December 12, 2017
If passed, this bill will certify President Trump’s proposed reduction to one of the two Utah monuments under attack.
The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is one of America's last truly wild places and must be preserved. | Photo by Loren Blackford
Public lands and waters should never be threatened by oil and gas drilling. We work to protect these special places from legislative assaults and federal regulatory rollbacks that threaten to open them up to exploitation by the fossil fuel industry.
Press Releases
December 10, 2017
Reporting by CNN today reveals that Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is pushing for a road to be built through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. The road would be the first constructed through a Wilderness area, and marks the latest in a long string of decisions by the Interior Department to roll back protections for wild places.
December 5, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Interior Secretary Zinke finally released full recommendations for the future of the country’s national monuments. The recommendations follow a sham review by Secretary Zinke and call for reductions to Gold Butte and Cascade-Siskiyou National Monuments, while recommending a rollback of protections for six of other monuments, opening them to destructive resource extraction.
December 5, 2017
Northern California, Southern Oregon-- Today, Secretary of the Interior Zinke released recommendations to drastically cut the bo
December 5, 2017
Las Vegas, NV-- Today, Sec. of the Interior Zinke unveiled his appalling National Monuments recommendation for Gold Butte National Monument.
December 4, 2017
Trump is creating severe uncertainty for our communities-- risking jobs and economic revenue.
December 4, 2017
Trump has completely disrespected Native American history and culture.
December 4, 2017
The Antiquities Act does not give the President the legal authority to eliminate or reduce a national monument.
December 4, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, President Trump eliminated protections for vast portions of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments in Utah, effectively abolishing the two monuments. The proclamation repeals 85% of the Bears Ears National Monument and cuts Grand Staircase-Escalante by almost half.
December 4, 2017
The Trump administration's effort to sell out our public lands is deeply unpopular and goes against American values.