Public Lands Are at Risk as Congress Looks for Ways to Raise Money Conservation groups rally as lawmakers weigh proposals to sell off treasured landscapes By Lindsey Botts May 7, 2025 In this story: public lands, saving wild places, federal policy
Federal Funding Cuts Are Silencing the Wild Mass firings may spell mass species loss as the Capitol clamps down on conservation spending By Lauren Colella May 4, 2025 In this story: wildlife, saving wild places, federal policy, endangered species
The Largest Liquefied Natural Gas Terminal Is One Step Closer to Completion The Trump administration is fast-tracking a project that will increase emissions and gas prices By Delaney Nolan April 14, 2025 In this story: liquefied natural gas, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), climate change, dirty energy, federal policy
Layoffs at NOAA Signal Setback for Climate Research and National Security Predicting extreme weather is about to get a lot harder due to massive cuts in staff and funding By Laura Stewart April 13, 2025 In this story: federal policy, international climate policy, climate change, climate adaptation, Trump
This Popular Law Is Driving a Wedge Between Public Lands Advocates Here's why conservation and recreation groups are at odds over the EXPLORE Act By Ollie Hancock April 10, 2025 In this story: outdoor recreation, legislation, public lands, federal policy
Can This Former Game Warden Save America’s Endangered Species? Wildlife takes a backseat during Brian Nesvik's first hearing to lead the US Fish and Wildlife Service By Lindsey Botts March 27, 2025 In this story: wildlife, animal rights, saving wild places, federal policy
What’s Happening at the Bureau of Land Management? A new Sagebrush Rebellion threatens to transform the agency’s mandate from conservation to energy production By Alexander Nazaryan March 23, 2025 In this story: climate change, Trump, federal policy, politics
EPA Under Trump Besieged by Mass Terminations, Axed Programs, Funding Cuts The nation’s environmental watchdog is under an “unprecedented” attack By Dana Drugmand February 27, 2025 In this story: EPA, Trump, climate change, federal policy
Trump Attacks Climate Action, Environmental Protections on First Day Back in Power His executive orders signal a national realignment away from progressive racial, social, and climate policy By Dana Drugmand January 21, 2025 In this story: climate change, Trump, federal policy, international climate policy, politics
The Federal Safety Net for Disaster Survivors Is Increasingly Uncertain Arguments against sending disaster aid to Los Angeles reveal the politics of the process By Colleen Hagerty January 20, 2025 In this story: disaster relief, federal policy, climate change, wildfire