October 5, 2017
Today, the House Budget Committee passed a budget bill that advances drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
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Press Releases
October 4, 2017
Today, the House Agriculture Committee passed Rep. Westerman’s “Resilient Federal Forests Act,” a piece of legislation that would make clear-cutting forests significantly easier and undermine environmental review. Movement on the legislation follows…
October 3, 2017
Instead of protecting public health and the environment, a new rule will only serve the coal industry, community members and advocates say. After the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) unreasonable request to delay the long overdue deadline for…
September 26, 2017
Washington, DC -- Yesterday, Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke, when speaking before the National Petroleum Council, claimed that nearly one-third of the staff at the Interior Department are “not loyal to the flag.” He even went so far to claim…
September 19, 2017
The Trump administration is waging an all-out assault on public lands.. we are appalled by its latest efforts to explore for oil and then sell off the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to industry.