Trump Aims To Open Vital U.S. Forest To Logging, Drilling, Mining

Why Patagonia is Fighting for Public Lands

Trump To Give National Monuments Up For Oil Exploitation

Republicans Planning Historic Sell-Off Of Federal Lands

Kasich joins the troubled GOP governor group

New Poll: Voters Favor Protecting Public Lands Over Drilling Them

New Poll: Voters Favor Protecting Public Lands Over Drilling Them: A poll released today by the Center for American Progress shows strong evidence that Americans believe energy development and land conservation are out of balance. It also demonstrates that there is a wide gap between political rhetoric by the oil and gas industry and their allies in Congress and the opinions of westerners about oil [...]/p

Paul Ryan Budget Contemplates Selling Off ‘Millions Of Acres’ Of Public Land

Paul Ryan Budget Contemplates Selling Off ‘Millions Of Acres’ Of Public Land: This morning House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) offered his fiscal year 2014 budget, which the Wall Street Journal called “almost identical” to the Romney-Ryan presidential platform last year.  In addition to cutting taxes for the rich and preserving tax breaks for Big Oil, the budget offers an extreme and flawed view of public [...]/p

7 Ways Looming Budget Cuts To Public Lands And Oceans Will Affect Americans

7 Ways Looming Budget Cuts To Public Lands And Oceans Will Affect Americans:  On January 2, 2013 a set of large, across-the-board spending cuts to nearly all federal agencies is set to take place in accordance with the Budget Control Act 2011. These massive slashes—known as the “fiscal showdown” or “sequestration”—are a direct result of conservatives in Congress holding the [...]/p