public lands

2 Trade Shows, 2 Portraits Of The American Conservation Movement

1:26pm February 08, 2018

Major outdoor shows in Colorado and Pennsylvania put a complex and divided American conservation movement on full display. But some see shared values beneath frequently political exteriors.

Ancient granaries, part of the House on Fire ruins, are shown here in the South Fork of Mule Canyon in the Bears Ears National Monument outside Blanding, Utah.

Trump Administration Wants To Shrink Bears Ears National Monument

8:20pm June 12, 2017

by Kirk Siegler

Whether the new monument, considered sacred to Native Americans, should be abolished or reduced is the first part of a review of national monuments under an executive order by President Trump.

A crew works on a drilling rig at a well site for shale-based natural gas in Zelienople, Pa., in 2012.

Senators Reject Effort To Roll Back Greenhouse Gas Emissions Rule

5:48pm May 10, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

It's a rare victory for environmentalists so far under President Trump. The Senate rejection to rolling back an Obama-era regulation was close — tipping after three Republican senators voted no.

Oil pump jacks work behind a natural gas flare near Watford City, N.D., in 2014. The oil and gas industry is lobbying lawmakers to repeal a rule that aims to limit the emissions of methane, the chief component of natural gas.

Inside The Debate Over Repealing Curbs On Methane Leaks

5:14pm May 03, 2017

by Nathan Rott

A deadline is approaching for lawmakers to undo an Obama-era regulation that aims to limit the emissions of methane — a powerful greenhouse gas — from energy production sites on public lands.