Trump orders review of national monuments, vows to ‘to end these abuses and return...
JULIET EILPERIN in THE WASHINGTON POST | 26 April 2016
"President Trump signed an executive order Wednesday instructing Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to review any national monument created since Jan....
NRDC Needs Your Help to Protect U.S. National Monuments
ARLO HEMPHILL for I AM WILDERNESS | 26 April 2017
On Wednesday April 26, President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order instructing the Interior Department to review national monument...
Trump to issue new order calling into question two decades of national monument designations
JULIET EILPERIN in THE WASHINGTON POST | 24 April 2017
"President Trump will sign an executive order Wednesday instructing the Interior Department to review national monument designations his three predecessors have...
New Forestry From Old Growth
JOSHUA E. BROWN at THE UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT | 6 April 2017
As the planet warms, carbon markets are getting hot too. Forest landowners have been looking for ways to...
Microbes on ice sheets produce bioreactive carbon that is exported to downstream ecosystems
UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL | 3 April 2017
Glaciers and ice sheets have recently been considered significant sources of organic carbon and provide nutrients to downstream marine ecosystems.
However, the exact origin...
If you like lox on your bagel, you might not like this Trump proposal
By CHELSEA HARVEY in THE WASHINGTON POST | 31 March 2017
"A near-term spending bill proposed this week by the Trump administration would eliminate funding for a federal grant program...
House Advances Legislation Undermining American Wilderness
THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY | 5 February 2014
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the House of Representatives passed legislation that threatens essential hunting and fishing habitat and undermines critical environmental protections. Despite...
Large Carnivores Declining Worldwide
Study Shows Large Carnivore Numbers and Range Declining Worldwide
UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA | 9 January 2014
MISSOULA – New research co-written by University of Montana scientists finds steep declines in the...
Designating New Wilderness in America?
Will Congress Go Another Year Without Designating New Wilderness?
KATE SHEPPARD on HUFF POST GREEN | 3 January 2014, 8:08 EST
WASHINGTON -- This year marks the 50th anniversary of the...
Father-to-Son Life Lessons Taught by the Wilderness
HARRY INGRAM | 31 December 2013
If life moved slowly and happily without its monotony or challenges, the sweet moments and small discoveries wouldn't be as meaningful. Watching your first...
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