State Leadership To Conserve Nature Past EventJune 6, 2024 State Leadership To Conserve Nature Join the Center for American Progress and the National Caucus of Environmental Legislators for a discussion with state leaders about conservation policy successes. 1333 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20005 Jun 6, 2024
Sustainable and Reliable: Securing Resources for the Clean Energy Future ReportSeptember 28, 2023 Sustainable and Reliable: Securing Resources for the Clean Energy Future The United States must act quickly, in concert with its allies, to secure an economically and environmentally sustainable supply chain of battery minerals that benefits and respects the rights of workers and front-line communities. Sep 28, 2023 Nicole Gentile, Anne Griffin, Robert Benson, 3 More Mark Haggerty, Mariel Lutz, Michael Clark
Executive Action vs. the Nature Crisis: Top 8 Opportunities President Biden Should Pursue To Meet His America the Beautiful Commitment ReportNovember 22, 2022 Executive Action vs. the Nature Crisis: Top 8 Opportunities President Biden Should Pursue To Meet His America the Beautiful Commitment President Joe Biden committed to putting the United States on a path to conserve 30 percent of its lands and waters by 2030; here are eight major opportunities he must pursue immediately to achieve this goal. Nov 22, 2022 Drew McConville, Michael Freeman, Sam Zeno, 4 More Ryan Richards, Angelo Villagomez, Jenny Rowland-Shea, Nicole Gentile
16 National Monuments and Marine Sanctuaries Biden Should Create or Expand ReportNovember 22, 2022 16 National Monuments and Marine Sanctuaries Biden Should Create or Expand Here are some of the many community-led proposals to protect U.S. lands and waters awaiting action by President Joe Biden and his administration. Nov 22, 2022 Drew McConville, Angelo Villagomez, Sam Zeno, 2 More Michael Freeman, Nicole Gentile
President Joe Biden’s Historic Infrastructure and Climate Investments Will Require Building Rural Capacity Fact SheetOctober 6, 2022 President Joe Biden’s Historic Infrastructure and Climate Investments Will Require Building Rural Capacity Federal wildfire and flood resilience dollars are not reaching the rural communities most vulnerable to climate risk and least able to prepare. Oct 6, 2022 Sofia Garcia George, Kevin Manuele, Mark Haggerty, 1 More Nicole Gentile
Quitting Fossil Fuels and Reviving Rural America ReportSeptember 1, 2022 Quitting Fossil Fuels and Reviving Rural America Fossil energy communities need a legacy fund to build capacity and resilience. Sep 1, 2022 Mark Haggerty, Nicole Gentile
Achieving Energy Independence While Supporting European Allies ArticleMarch 22, 2022 Achieving Energy Independence While Supporting European Allies Congress and the White House should act immediately to support our European allies and build long-term energy independence, while also providing American families with relief from the increased costs inflicted by the fossil fuel industry profiteering off Putin’s war on Ukraine. Mar 22, 2022 Anne Christianson, Shannon Baker-Branstetter, Trevor Higgins, 3 More Sally Hardin, Jenny Rowland-Shea, Nicole Gentile
5 Reasons Why the United States Can’t Drill Its Way to Energy Independence ArticleMarch 10, 2022 5 Reasons Why the United States Can’t Drill Its Way to Energy Independence The solution to high energy prices is a swift and urgent transition to clean energy—not further reliance on dirty fuels controlled by dictators and profiteering oil corporations. Mar 10, 2022 Jenny Rowland-Shea, Sally Hardin, Miriam Goldstein, 1 More Nicole Gentile
Nature Loss Threatens America’s Best Defense Against Climate Change ReportDecember 15, 2021 Nature Loss Threatens America’s Best Defense Against Climate Change The America the Beautiful initiative can turn U.S. lands from a ticking climate bomb—instigated by nature loss and increasing wildfires—into a reliable and growing carbon sink. Dec 15, 2021 Ryan Richards, Jenny Rowland-Shea, Nicole Gentile
State Budgets Tied to Fossil Fuels Are Slowing the Energy Transition and Leaving Workers and Communities Behind ArticleDecember 7, 2021 State Budgets Tied to Fossil Fuels Are Slowing the Energy Transition and Leaving Workers and Communities Behind Oil and gas lobbyists have spent decades working to entrench dependence on fossil fuels. Solutions require a new model that builds wealth and empowers rural communities. Dec 7, 2021 Mark Haggerty, Nicole Gentile
