Biden’s Opportunity To Protect the Western Arctic in the Wake of the Willow Project ReportNov 14, 2023 Biden’s Opportunity To Protect the Western Arctic in the Wake of the Willow Project The Biden administration has the opportunity to champion conservation by strengthening protections in the Western Arctic to ensure the United States isn’t faced with another controversial Willow Project. Nov 14, 2023 Sam Zeno, Jenny Rowland-Shea
How the Federal Government Can Hold the Oil and Gas Industry Accountable ReportSep 19, 2023 How the Federal Government Can Hold the Oil and Gas Industry Accountable Oil and gas companies have been cheating the leasing and drilling system for years, but the Biden administration has the tools to hold them accountable. Sep 19, 2023 Mariel Lutz, Jenny Rowland-Shea
Ecosystem Benefits of the Thompson Divide Mineral Withdrawal ArticleJun 13, 2023 Ecosystem Benefits of the Thompson Divide Mineral Withdrawal The Thompson Divide hosts more than 110,000 acres of some of Colorado’s most high-quality, undeveloped, and valuable habitat for wildlife, making it worthy of a 20-year withdrawal from oil and gas leasing. Jun 13, 2023 Sharon Ferguson, Jenny Rowland-Shea
After Getting Willow Project Wrong, Biden Must Get These Climate and Public Lands Decisions Right ArticleMar 17, 2023 After Getting Willow Project Wrong, Biden Must Get These Climate and Public Lands Decisions Right President Biden and his team must cement new protections for U.S. lands and waters, secure additional climate progress, and prevent bad decisions such as the Willow project from happening again. Mar 17, 2023 Drew McConville, Jenny Rowland-Shea
Local Communities and Tribes Have Seen Historic Funding for Conservation Thanks to the Biden Administration ArticleDec 20, 2022 Local Communities and Tribes Have Seen Historic Funding for Conservation Thanks to the Biden Administration President Biden has channeled over $10 billion to local land conservation efforts and conserved more than 12 million acres of land, furthering the nation’s 30x30 efforts. Dec 20, 2022 Sam Zeno, Jenny Rowland-Shea
Nations Must Link Climate and Nature Crises, or Risk Failing To Address Both ArticleDec 5, 2022 Nations Must Link Climate and Nature Crises, or Risk Failing To Address Both As the U.N. conference on biodiversity begins, participating nations must do what those at the recent climate change conference failed to accomplish: acknowledge the link between the climate and nature crises, setting up governments to take bold action on both. Dec 5, 2022 Anne Christianson, Sally Hardin, Miriam Goldstein, 1 More Jenny Rowland-Shea
Executive Action vs. the Nature Crisis: Top 8 Opportunities President Biden Should Pursue To Meet His America the Beautiful Commitment ReportNov 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
Project Decisions in Alaska Will Help Define Biden’s Conservation and Climate Legacy ArticleNov 22, 2022 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. Nov 22, 2022 Drew McConville, Jenny Rowland-Shea, Michael Freeman
5 Reasons the Willow Oil Drilling Project Would Fail To Lower Gas Prices and Only Benefit Big Oil ArticleNov 15, 2022 5 Reasons the Willow Oil Drilling Project Would Fail To Lower Gas Prices and Only Benefit Big Oil ConocoPhillips’ proposed Willow drilling project is a climate and economic disaster in waiting. Nov 15, 2022 Jenny Rowland-Shea
Conservation Action Can Win Over the Media and the Public ArticleOct 6, 2022 Conservation Action Can Win Over the Media and the Public In a deeply divided nation, conservation remains an indisputably popular and bipartisan issue. Oct 6, 2022 Jenny Rowland-Shea, Jennifer Rokala
National Monuments Are a Missing Piece in Biden’s Equitable Conservation Agenda ArticleAug 23, 2022 National Monuments Are a Missing Piece in Biden’s Equitable Conservation Agenda The Biden administration should use the Antiquities Act to designate more national monuments to address a history of unjust federal land protection and increase access to culturally significant landscapes. Aug 23, 2022 Sam Zeno, Jenny Rowland-Shea, Cassandra Carmichael, 3 More José G. González, Bennae Calac, Shanna Edberg
