Drilling in the refuge was tucked into in last month’s Republican tax bill, defying decades of attempts to protect this pristine wildnerness.

Drawing clear borders around the Arctic Ocean matters for the future of the people who live there — and for the planet as a whole.

New rules could affect everything from clean power to migratory birds, and they’re just a hint of what’s yet to come.

Stories about Bears Ears, sharks, vaquitas, an extinct bat and the Endangered Species Act resonated with our readers this year.

The year of Trump brought challenges, but it also inspired us to seek the truth and find solutions.

Air pollution is an unevenly distributed issue — how it affects you depends on where you live.

The National Butterfly Center just filed suit to block Trump’s border wall from being built on its property in Texas.

How racism, grave robbery, disrespect of tribal sovereignty and Mormon belief in divine rights is driving Utah’s attack on public lands.

The proclamation to remove more than a million acres from protection has been called everything from illegal to racist.

The Rural Utilities Service has helped millions of people, but the Trump White House says money for rural water isn’t needed.