Oil and Gas Companies Are Lying About How Much Oil They Control on U.S. Public Lands ArticleMarch 23, 2021 Oil and Gas Companies Are Lying About How Much Oil They Control on U.S. Public Lands The oil industry already has at least 10 years’ worth of unused leases at its disposal, even with the leasing pause. Mar 23, 2021 Sahir Doshi, Jenny Rowland-Shea, Nicole Gentile
The Trump Administration Is Stifling Renewable Energy on Public Lands and Waters ReportJune 25, 2020 The Trump Administration Is Stifling Renewable Energy on Public Lands and Waters During the coronavirus pandemic, the Trump administration’s lack of support for—and hindrance of—the renewable energy industry is coming into focus. Jun 25, 2020 Nicole Gentile, Kate Kelly
When Confronting a Pandemic, We Must Save Nature to Save Ourselves ReportApril 20, 2020 When Confronting a Pandemic, We Must Save Nature to Save Ourselves To reduce the risks of pandemics such as COVID-19, the United States must act to combat wildlife and timber trafficking, slow nature destruction, and protect the planet and the nation’s biodiversity. Apr 20, 2020 Sahir Doshi, Nicole Gentile
Multinational Mining Corporations Are Exploiting U.S. Taxpayers ReportNovember 21, 2019 Multinational Mining Corporations Are Exploiting U.S. Taxpayers The laws governing mining of metals and other hardrock minerals on U.S. public lands haven’t been updated in almost 150 years, resulting in the giveaway of taxpayer-owned resources to foreign-owned mining companies for free. Nov 21, 2019 Nicole Gentile
Backroom Deals ReportMay 23, 2019 Backroom Deals Noncompetitive leasing—the bargain bin of the federal onshore oil and gas program—is wasteful, unnecessary, and largely shielded from public scrutiny. May 23, 2019 Kate Kelly, Jenny Rowland-Shea, Nicole Gentile
Zinke’s Cynical Plan to Make America’s National Parks Dependent on Mining and Drilling ArticleMarch 16, 2018 Zinke’s Cynical Plan to Make America’s National Parks Dependent on Mining and Drilling The Trump administration's ideas for America's national parks are fiscally dishonest and wholly insufficient. Mar 16, 2018 Nicole Gentile, Jenny Rowland-Shea
The Trump Administration Is Selling Your Public Lands on the Internet ReportJanuary 4, 2018 The Trump Administration Is Selling Your Public Lands on the Internet The federal government will soon sell off many prized public lands for drilling through a private, online auction system. Jan 4, 2018 Nicole Gentile
Outdoor Recreation Is Big Business ReportSeptember 27, 2017 Outdoor Recreation Is Big Business As Western communities strive to develop sustainable, diverse economies that are less tied to the boom and bust cycle of extractive industries, outdoor recreation offers a promising path to prosperity. Sep 27, 2017 Jenny Rowland-Shea, Nicole Gentile
Yosemite for Sale ReportFebruary 10, 2017 Yosemite for Sale National parks and public lands should continue to be owned by all Americans. Congress must protect these special places and not allow them to be exploited for private profit. Feb 10, 2017 Nicole Gentile, Matt Lee-Ashley
The Infrastructure of the Great Outdoors ReportDecember 16, 2016 The Infrastructure of the Great Outdoors Will President-elect Donald Trump invest in America’s lands, waters, and wildlife, or will he dismantle the nation’s powerful and growing outdoor recreation economy? Dec 16, 2016 Nicole Gentile, Jenny Rowland-Shea
Protecting the Greater Grand Canyon ArticleNovember 30, 2016 Protecting the Greater Grand Canyon The proposed national monument is among the most undeveloped and connected places for wildlife in the West. Nov 30, 2016 Jenny Rowland-Shea, Nicole Gentile
No Net Loss ReportNovember 1, 2016 No Net Loss Developing clear and effective federal mitigation policies can provide environmental and economic benefits and attract private-sector investment in the conservation of America’s lands, waters, and wildlife. Nov 1, 2016 David J. Hayes, Nicole Gentile
Confronting America’s Wildlife Extinction Crisis ReportOctober 19, 2015 Confronting America’s Wildlife Extinction Crisis A new classification for declining plant and animal populations would encourage the voluntary conservation of U.S. wildlife species before they reach the brink of extinction. Oct 19, 2015 Matt Lee-Ashley, Nicole Gentile
Federal Oil and Gas Royalty and Revenue Reform ReportJune 19, 2015 Federal Oil and Gas Royalty and Revenue Reform U.S. taxpayers are being shortchanged hundreds of millions of dollars each year by outdated oil and gas policies on federal public lands. Jun 19, 2015 Nicole Gentile