New National Environmental Policy Act rules limit public input and allow federal agencies to ignore climate impacts of infrastructure projects.
Donald Trump
Posted inAugust 1, 2020: Infectious Ideologies
Am I an invasive species?
How COVID-19 and ‘murder hornets’ compelled a writer to rethink invasions.
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Trump’s monumental hypocrisy
Despite decrying destruction of Confederate monuments, the president has dismantled millions of acres of national monuments.
Posted inJuly 1, 2020: 'I am here fighting for my life and future children'
Western police are geared up for war
But who’s the enemy?
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The Great American Outdoors Act passes Senate with bipartisan support
The legislation will alleviate a national park project backlog and permanently fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
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Black Americans bear the brunt of Trump’s environmental rollbacks
The connections between the environment, race and the COVID-19 crisis are many.
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The border wall threatens decades of binational wildlife conservation
Binational groups are preserving migratory corridors and restoring degraded areas in the Borderlands. Will the landscape be severed?
Posted inJune 1, 2020: Dissent at a Distance
Lawsuit challenges acting BLM director’s Senate confirmation avoidance
William Perry Pendley had his tenure extended in early May.
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Trump admin sprints to weaken environmental protections during pandemic
‘There’s a lot they want to get done before the election, just in case.’
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Border wall construction brings crowds, and COVID-19 anxiety, into Arizona towns
Hundreds of workers are passing through the rural border communities, where medical services are already strained.
Posted inMay 1, 2020: Lives on Lockdown
Triumph and tragedy: Trump’s border wall expands
Anger and despair rise as new projects are announced in the Southwest.
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Trump’s EPA halts environmental law enforcement during coronavirus pandemic
The decision has caused an uproar among former agency officials.
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The botched efforts to stop coronavirus and climate change
Why a decisive societal response is needed.
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What are the Trump administration’s new plans for Utah monuments?
Tribal nations and conservation groups hope to dismantle the policies in court.
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How the U.S. was caught ill-prepared for coronavirus
While experts say the president’s response has contributed to the crisis, the public health care system suffers from decades of underfunding.
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Forest Service delays copper mine planned on sacred land
‘Oak Flat is still on death row.’
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Trump’s gas wells in Wyoming would block pronghorn migration
The 170-mile route has been traveled for 6,000 years. Conservation groups are trying to prevent 3,500 new wells from severing it.
Posted inMarch 1, 2020: Predator (Mis)perceptions
Untangling the global oil market
The U.S. is a net exporter of petroleum, so why isn’t it energy independent?
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Western states widely support refugee resettlement
The president’s executive order meant to limit resettlement, but the West is opting for more.
Posted inMarch 1, 2020: Predator (Mis)perceptions
Trump targets a bedrock environmental law
Three years of rollbacks have taken a toll, without delivering real benefits.