How The Interior Department Got Swamped
At least eleven former officials of Donald Trump’s Interior Department have landed jobs with fossil fuel interests, lobbying firms or other private companies since leaving …
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Federal cuts shut down Salmon River, other Idaho rivers’ monitoring gauges
A Salmon River temperature gauge critical for following the effects of climate change on Idaho’s endangered sockeye salmon was shut down by the Trump administration …
Trump administration wanted an Arctic Refuge lease sale this year
Yeah, about that. Top Trump administration officials have said that they plan to hold an oil and gas lease sale in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge before …
Trump Admin Moves to End Protections for Endangered Fish
In 376 days this nightmare will be over. The Trump administration has announced a plan to divert water to California farmers, fulfilling a campaign …
Trump administration proposes expanding logging in Tongass National Forest
This is the definition of insanity. The Trump administration Tuesday proposed allowing logging on more than half of Alaska’s 16.7 million-acre Tongass National Forest, the …
BLM Director Won’t Answer Questions About His History of Climate Denial
What a piece of work. Speaking on a panel at the Society of Environmental Journalists William Perry Pendley, the acting director of the Bureau of …
Advocate for selling public lands will remain BLM acting director
U.S. Secretary of Interior David Bernhardt has extended the tenure of the Trump administration’s top steward of public lands, rebuffing Democrats’ calls for his termination. …
Trump’s Wildlife Service Pick Has Ties To Anti-Animal Protection Groups
Aurelia Skipwith, Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, has links to powerful agricultural interests opposed to protections for the endangered species she …
A Vast Liquidation of Public Lands Is Underway in Alaska
The Trump administration is quietly leading one of the largest liquidations of America’s public lands since the late 19th century. If fully implemented, this effort …
Trump Adminstration Killing Clean Water Rule
Barely two months after moving into the White House, President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing federal agencies to revise the Waters of the …