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    Biden to Restore Protections to Three National Monuments Cut by Trump

    Biden to Restore Protections to Three National Monuments Cut by Trump

    President Biden will restore full protection today to three national monuments shrunk by the previous administration, which had also opened the sacred lands up for coal and uranium mining as well as oil drilling. Biden will expand Bears Ears and the Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in what is now Utah and restore protections from commercial […]

    ‘Be Our Climate President’: Biden White House to Face a Week of Protestors

    ‘Be Our Climate President’: Biden White House to Face a Week of Protestors

    By Jessica Corbett Climate justice campaigners plan to descend on Washington, DC in October to protest outside the White House for a week straight, calling on President Joe Biden to declare a climate emergency and end all new fossil fuel projects. The Build Back Fossil Free coalition announced the People Vs. Fossil Fuels: Biden’s Test […]

    Tribal Leaders Urge Biden to Immediately Restore Bears Ears Monument

    Tribal Leaders Urge Biden to Immediately Restore Bears Ears Monument

    By Brett Wilkins Amid increasing frustration, leaders of two Native American tribes are calling on President Joe Biden to “take immediate action” to restore and enlarge Bears Ears National Monument in Utah, according to a letter published Tuesday by The Washington Post. In the letter, Hopi Tribal Vice Chair Clark W. Tenakhongva and Navajo Nation […]

    Careful How You Camp: Tips for a Nature-Safe Vacation

    Careful How You Camp: Tips for a Nature-Safe Vacation

    By Jeannette Cwienk With the pandemic, many people have been vacationing closer to home, bringing down the carbon cost of getting away. And even those covering long distances are increasingly trying to reduce their environmental impact — perhaps by taking the train instead of flying. But sometimes what looks like an eco-friendly choice isn’t as […]

    Drought Is Driving More Wild Horse Roundups Throughout the West

    Drought Is Driving More Wild Horse Roundups Throughout the West

    The plight of the roughly 95,0000 wild horses that roam public lands across the Western United States is both complicated and controversial. This year, unprecedented widespread drought is exasperating the issues the horses face. Because they have no natural predators, wild horse and burro populations in the U.S. can double every four years, quickly outgrowing […]

    Biden Presents Vision for Protecting 30% of U.S. Land, Waters by 2030

    Biden Presents Vision for Protecting 30% of U.S. Land, Waters by 2030

    On Thursday, the Biden Administration formally laid out its vision for conserving 30% of America’s land and waters by 2030. The “America the Beautiful” report, released by the Departments of Commerce, Interior, and Agriculture, includes few specifics but conceptualizes how the U.S. can better protect and restore biodiversity, improve the resilience of ecosystems to climate […]