Interior Secretary Zinke’s Guide to Running a Sham Review
The fate of America’s national parks and monuments rests in the hands of a process without logic or transparency.
Public Lands
Social License to Drill
How the Trump administration is ruining the relationship between Americans, public lands, and energy production.
Lessons Learned from the State-Federal Effort to Conserve the Greater Sage-Grouse
Before the Trump administration rejects the state-federal strategy concerning the greater sage-grouse, it should understand the valuable lessons learned in developing this historic conservation agreement.
The Best of the Best
President Donald Trump has put 22 of America’s most scientifically important national parks and monuments at risk.
Act Now: America’s National Parks and Monuments Are at Risk
The Department of the Interior has opened a public comment period, where members of the public can tell Secretary Zinke and President Trump that they oppose efforts to eliminate or shrink national monuments.
The Case for the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
President Trump is waging an attack on America’s national parks and monuments, specifically targeting Utah’s Grand Staircase-Escalante.
Are Industry Interests Behind President Trump’s Attack on National Monuments?
Utah appears to be ground zero for attempts to sell out public lands and waters to extractive industries.
5 Questions the Trump Administration Needs to Answer About the Border Wall
Building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border would be costly, damaging to the environment, and ineffective.
American Treasure at Risk: How Bears Ears National Monument Stacks up to U.S. National Parks
Yellowstone. The Grand Canyon. Yosemite. A Utah national monument lives up to some of our greatest national parks.
Green Is Good
Recent policy developments have spurred investment in conservation, but an executive order signed by President Trump now undermines efforts to unlock economic growth and a better future for America’s land, water, and wildlife.
America’s Forgotten Forests
Modernizing forest policy for the benefit of local economies will require a major shift in how success is viewed and measured.
How Trump’s Approach to Mexico Could Jeopardize Water Security in the American West
Uncertainty surrounding the Trump administration’s approach to the U.S.-Mexico relationship has left water allocations in limbo for 35 million Americans living in the West.
Protect Local Communities’ Voices in Public Lands Management
The Bureau of Land Management’s planning processes are at risk under the Congressional Review Act.
For Polluters, Congress Will Overturn an Environmental Rule for $2.3 Million
The anti-democratic procedures of the Congressional Review Act have turned Congress into an auction house, where the bigger a special interest group’s campaign contributions, the faster its targeted environmental rule is overturned.
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.