Public Lands

COMMENTARY | What will BLM’s new Public Lands Rule Mean for Conservation?

by Chandra Rosenthal | April 26, 2024
The DOI's final Public Lands Rule was designed to elevate conservation to equal status with traditional energy development, resource extraction, and grazing. Here's our take on it ...

COMMENTARY | The Park Service Should Not Be Subsidizing Multi-Billion Telecoms to “Wire” Our National Parks

by Tim Whitehouse | April 15, 2024
Legislation is advancing to require the NPS to provide broadband and cellular access in every park where there is a perceived need for greater coverage ...

Lack of Seeds and Botanists Crimp National Seed Strategy

by PEER | March 12, 2024
Botanist Ranks in Federal Land Management Agencies Fell 20% Since 2015 ...

Point Reyes Sweetheart Cattle Leases are Illegal

by PEER | February 12, 2024
Dairy and Beef Ranches on Seashore Pay Far Below Fair Market Value ...

COMMENTARY | Biden’s 30X30 Conservation Plan Falls Far Short of What Is Needed

by Guest Contributor | January 30, 2024
To the delight of oil drillers, miners, trophy hunters, ranchers, farmers, loggers, and factory trawlers, the Biden plan calls for not initiating any conservation action at the federal level ...

Feds Put Minnesota DNR Logging on a Short Leash

by Susan Sargent | January 10, 2024
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