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Nicole Gentile is the senior director for Public Lands at American Progress. Prior to joining American Progress, Gentile worked at The Pew Charitable Trusts, where she led field campaigns and outreach for several initiatives, including clean energy, public lands, and ocean conservation. During her time at Pew, Gentile also conducted research, helped build coalitions, and wrote for the U.S. public lands initiative. Previously, she was the preservation associate for Environment America, where she participated in a rigorous training fellowship for advocates and campaigners.
Gentile earned a master’s degree in environmental law and policy from Vermont Law School and a bachelor’s degree from Wesleyan University.
Noncompetitive leasing—the bargain bin of the federal onshore oil and gas program—is wasteful, unnecessary, and largely shielded from public scrutiny.
The Trump administration's ideas for America's national parks are fiscally dishonest and wholly insufficient.
The federal government will soon sell off many prized public lands for drilling through a private, online auction system.
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.
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.
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?
The proposed national monument is among the most undeveloped and connected places for wildlife in the West.
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.
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.
U.S. taxpayers are being shortchanged hundreds of millions of dollars each year by outdated oil and gas policies on federal public lands.
