RHETORIC: The Obama Administration has hindered U.S. domestic oil production.

In the face of climate change and biodiversity loss, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) announced it is working on new rules to help national wildlife refuge managers more effectively address climate change impacts by updating current management strategies that were based on stable conditions. The agency is proposing to both revise the existing Biological Integrity, Diversity, and Environmental Health (BIDEH) […]

We learned more about Congressman Ryan Zinke’s plans to run the Interior Department during his confirmation hearing Tuesday. The Montanan, who’s vying to run the department that oversees the management of national parks, wildlife refuges, and other public lands, professed his admiration for Theodore Roosevelt, whose legacy of conserving our national public lands lives on […]

Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin is on years-long crusade to sell off Oklahoma’s state parks. It’s a habit that should raise immediate red flags if she takes the helm at Interior, a position which would put her in charge of America’s crown jewels — our national park system.

An oil and gas industry front group with a questionable record is trying to take on the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.

Today, Latino Decisions releases new poll results on behalf of Nuestro Rio regarding Latino voter attitudes towards environmental issues, including potential oil shale development, and protection of rivers and drinking water.