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A Texas Program Has Achieved Remarkable Success in Protecting Rare Sea Turtles. So Why Does the National Park Service Want to Defund It?

by Elizabeth Duan | August 19, 2020
“The Kemp’s ridley sea turtles begin arriving at Padre Island National Seashore in April, waves breaking against their olive-colored shells, salt spraying from their nostrils as they haul themselves up the sandy beach to nest. Every year, volunteers and park staff led by Dr. Donna ...

BLM chief signed an order to keep himself in power

“William Perry Pendley signed a succession order months ago that will keep him indefinitely at the helm of the Bureau of Land Management. Pendley’s order states that “in the absence” of a permanent BLM director, the deputy director of policy and programs — in this ...

OP-ED | Public Lands Are Key to Fighting Climate Change

by Elizabeth Duan | August 17, 2020
Public lands account for a quarter of the nation’s land area and nearly a quarter of the nation’s carbon dioxide emissions through extraction and combustion of fossil fuels ...

Democrats use vulnerable GOP senators to get rare win on environment

“President Trump’s decision to withdraw his controversial nominee to lead the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is a rare example of Democrats and conservation groups being able to leverage the vulnerability of Republican senators to their advantage. But the Department of the ...

White House withdraws nomination for Bureau of Land Management head

“The Trump administration withdrew its nomination of William Perry Pendley to lead the Bureau of Land Management on Saturday after both Republican and Democratic senators said he would face tough questioning in a confirmation hearing. Peter Jenkins, senior counsel for Public ...

Trump seen putting biofuels decisions on hold

“A White House official confirmed Saturday the Trump administration intends to withdraw the controversial nomination of William Perry Pendley to lead the Bureau of Land Management, Pro’s Anthony Adragna and Ben Lefebvre report. With the Senate effectively out until September, ...
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