Tag: Trump administration

The lawsuit claims the United States Fish and Wildlife Service made a decision "based on politics, not science."

“Essentially, the Trump administration had a party, hoped the oil industry would show up, and it didn’t.”

Just like millions of U.S. citizens, Cubans are counting the days until the Trump administration becomes history and hoping the next administration will offer some relief.

“Trump’s reckless plan to clearcut old-growth trees in the Tongass will irreversibly damage our climate, kill wildlife, and devastate Southeast Alaska communities.”

Last-minute policies on religious freedom clear the way for employers to hire on the basis of faith. Some of the changes won't be easy for Biden to undo.

In its final days, the administration is rushing to cement its destructive legacy with attacks on clean air, wildlife and public lands that could be difficult to undo.

“Our preservation laws are not set up to prevent this level of loss. It weighs heavily on me.”

The pristine reserve is home to the Gwich’in people, who call it “Iizhik Gwats’an Gwandaii Goodlit,” or, “the sacred place where life begins.”

The roughly 9 million acres that the administration wants to open up now have been protected since the 2001 by the Roadless Area Conservation Rule, or Roadless Rule.

“We’ve blocked any new federal leasing in California in court for eight years now, and we’ll fight this too.”