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When it comes to Biden’s nominees, Joe Manchin has a problem with women
When it comes to Biden’s nominees, Joe Manchin has a problem with women
The senator thinks a president should “have his team in place”—until that team includes highly-qualified women
Aaron Weiss
Jun 23
The Antiquities Act can help President Biden fight congressional gridlock, slow climate change, and…
The Antiquities Act can help President Biden fight congressional gridlock, slow climate change, and…
America’s bedrock conservation law is even more relevant today than when it passed 116 years ago
Kate Groetzinger
Jun 8
Can a marine sanctuary save this small Alaska Native community in the Pribilof Islands?
Can a marine sanctuary save this small Alaska Native community in the Pribilof Islands?
Facing severe impacts of climate change, the community of St. Paul is working to preserve its culture, livelihood, and ecosystem through a…
Lilly Bock-Brownstein
Jun 7
Fossil fuels would have stayed in the ground — but then Bitcoin came along
Fossil fuels would have stayed in the ground — but then Bitcoin came along
Cryptocurrency operations are increasing demand for dirty energy and straining power grids
Kate Groetzinger
May 20
Senator Mike Lee’s ‘McMansion Subsidy Act’ will not fix affordable housing
Senator Mike Lee’s ‘McMansion Subsidy Act’ will not fix affordable housing
Lee’s bill would encourage suburban sprawl on our public lands
Kate Groetzinger
Apr 14
It’s time for President Biden to designate Texas’ Castner Range a national monument
It’s time for President Biden to designate Texas’ Castner Range a national monument
The community of El Paso has pushed to conserve this former weapons testing range for decades
Lauren Bogard
Mar 30
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By the numbers: Oil industry awash in permits, leases while pushing for more drilling
By the numbers: Oil industry awash in permits, leases while pushing for more drilling
As war rages in Ukraine and debate over drilling on American public lands is once again in the news, a new dashboard from the Center for…
Jesse Prentice-Dunn
Mar 15
American oil companies cynically try to profit off the Russian invasion
American oil companies cynically try to profit off the Russian invasion
Arguments for more drilling don’t add up when Europe is “doubling down on renewables”
Aaron Weiss
Feb 24
The Washington Times uses bogus numbers to misrepresent 30x30
The Washington Times uses bogus numbers to misrepresent 30x30
How much of America is really protected?
Aaron Weiss
Feb 9
The Frank and Joan Randall Preserve in California’s Tehachapi Mountains
The Frank and Joan Randall Preserve in California’s Tehachapi Mountains
The Nature Conservancy’s work with private landowners, California state officials, and philanthropists that led to the creation of this…
Lauren Bogard
Feb 2
The forested coastal wetlands of Texas’ Columbia Bottomlands
The forested coastal wetlands of Texas’ Columbia Bottomlands
The addition of 4,628 acres to San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge will benefit migratory birds, wildlife, and the community
Lauren Bogard
Feb 2
Progress Report: President Biden’s first year on public lands
Progress Report: President Biden’s first year on public lands
The good, the bad, and the incomplete
Aaron Weiss
Jan 13
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