America’s public lands are the common ground where we come together
Wild places invite us to find unity across our divides.
Tag: Bureau of Land Management
Boosting timber harvesting in national forests while cutting public oversight won’t solve America’s wildfire problem
Research shows that environmental reviews are rarely the main barrier to forest projects aimed at reducing fire risk.
Should oil and gas drilling expand in this biodiverse national forest? The public overwhelmingly says no
Conecuh National Forest is located in southeast Alabama, along its border with Florida.
Interior secretary manages vast lands that all Americans share − and can sway the balance between conservation and development
One role has been expanding energy production, including oil, natural gas, wind and solar power, on federal lands.
Banning balloon releases would also help to conserve helium resources
Helium is a non-renewable resource that is found in only a few locations in the world and is being depleted.
It’s always darkest before the dawn
By John Morales, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists This is a new Silent Spring moment. Rachel Carson’s 1962 seminal book Silent Spring—about the ...