Trump’s attack on public lands is an attack on public health

Environmental law professor calls White House decisions 'unprecedented'

ALEXANDRIA — Derek Larson treated the audience, in his lecture called “Our Public Lands,” to a fascinating look at the history of the three agencies within the Department of the Interior (National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Bureau of Land Management) and the two agencies (the U.S. Forest Service and the National Forests), under the Department of Agriculture. But the audience, there for the Alexandria Senior College Dist…

As Trump pushes public land sales, advocates rally

Broad support for public lands in the West is forcing some Republicans to break with the White House. The post As Trump pushes public land sales, advocates rally appeared first on High Country News.

We used to agree on Earth Day. Political division has changed the environmental priorities

The Trump administration is rolling back landmark environmental legislation that dates back to the Nixon era, including key protections for clean air and water.

Earth Day: How Trump’s environmental decisions are affecting California

It’s Earth Day on Tuesday. But for the first time in four years, California’s environmental groups and state agencies are playing defense. After working closely with President Biden, who supported spending billions for renewable energy, established new national monuments and filled his administration with conservation leaders, California now finds itself in regular battles with President Trump. He has called climate change a hoax, is rolling bac…

Trump’s attack on public lands is an attack on public health

Spending time in nature is one of the best things you can do. Try telling that to the Trump administration.

Sick and unsafe: Trump attacks on workers’ rights is an attack on public health

This power shift hasn't just changed paychecks—it has fundamentally altered the physical and mental health landscape for millions of Americans.