How States Can Turn Polluted Lands Into Clean Energy ReportNovember 17, 2025 How States Can Turn Polluted Lands Into Clean Energy In the absence of federal leadership, states should encourage renewable energy development on contaminated lands—including landfills, abandoned mines, and brownfield sites—in order to reap economic benefits and meet rising electricity demand. Nov 17, 2025 Dylan Nezaj, Alia Hidayat
Fact Sheet: How States Can Turn Polluted Lands Into Clean Energy Fact SheetNovember 17, 2025 Fact Sheet: How States Can Turn Polluted Lands Into Clean Energy In the absence of federal leadership, states should encourage renewable energy development on contaminated lands—including landfills, abandoned mines, and brownfield sites—in order to reap economic benefits and meet rising electricity demand. Nov 17, 2025 Alia Hidayat, Dylan Nezaj
The Shutdown’s Impacts on National Parks and Public Lands Offer a Preview of Trump’s Long-Term Vision ArticleOctober 28, 2025 The Shutdown’s Impacts on National Parks and Public Lands Offer a Preview of Trump’s Long-Term Vision Before and during the government shutdown, the Trump administration has pushed an agenda to sell out America’s public lands for drilling and mining while gutting the funding, staff, and policies necessary to steward those lands for future generations. Oct 28, 2025 Drew McConville
The Trump Administration Is Erasing American History Told by Public Lands and Waters ArticleOctober 23, 2025 The Trump Administration Is Erasing American History Told by Public Lands and Waters Through a series of executive orders targeting place names, signage on, and access to public lands and waters, the Trump administration is erasing important chapters of American history. Oct 23, 2025 Angelo Villagomez, Sam Zeno, Gianna Sala
Ocean Progress Symposium: Advancing Conservation Close to Shore Past EventOctober 15, 2025 Ocean Progress Symposium: Advancing Conservation Close to Shore Please join the Center for American Progress for an event to explore how to navigate ocean conservation in the United States for the next four years. Center for American Progress and Online via Zoom Oct 15, 2025
Ocean Progress Symposium 2025: Advancing Conservation Close to Shore Past EventOctober 15, 2025 Ocean Progress Symposium 2025: Advancing Conservation Close to Shore Please join the Center for American Progress for an event to explore how to navigate ocean conservation in the United States for the next four years. Online via Zoom Oct 15, 2025
Shelby Semmes and Drew McConville: How Vermonters can lead as Washington backslides on conservation In the NewsSeptember 24, 2025 Shelby Semmes and Drew McConville: How Vermonters can lead as Washington backslides on conservation Shelby Semmes and Drew McConville write in VTDigger about how Vermont can take the lead on conservation. Sep 24, 2025 VTDigger Shelby Semmes, Drew McConville
The Trump Administration’s Expansive Push to Sell Out Public Lands to the Highest Bidder ReportSeptember 22, 2025 The Trump Administration’s Expansive Push to Sell Out Public Lands to the Highest Bidder After bipartisan opposition forced Senate Republicans to remove language from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that would have sold off public lands, the Trump administration is still moving forward with proposals to transfer control over tens of millions of acres of public land to the oil and gas, mining, and timber industries. Sep 22, 2025 Drew McConville, Mariel Lutz, Jenny Rowland-Shea
States Can Lead the Way on an Abundant, Pro-Nature Clean Energy Future ArticleAugust 27, 2025 States Can Lead the Way on an Abundant, Pro-Nature Clean Energy Future The Trump administration has falsely framed wind and solar power as harmful to wildlife in order to justify stifling affordable, rapid-to-deploy, clean energy. Here’s how state leadership can advance clean energy and conservation goals simultaneously. Aug 27, 2025 Alia Hidayat
Study protected waters newly opened up to fishing In the NewsAugust 21, 2025 Study protected waters newly opened up to fishing In an article published by Nature, Angelo Villagomez, Kirsten Grorud-Colvert, Jenna Sullivan-Stack, and Steven Mana’oakamai Johnson make a case for studying protected waters that have recently been opened up to fishing. Aug 21, 2025 Nature Angelo Villagomez, Kirsten Grorud-Colvert, Jenna Sullivan-Stack, 1 More Steven Manaoakamai Johnson
Congressional Republicans’ Big Shift on Public Land Payments to Counties ArticleAugust 21, 2025 Congressional Republicans’ Big Shift on Public Land Payments to Counties While the One Big Beautiful Bill Act may have stopped short of selling off public lands, it did end some public land payments that rural communities have relied on since 1908—diverting those funds to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy. Aug 21, 2025 Mark Haggerty, Jenny Rowland-Shea
What To Know About the Senate’s Public Lands Sell-Off ArticleJune 18, 2025 What To Know About the Senate’s Public Lands Sell-Off Among other damaging proposals, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act includes a controversial plan to sell off public lands to pay for billionaire tax breaks. Jun 18, 2025 Drew McConville
Tackling Climate Change and Environmental Injustice IssueNovember 1, 2021 Tackling Climate Change and Environmental Injustice We pursue climate action that meets the crisis’s urgency, creates good-quality jobs, benefits disadvantaged communities, and restores U.S. credibility on the global stage.