Michael Freeman is a policy analyst on the Conservation Policy team at American Progress. His background is in terrestrial and estuarine conservation science. He comes to American Progress from the Pew Charitable Trusts, where he spent three years as a Research Associate focusing on public land and coastal ecosystem conservation, carbon sequestration, and institutionwide data analysis and review. He is a Washington, D.C., native and received his master’s degree from the University of Washington, Seattle, in forest disturbance ecology.
U.S. Diplomacy Can Prevent Canadian Transboundary Mining Pollution on the Northern Border
The Biden administration should press Canada to come to the table through the International Joint Commission to address Canadian mining pollution that poses significant danger to Alaskan communities.
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.
Project Decisions in Alaska Will Help Define Biden’s Conservation and Climate Legacy
From a potential Arctic oil drilling hub to a mine that threatens one of the world’s most productive salmon fisheries, a series of upcoming project decisions in Alaska are poised to shape the Biden administration’s conservation and climate legacy.
