Trump and Congress Just Gifted Big Oil a Multimillion Dollar Stocking Stuffer

by Guest Contributor | December 19, 2025
As Congress recesses this week, it quietly gave the oil industry a multimillion dollar tax break by allowing the 9 cent-per-barrel oil tax into the federal Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to expire on December 31 ...

What RIF Notices Mean for Federal Employees

by Guest Contributor | October 20, 2025
Mass firings won’t meaningfully reduce the federal budget, but they will strip federal agencies of invaluable expertise and leadership ...

Redefining the US Forest Service Mission

by Guest Contributor | August 27, 2025
An anonymous US Forest Service employee shares their concerns about the recent direction for implementing EO 14225 “Immediate Expansion of American Timber Production ...

The Time Has Come to Establish the International Arctic Ocean Sanctuary

by Guest Contributor | June 8, 2025
On World Ocean Day, the Arctic Ocean ecological crisis needs to be top of the list for attention by governments ...

Public Lands Unprotected: The Impact of Department of the Interior Law Enforcement Firings

by Guest Contributor | April 11, 2025
With understaffing of law enforcement officers and rangers already a severe problem, the new wave of terminations is exacerbating under-enforcement into crisis status ...