are managed by federal agencies (e.g., BLM, USFWS, USFS, NPS). Yet, within these lands are resources that could be used for energy development in the United States. The chapter concludes with the case of the Dakota Access Pipeline to the true complexities of the actors involved trying to influence public policy outcomes.
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Rinfret, S.R., Pautz, M.C. (2019). The Intersection of Natural Resource and Energy Policy. In: US Environmental Policy in Action. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11316-2_9
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