public lands
Republicans Are Trying to Run a Long Con on Public Lands
A new bill, H.R. 622, would open the door for future alt-right occupations in America’s wildest places.
That Was Quick: Hunters Stopped a Bill to Privatize Over 3 Million Acres of Public Land
A Republican congressman introduced the bill, then withdrew it in just one week.
National Park Employees Break the Silence About Trump’s Hiring Freeze
We spoke to National Park Service and Forest Service employees about the damage—sometimes irreparable—that President Trump’s hiring freeze has caused to their lives.
Trump's Hiring Freeze Will Devastate Our National Parks
Our overcrowded National Parks need to hire 8,000 temporary employees to make sure you can go camping this summer.
Can Species Be Saved Without the Endangered Species Act?
The Endangered Species Act is on track to become as threatened as the wildlife it helps to protect.
Trump’s Possible Interior Pick Thinks Climate Change Is ‘Creative Writing’
Congresswoman and climate change denier Cathy McMorris Rodgers has a long history of supporting terrible environmental policies.
Confronting Racism and White Nostalgia on Cliven Bundy's Ranch
The Nevada rancher wants to break all the rules in a game that's been fixed for him.
Is Full-On Shaming Really the Best Response to the Rock Toppling Bros?
Toward closing the rifts between public land users.