The fight to save America’s most endangered mammal
Black-footed ferrets are America’s most endangered mammal, and they could be about to come back from the brink—but a handful of ranchers are leading the effort to keep the animals off public lands.
Black-footed ferrets are America’s most endangered mammal, and they could be about to come back from the brink—but a handful of ranchers are leading the effort to keep the animals off public lands.
In the depths of a historic drought, wall contractors drew up water from fragile desert springs that serve both wildlife and Indigenous communities in the American Southwest.
Legal experts and environmentalists agree that the next four years should be an opportunity to shape stronger, science-based policies that safeguard the planet, no matter who’s in office.
The Trump administration is making a last-minute push to sell oil rights in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, an area roughly the size of Maine spanning the northwest corner of Alaska.
Montana US Senator Jon Tester introduced legislation this week that ratchets up the stakes against William Perry Pendley, the embattled defacto head of the federal agency that oversees management of more than 245 million acres of land, mainly in the West.
Data pulled by the bureau helps to shape scientific research and ultimately, public resources. The deadline for this year’s count has been pulled up to September 30.
Opening the remote Alaskan refuge to oil and gas leasing is a step that’s as much about politics as it is about energy.
What may feel impossible on an individual level becomes achievable when other folks, and politicians, rally to the cause.
The battle for Bristol Bay isn’t over yet. With enough public support, the EPA could still veto the mine under the authority of the Clean Water Act, as it has before.
If there is any COVID-19 risk associated with public land use, why not mitigate it? Well, that’s not how the management of public lands is supposed to work. Our public lands are vast and diverse, and so are the communities that rely on them.