WASHINGTON, D.C. -- This week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture concludes a comment period on a drastic downsizing of the department that could limit the agency’s ability to fulfill its basic…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture closed its abnormally short public comment period on rescinding the Roadless Area Conservation Rule.The three-week comment period was…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, the House Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee conducted a hearing on exploiting fragile Alaskan landscapes for the benefit of fossil fuel companies.The…
FOR PLANNING PURPOSESWASHINGTON, D.C. -- Members of Congress, a former public lands management official,, and a Tribal president will participate in a webinar Monday on the proposed rescission of the…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, the National Park Service launched a process seeking public input on how to improve the country’s national parks.The 30-day comment period, which officially…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Trump administration announced new policies that could undercut one of the country’s most significant conservation programs.A secretarial order from Interior…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Documents obtained by the Sierra Club provide a glimpse of the scale of the Trump administration’s attacks on federal land management agencies.Internal documents acquired from the…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Republicans passed a series of resolutions seeking to overturn safeguards for wildlife, water, and recreation on Western landscapes, including areas vital to…
Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture today opened an official rulemaking process to rescind the Roadless Rule, an extremely popular conservation policy enacted in 2001 to…
MIAMI – A federal judge has ordered a stop to expanding operations at “Alligator Alcatraz,” the controversial immigration detention facility in the Florida Everglades.The U.S. District Court…