DOI budget request boosts energy, cuts wildlife
President Trump’s 2019 executive budget proposal calls for less funding for the Interior Department and emphasizes department spending on energy development, infrastructure improvements and improving public access to federal lands,...
Park Service tackles parking problem with reservations
In an effort to reduce traffic and relieve overcrowding, Muir Woods National Monument has become the first National Park Service site to require year-round parking reservations. The popular site’s limited...
‘Life-saving road’ cuts through Alaska waterfowl habitat
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has signed an agreement to move forward with a land swap in order to build a gravel road through Alaska’s Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, including portions...
TWS urges Zinke to balance Alaska wildlife needs with energy development
The Wildlife Society has written a letter to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, urging him to protect important wildlife habitat on lands in the National Petroleum Reserve—Alaska (NPR-A) as the Bureau of...