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This Land Is Oil Land, This Land Is Gas Land

Expert BlogSharon Buccino
The Interior Department is the caretaker of America’s public lands, wildlife and natural resources. Unfortunately, Interior Secretary Zinke is proving to be a steward for just a few of us—the oil, gas and coal companies who seek to dig and…

Trump Announced a $12 Billion Resilience Competition??

Expert BlogRob Moore
Somewhat overlooked in the Trump administration's $44 billion disaster funding request was a proposed $12 billion nationwide competition to increase community’s resilience to future flood and hurricane disasters. According to the White House request for funding, $12 billion would be…

Judge Blocks Valley Lateral Pipeline and FERC Overreach

Expert BlogKimberly Ong
A federal judge recently halted construction on the Valley Lateral Pipeline—a temporary reprieve for New Yorkers in the fight against fossil fuel development. Valley Lateral Pipeline, a 7.8-mile natural gas pipeline, would have connected the larger Millennium Pipeline to the…

A Short-Sighted Tax Plan That Undercuts America

Expert BlogDeron Lovaas, Stephanie Gidigbi Jenkins
Any tax plan that defers yet again the urgently needed infrastructure, resiliency building and job-producing revitalization our country needs is a defeat for millions of Americans.

No Route Is Safe for Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline

Press Release
The Nebraska Public Service Commission today approved an alternate route for the proposed controversial Keystone XL tar sands pipeline through Nebraska that will require significant additional examination and analysis.

Trump's "Hold" on Zim Elephant Trophies May Not Be Enough

Expert BlogElly Pepper
As many of you may have heard by now, President Trump tweeted, and Interior Secretary Zinke reiterated, a decision late last night to put elephant trophy imports from Zimbabwe “on hold” out of the belief that “conservation and healthy herds…

White House Hurricane Relief Proposal is Inadequate

Press Release
The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) proposal for $44 billion in additional aid for hurricane relief falls well short of what Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands need.

Climate Action Momentum Continues at COP23: What’s Next?

Expert BlogJake Schmidt
Leaders concluded the negotiations in Bonn, Germany with stronger actions and a clear-eyed focus on the additional steps that need to be strengthened in the coming years. The train (or the zero emissions vehicle) is leaving the station and the…