4 Reasons the Willow Oil Project Is Unfit for Approval ArticleAug 9, 2022 4 Reasons the Willow Oil Project Is Unfit for Approval President Biden must reject ConocoPhillips’ Willow oil drilling project to sustain progress toward achieving the administration’s ambitious climate goals. Aug 9, 2022 Jenny Rowland-Shea
The Oil Industry’s Grip on Public Lands and Waters May Be Slowing Progress Toward Energy Independence ReportJul 19, 2022 The Oil Industry’s Grip on Public Lands and Waters May Be Slowing Progress Toward Energy Independence Seventy-seven percent of public lands in the western United States that are ideal for renewable energy projects are in areas with low or no oil and gas potential, yet they are still prioritized for oil and gas leasing. Jul 19, 2022 Jenny Rowland-Shea, Zainab Mirza
These Top 5 Oil Companies Just Raked In $35 Billion While Americans Pay More at the Pump ArticleMay 17, 2022 These Top 5 Oil Companies Just Raked In $35 Billion While Americans Pay More at the Pump While families on tight budgets struggle to pay the sky-high price of gas, these five oil companies more than tripled their profits in the first quarter of 2022. May 17, 2022 Sally Hardin, Jenny Rowland-Shea
It’s Time To Protect Bristol Bay VideoMay 9, 2022 It’s Time To Protect Bristol Bay The EPA should protect Bristol Bay under the Clean Water Act to ensure that its waters can continue to support local fisheries, Indigenous tribes, and the Alaskan economy. May 9, 2022 Jenny Rowland-Shea, Miriam Goldstein, Sally Hardin, 1 More Toni Pandolfo
Achieving Energy Independence While Supporting European Allies ArticleMar 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 ArticleMar 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
The Biden Administration’s Easiest Climate Win Is Waiting in the Arctic ArticleMar 3, 2022 The Biden Administration’s Easiest Climate Win Is Waiting in the Arctic The ConocoPhillips Willow oil project threatens to erase the climate benefits of renewables on public lands and waters. Mar 3, 2022 Jenny Rowland-Shea
Nature Loss Threatens America’s Best Defense Against Climate Change ReportDec 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
How Oil Lobbyists Use a Rigged System to Hamstring Biden’s Climate Agenda ArticleSep 30, 2021 How Oil Lobbyists Use a Rigged System to Hamstring Biden’s Climate Agenda The oil lobby is undermining climate action and stand to benefit from the largest oil and gas lease sale to date. Sep 30, 2021 Jenny Rowland-Shea, Zainab Mirza
The Revenue-Raising Opportunity To Fund Climate and Conservation ArticleAug 31, 2021 The Revenue-Raising Opportunity To Fund Climate and Conservation Congress can raise revenues to fund climate action on public lands by fixing the broken federal leasing program. Aug 31, 2021 Jenny Rowland-Shea, Ryan Richards
Permanent Protections for Bristol Bay Would Be a Win for Tribes, Climate Action, and the Alaska Economy ArticleJun 3, 2021 Permanent Protections for Bristol Bay Would Be a Win for Tribes, Climate Action, and the Alaska Economy By taking action to protect the watershed of the world’s largest sockeye salmon fishery, the EPA can support indigenous-led conservation and a robust economy in the region. Jun 3, 2021 Jenny Rowland-Shea, Sally Hardin, Miriam Goldstein
6 Ways To Create Jobs and Solve Climate Change Through Nature-Based Infrastructure ArticleMay 19, 2021 6 Ways To Create Jobs and Solve Climate Change Through Nature-Based Infrastructure The American Jobs Plan should increase investments in conservation and agriculture. May 19, 2021 Ryan Richards, Jenny Rowland-Shea
The Biden Administration Is Fulfilling Its Conservation Promises in the First 100 Days ArticleApr 30, 2021 The Biden Administration Is Fulfilling Its Conservation Promises in the First 100 Days The White House and U.S. Department of the Interior have made quick progress on increasing conservation ambition, addressing climate change, and strengthening tribal consultation in the first 100 days. Apr 30, 2021 Jenny Rowland-Shea