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White House tees up review of endangered species regulations
4+ hour, 45+ min ago (181+ words) Full access to essential energy & environment news for professionals. EXPLORE COVERAGE GET ACCESS By Ian M. Stevenson | 06/24/2026 04: 16 PM EDT The proposal includes changes to critical habitat designations and potential economic analyses. The White House in Washington on Monday. Julia Demaree Nikhinson…...
Greens say Forest Service grazing policy could harm rare ferrets
1+ week, 2+ day ago (214+ words) Full access to essential energy & environment news for professionals. EXPLORE COVERAGE GET ACCESS By Ian M. Stevenson | 06/15/2026 04: 21 PM EDT A Forest Service move to boost cattle grazing on public lands could reduce populations of prairie dogs needed to support endangered black-footed…...
Westerman, Huffman pitch Outdoors Act revamp
2+ week, 15+ hour ago (172+ words) Full access to essential energy & environment news for professionals. EXPLORE COVERAGE GET ACCESS By Amelia Davidson | 06/10/2026 06: 27 AM EDT The bipartisan legislation follows weeks of negotiation to reauthorize expired portions of the Great American Outdoors Act. Leaders of the House Natural…...
Debate over preservation law tripping up permitting talks
2+ week, 1+ day ago (1517+ words) Full access to essential energy & environment news for professionals. EXPLORE COVERAGE GET ACCESS By Josh Siegel | 06/09/2026 06: 30 AM EDT Senate Energy and Natural Resources Chair Mike Lee wants to overhaul the National Historic Preservation Act. That may be a step too…...
Two rules limiting Endangered Species Act protections advance
2+ week, 2+ day ago (250+ words) Full access to essential energy & environment news for professionals. EXPLORE COVERAGE GET ACCESS By Ian M. Stevenson | 06/08/2026 04: 01 PM EDT One proposal would require federal agencies to consider "the economic impact, the impact on national security, and any other relevant impact" before…...
Lawmakers move on Outdoors Act reauthorization
2+ week, 2+ day ago (186+ words) By Amelia Davidson | 06/08/2026 06: 28 AM EDT House Republicans unveiled draft legislation that would revamp a major public land and parks maintenance fund. House Natural Resources Chair Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) released draft legislation to reauthorize expired portions of the Great American Outdoors…...
Wetland losses jack up insurance bills, study says
3+ week, 13+ hour ago (185+ words) By Saqib Rahim | 06/03/2026 06: 35 AM EDT Insurance claims increased by $10 billion since 1980 due to the disappearance of those ecosystems. Floodwater surrounds homes in Paducah, Kentucky, after heavy rain last year. Scott Olson/AFP via Getty Images Relaxing federal wetland protections could…...
USDA looks to improve big game migration
3+ week, 1+ day ago (166+ words) By Jennifer Yachnin | 06/02/2026 01: 18 PM EDT The federal agency signed an agreement with 17 states. Migratory elk cross Granite Creek in the Bridger-Teton National Forest in Wyoming, on May 19, 2018. Gregory Nickerson/Wyoming Migration Initiative/University of Wyoming/AP The Agriculture Department on…...
Interior rolls out "national map" of public lands, waters
3+ week, 6+ day ago (145+ words) By Jennifer Yachnin | 05/28/2026 04: 00 PM EDT Two laws required the department to digitize and publish access information. The Interior Department unveiled Thursday the first iteration of a new public tool for mapping federal lands and waters, rolling out a unified "national…...
Watchdog dings Army Corps on wetland mitigation
4+ week, 1+ day ago (178+ words) By Miranda Willson | 05/26/2026 04: 15 PM EDT The agency should ensure companies follow through on mitigation requirements, the Government Accountability Office said. The sun sets over the marshy wetlands of the Florida Keys on Oct. 17, 2024, in Big Pine Key, Florida. Lynne Sladky…...