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Roadless Rule Comment Period Extended, Senate Ag Approves Farm Bill, Utah Monuments Threatened By Mining Claims

Roadless Rule Comment Period Extended, Senate Ag Approves Farm Bill, Utah Monuments Threatened By Mining Claims

Sep 18, 2026 | The Wild Line

This week on The Wild Line, we’re tracking a House bill to gut environmental review for forest projects, a Farm Bill that trades weakened conservation funding for new wilderness, a narrowed definition of “take” under the Endangered Species Act, and...
Montana Eyes New Wilderness, USFS Shutters Research Stations, Cumberland Island Invites Public Comment

Montana Eyes New Wilderness, USFS Shutters Research Stations, Cumberland Island Invites Public Comment

Sep 11, 2026 | The Wild Line

This week on The Wild Line, we’re tracking a new 430,000-acre wilderness and recreation bill in Montana, a House investigation into the influence of environmental nonprofits, Forest Service research station closures, and a contested visitor use plan and land...
Chinook Salmon Return to Mount St. Helens, a Deadly Grand Canyon Flood, and a Renewed Fight for Bears Ears

Chinook Salmon Return to Mount St. Helens, a Deadly Grand Canyon Flood, and a Renewed Fight for Bears Ears

Sep 4, 2026 | The Wild Line

This week on The Wild Line, we’re tracking a proposed land exchange inside Yosemite, a halted data center on public land near Las Vegas, renewed lawsuits over Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante, and the aftermath of a deadly flash flood in the Grand...
Endangered Species Rallies Head to the Gulf, Forest Service Travel Rule Upheaval, and Nevada Takes on the Colorado River Cuts

Endangered Species Rallies Head to the Gulf, Forest Service Travel Rule Upheaval, and Nevada Takes on the Colorado River Cuts

Aug 28, 2026 | The Wild Line

This week on The Wild Line, we’re tracking a proposed overhaul of the Forest Service’s travel management rule, record glyphosate use on California’s national forests, Nevada’s lawsuit over Colorado River water cuts, and rallies planned to...
USDA Moves to Rescind the Roadless Rule, Mining Claims Surface in Downsized Utah Monuments, and Minnesota Acts to Protect the Boundary Waters

USDA Moves to Rescind the Roadless Rule, Mining Claims Surface in Downsized Utah Monuments, and Minnesota Acts to Protect the Boundary Waters

Aug 21, 2026 | The Wild Line

This week on The Wild Line, we’re tracking the Forest Service’s newly opened comment period on rescinding the Roadless Rule, Minnesota’s new state-level protections for the Boundary Waters, and new mining claims and a fresh legal challenge facing...
Final Hours to Comment on Wilderness Policy, a Data Center Eyes National Park Land, and Bulldozers Carve Through Big Bend

Final Hours to Comment on Wilderness Policy, a Data Center Eyes National Park Land, and Bulldozers Carve Through Big Bend

Aug 14, 2026 | The Wild Line

This week on The Wild Line, we’re tracking the looming USDA decision to rescind the Roadless Rule, a same-day deadline to comment on Interior’s wilderness management policy review, the nomination of Dennis Kirk as Interior’s inspector general, and a...
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