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 climate 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 climate 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 climate policy, climate change, public lands
Biden–Harris Administration Creates a New National Marine Sanctuary off the California Coast The Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary honors tribal input and advances ocean conservation By Lindsey Botts October 16, 2024 In this story: indigenous communities, marine ecosystems, wildlife, saving wild places, public lands
These Lands Belong to You and Me Our federal public lands, including parks and monuments, are a collective treasure By Ben Jealous October 5, 2024 In this story: public lands
Leaf-Peeping for Hikers Here’s where trekkers should head for fabulous fall foliage Text and photographs by Cassandra Brooklyn October 3, 2024 In this story: hiking, national parks
How to Celebrate National Public Lands Day Without Leaving Your Home Eight books and films that will transport you to some of America’s most iconic landscapes By Sara Hashemi September 22, 2024 In this story: public lands, America's National Parks, national forests, outdoor recreation, adventure