The Trump Administration’s Dangerous War on Information
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Guest Contributor | May 11, 2026
Information is a public good, which is why government has long been entrusted with its collection and dissemination. That pipeline is now badly damaged ...
Eroding Sanctuary for Wildlife in National Parks
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Jeff Ruch | May 8, 2026
During Trump’s first term, the National Park Service was an area of malign neglect, without a confirmed director for all four years. For most of Trump 1.0, the national parks were ignored, but no longer ...
Spending Time in Nature Builds Resilience: A Lesson from Rachel Carson
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Guest Contributor | April 10, 2026
Rachel Carson reminds us that our connection with our precious blue planet is mutual. Just as we take action to protect the planet, so we can draw strength and support from it ...
Ending Attacks on Offshore Wind
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Tim Whitehouse | April 9, 2026
The Trump administration is trying to kill the United States offshore wind industry behind closed doors ...
The Intentional Vandalization of America’s National Parks
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Tim Whitehouse | April 1, 2026
Under Burgum’s leadership, the National Park Service is being dismantled piece by piece—through political interference, workforce depletion, corruption, and the systematic erasure of American history ...
When Government Silences Its Own Workers, We All Lose
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Tim Whitehouse | February 27, 2026
If agencies are allowed to punish speech they don’t like — especially when it touches on identity, science, or environmental protection — silence becomes the norm. And when silence becomes normal, everyone loses ...