Sierra Club and Partners Sue Elon Musk and DOGE Over Layoffs at National Parks The joint lawsuit aims to protect public lands and the people who need them By Molly McCluskey March 6, 2025 In this story: national parks, Trump, environmental law, public lands, state parks
A Storm Named Trump Hits the National Parks Ahead of Busy Season The president’s unpopular cost-cutting measures resulted in thousands of rangers and scientists losing their jobs By Alexander Nazaryan February 25, 2025 In this story: national parks, Trump
How Utah’s Latest Lawsuit Could Shape Public Lands Experts are worried the lawsuit could “upset the apple cart” of the American West By Katherine Irving December 30, 2024 In this story: public lands
The Elk Fence at Point Reyes Is Finally Coming Down The National Park Service took action to dismantle the controversial barrier Text and photographs by Jeremy Miller December 27, 2024 In this story: animals, national parks
Can Solar Energy and Conservation Exist in Tandem? The Biden administration prepared a final plan to unleash solar energy across the West By Ethan Freedman December 13, 2024 In this story: solar, renewable energy, public lands, federal policy
Acadia National Park Is a Lab for Climate Change Mitigation Efforts It's one of the most visited national parks and also one of the most vulnerable By Kyle Paoletta December 11, 2024 In this story: national parks, climate change
Can Old-Growth Forest Survive a Timber Bias? The agency tasked with managing old-growth forests struggles to shake its old ways By Jim Furnish December 6, 2024 In this story: forests, national forests, saving wild places, federal policy
Where the Tide Is the Loudest Sound A gold mine intrudes on a quiet Alaskan refuge By Dustin Solberg November 26, 2024 In this story: Alaska, saving wild places, public lands, wildlife, marine ecosystems
Environmentalists Have a Wish List for the Lame Duck Session President Biden will have an impressive conservation legacy. He could go even further if he did these things. By Lindsey Botts November 20, 2024 In this story: saving wild places, wildlife, public lands, congress
Biden Must Act Now to Cement His Environmental Legacy Here are three areas where the president can take action before leaving office By Ben Jealous November 8, 2024 In this story: federal policy, climate change, public lands