Aaron Weiss

Aaron Weiss is the Deputy Director of the Center for Western Priorities (CWP). Weiss joined CWP in 2015 after 14 years as a journalist and broadcast news producer, executive producer, and news director. He co-hosts CWP’s podcast, The Landscape, and works to expand the Center’s reach among reporters and the general public. A native of Tucson, Arizona, Aaron grew up exploring the Sonoran Desert and now enjoys hiking with his kids and impersonating a skier in the Rocky Mountains.

Articles

April 13th 2026

Interior Secretary ramps up assault on public land

By Aaron Weiss

For the second consecutive year, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has proposed a budget that attempts to undermine the agencies that…

A young child waits to get through the line at Arches National Park, photo Dave Marston

December 1st 2025

This Trump nominee wants to liquidate public lands

By Aaron Weiss

Do Western senators really care about keeping public lands in public hands? Steve Pearce, President Donald Trump’s nominee to run…

Canyon of the Ancients, BLM land, near Cortez Colorado, Dave Marston photo

January 27th 2025

Hey, Utah, Americans love our public lands

By Aaron Weiss

If the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over while hoping in vain for different results,…

Natural arch, the terminus of Grandstaff Canyon Trail, near Moab Utah, Dave Marston photo

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Aaron Weiss

Interior Secretary ramps up assault on public land

This Trump nominee wants to liquidate public lands

Hey, Utah, Americans love our public lands

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