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What a government shutdown could mean for national parks
As a government shutdown looms, attention is turning to what will happen to national parks in the absence of government funding. Every aspect of park operations, from interpretive programs and search and rescue to maintenance and cleaning, hinges on federal employees being paid to do their jobs. Last week, Wyoming Senator John Barrasso urged the Interior Department to keep parks open, […]
Read MoreAnalysis shows overwhelming public support for proposed Oil and Gas Rule
A new statistical analysis of more than 260,000 public comments finds universal support for the Bureau of Land Management’s proposed rule updating the regulations that govern oil and gas leasing on American public lands. The proposed rule would bring BLM’s regulations into compliance with the Inflation Reduction Act’s overhaul of the leasing, rental, and royalty rates oil and gas […]
Read MoreCoalition urges Biden to designate Chuckwalla National Monument
Elected officials, community leaders, and residents of the eastern Coachella Valley region of California joined Representative Raul Ruiz at a press conference yesterday to call on President Joe Biden to designate Chuckwalla National Monument and expand Joshua Tree National Park. Located to the south of Joshua Tree National Park and north of the Chocolate Mountains, the monument would permanently protect […]
Read MoreAlaska governor pushes for Pebble Mine despite overwhelming opposition
The governor of Alaska is reviving a decades-long fight to build an open pit mine at the headwaters of the Bristol Bay watershed in southwest Alaska. The Pebble Mine would destroy thousands of acres of wetlands and the planet’s most productive salmon fishery, causing irreparable damage to the communities that depend on it. The mine is opposed by a consortium […]
Read MoreProtecting vulnerable public lands could meet outdoor recreation needs
The Center for American Progress (CAP) commissioned an analysis of public lands that makes the case that the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) proposed public lands rule provides an opportunity to protect or restore millions of acres of vulnerable public lands with high recreational values that will help meet outdoor recreation needs. According to CAP’s report of the analysis, more than 20 […]
Read MoreWhite House launches American Climate Corps
Yesterday the White House launched the American Climate Corps with the hope of putting 20,000 young people to work over the next year combatting climate change and promoting clean energy. President Joe Biden signed an executive order days after taking office that called for a strategy to create a Civilian Climate Corps. Biden and congressional allies had sought funding for the program […]
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