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Public Lands & Protected Spaces

National Emergency? Constitutional Experts Have Concerns

President Trump’s invocation of a national emergency to build his border wall is worrying and “illegal,” according to scholars.
February 19, 2019
by
Cronkite News
President Trump’s invocation of a national emergency to build his border wall is worrying and “illegal,” according to scholars.
Public Lands & Protected Spaces

Is the Trump Administration ‘Gaming the Shutdown’ to Serve Energy and Hunting Special Interests?

Elected officials and nonprofits groups are wondering why federal workers are being called back from furlough for nonemergency work that aids industry and hunters.
January 24, 2019
by
Tara Lohan
Elected officials and nonprofits groups are wondering why federal workers are being called back from furlough for nonemergency work that aids industry and hunters.
Tongass National Forest
Public Lands & Protected Spaces

Road to Ruin? State Plans Threaten Some of America’s Last Wild Places

Two western states have launched new challenges to the Roadless Area Conservation Rule, which helps protect some of the country’s most important public lands.
December 7, 2018
by
Tara Lohan
Two western states have launched new challenges to the Roadless Area Conservation Rule, which helps protect some of the country’s most important public lands.
Canyonlands National Park
Public Lands & Protected Spaces

National Parks at Risk From Trump Administration’s Energy Agenda

Experts fear oil and gas development could permanently damage millions of acres of ecologically and culturally important public lands.
November 6, 2018
by
Daria Bachmann
Experts fear oil and gas development could permanently damage millions of acres of ecologically and culturally important public lands.
Umbagog
Public Lands & Protected Spaces

Is the United States About to Lose Its Best Conservation Program?

For 50 years the Land and Water Conservation Fund has helped support thousands of projects across the country, but its funding may be gone by the end of the month.
September 14, 2018
by
Tara Lohan
For 50 years the Land and Water Conservation Fund has helped support thousands of projects across the country, but its funding may be gone by the end of the month.
Grand Staircase
Public Lands & Protected Spaces

Trump’s Policies on Public Lands Will Hurt Local Economies

As Sec. Zinke prepares to open Grand Staircase-Escalante to mining, experts and business owners say tourism income far outweighs the potential from fossil-fuel extraction.
August 16, 2018
by
Daria Bachmann
As Sec. Zinke prepares to open Grand Staircase-Escalante to mining, experts and business owners say tourism income far outweighs the potential from fossil-fuel extraction.
Zain National Park
Public Lands & Protected Spaces

The Budget Crunch at America’s National Parks

With increased attendance and crumbling infrastructure, national parks need money. But President Trump wants to cut even more of their funding.
July 2, 2018
by
Daria Bachmann
With increased attendance and crumbling infrastructure, national parks need money. But President Trump wants to cut even more of their funding.
golden lion tamarin
Public Lands & Protected Spaces

How the Golden Lion Tamarin Is Helping to Heal Brazil’s Rainforest

It took a decade of hard work, but one of the world’s most important wildlife corridors is now emerging from the fragmented forests of coastal Brazil.
May 17, 2018
by
John R. Platt
It took a decade of hard work, but one of the world’s most important wildlife corridors is now emerging from the fragmented forests of coastal Brazil.
india forest ecosystem
Public Lands & Protected Spaces

Aichi or Bust: Is the World on Target to Protect Its Most Threatened Ecosystems?

The 196 nations that agreed to the Aichi Biodiversity Targets have just two years to meet auspicious conservation goals. How are we doing?
February 22, 2018
by
Gloria Dickie
The 196 nations that agreed to the Aichi Biodiversity Targets have just two years to meet auspicious conservation goals. How are we doing?
National Butterfly Center
Public Lands & Protected Spaces

These Butterflies Have Lawyers

The National Butterfly Center just filed suit to block Trump’s border wall from being built on its property in Texas.
December 14, 2017
by
John R. Platt
The National Butterfly Center just filed suit to block Trump’s border wall from being built on its property in Texas.

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