Why Mike Lee Is Waging War Against America’s Public Lands A man, a monument, and the battle for the future of conservation By Ash Sanders March 25, 2026 In this story: public lands, congress, federal policy, saving wild places, monuments
What Is NEPA? Understanding the National Environmental Policy Act and Its Impact The Trump administration and Congress are whittling away at one of the nation's most important environmental laws By Lindsey Botts July 30, 2025 In this story: federal policy, environment, Policy, legislation, congress
Trump Tries to Reverse Engineer the Social Safety Net With Funding Freeze The order is far-reaching, from health-care policies to low-income energy assistance By Alexander Nazaryan January 29, 2025 In this story: politics, Trump, Policy, congress
Environmentalists Have a Wish List for the Lame Duck Session President Biden will have an impressive conservation legacy. He could go even further if he did these things. By Lindsey Botts November 20, 2024 In this story: saving wild places, wildlife, public lands, congress
What Does the Government Shutdown Mean for the Environment and Public Health? Most national parks will close, EPA will shutter, food inspections will cease By Juliet Grable September 30, 2023 In this story: congress, national parks, politics
5 Ways the Farm Bill Can Help Fix America’s Ag System Here is what land and climate advocates say can be done to make farming more sustainable and equitable By Juliet Grable September 5, 2023 In this story: agriculture, congress
Congress Is Considering a Wildlife Protection Bill That Everyone Can Love The Recovering America’s Wildlife Act enjoys bipartisan support and could be a game changer for imperiled species By Juliet Grable July 11, 2022 In this story: wildlife, congress
NEPA Is Under Threat—Here’s Why That Matters NEPA gives communities a say in development projects By Sam Schipani May 21, 2018 In this story: politics, federal policy, congress
A Bipartisan Caucus Aims to Propel Congress Forward on Climate Change But will that translate into meaningful legislation? By Wendy Becktold February 15, 2018 In this story: federal policy, politics, legislation, congress
5 Environmental Stories You Don’t Want to Miss By Meiling Bedard June 9, 2016 In this story: wilderness, coal, clean energy, congress, climate change