federal-policy

May 15, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Wednesday, the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of the Interior released the long-awaited Interagency Task Force on Outdoor Recreation for Veterans Final Report, outlining recommendations to improve veterans’ access to public lands, outdoor recreation, and nature-based wellness opportunities.

May 11, 2026

Washington, DC - The Trump Administration today finalized its rescission of the Public Lands Rule, eliminating much-needed modern safeguards for America’s public lands through a process that limited public participation and ignored clear public opposition.

April 22, 2026

Legislation from Rep. Westerman would have drastically weakened bedrock environmental law

April 16, 2026

Washington, DC - Sixteen health and environmental groups have filed a petition with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency outlining severe flaws in its rule to repeal the Endangerment Finding and motor vehicle climate pollution standards and describing how the Clean Air Act requires the agency to reconsider that damaging action. 

April 3, 2026

Washington, DC – Today, Donald Trump released his proposed budget for fiscal year 2027, which seeks to increase defense spending to a massive $1.5 trillion while slashing non-defense discretionary spending by more than $73 billion, including a 52 percent cut in funding for the Environmental Protecti

April 3, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, the Department of the Interior announced a new scheme to downsize its workforce. 

April 2, 2026

Lawsuit claims Trump's use of 'Extinction Committee' violates law in numerous ways

March 31, 2026

Endangered Species Committee cites ‘national security concerns’ in unanimous vote to exempt all Gulf oil and gas activities from Endangered Species Act

March 27, 2026

Bill would provide grants to states to expand outdoor recreation programming for veterans

March 17, 2026

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March 16, 2026

Changes recommended at wildlife refuges, fish hatcheries, offices reveal Interior’s contradictory approach to implementing executive order

February 27, 2026

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Sierra Club released the first batch of communications and calendars received from the Department of the Interior in the wake of the organization’s lawsuit following the agency’s failure to respond to public records requests for the documents.