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Trump Administration Repeals Landmark Public Lands Rule

Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.
The Department of the Interior repealed the Bureau of Land Management’s Public Lands Rule, eliminating the regulatory requirement that conservation be weighed alongside mining, drilling, timber, and grazing across 245 million acres of public lands.

Keystone Light Tar Sands Pipeline: Same Problems, Different Name

Press ReleaseWashington, D.C., Canada
President Trump signed off on a key permit to construct the Bridger Pipeline Expansion project, often referred to as “Keystone Light” because it would pump huge volumes of Canada’s sludgy tar sands oil along a portion of the controversial canceled…

NRDC Remembers Environmental Policy Pioneer Richard Ottinger

ReactionNew York City
The environmental movement lost one of its earliest and most active champions with the passing of Richard Ottinger this week. The former Congressman from New York championed a healthy Hudson River, helped usher some of the foundational environmental laws through…

Groups Push to Block Arctic Refuge Drilling Plan

Press ReleaseArctic
Updated complaint restarts paused litigation and challenges Interior’s 2025 move to readopt Trump‑era program opening all 1.56 million acres of the Coastal Plain to oil and gas leasing.

Trump's Coal Bailout Fails Bigly

ReactionMontana, Wyoming, Washington, D.C.
The U.S. Department of the Interior cancels Wyoming coal lease sale after embarrassing Montana auction.

Trump Administration Moves to Repeal Landmark Public Lands Rule

Press ReleaseUnited States
The Interior Department proposed repealing the Bureau of Land Management’s Public Lands Rule, a landmark safeguard that ensures conservation is considered alongside mining, drilling, timber, and grazing across 245 million acres of public lands.