While Extreme Heat Bakes the US, Utah Moves to Protect the Fossil Fuel Industry A new law shields polluters from accountability for planet-warming emissions By Dana Drugmand April 17, 2026 In this story: environmental law, climate change, legislation, fossil fuels, dirty energy
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
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
How to Greenwash an Attack on a Major Environmental Law An effort to whittle down the National Environmental Protection Act isn’t new—but the arguments for doing so sure are By Osha Gray Davidson February 27, 2023 In this story: legislation, environmental law
Our Mining Laws Are More Than a Century Old—Time to Update Them We need a law that balances environmental protection with industry’s needs By Raúl M. Grijalva May 15, 2018 In this story: legislation
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
Not Everyone out to Steal Public Land Wears Camo Inside the nationwide movement to privatize federal land holdings By Dashka Slater June 6, 2016 In this story: legislation, saving wild places, politics