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A New Management Plan for the Colorado River, BLM Approves Data Center on Public Land, and Forest Service Initiates ICE Raid

A New Management Plan for the Colorado River, BLM Approves Data Center on Public Land, and Forest Service Initiates ICE Raid

Aug 7, 2026 | The Wild Line

This week on The Wild Line, we’re tracking a new 10-year Colorado River management plan, the first data center approved on BLM-managed public land, a proposed rare earth mine near Devils Tower, and reporting that Forest Service Law Enforcement participated in an...
DOGE Cuts Exacerbate Wildfire, Interior Cancels Endangered Species Protections, and Alaska Judge Dismisses Dalton Highway Suit

DOGE Cuts Exacerbate Wildfire, Interior Cancels Endangered Species Protections, and Alaska Judge Dismisses Dalton Highway Suit

Jul 31, 2026 | The Wild Line

This week on The Wild Line, we’re tracking a Senate committee’s move to shelve most of this session’s wilderness and conservation bills, a federal court ruling clearing the transfer of Dalton Highway corridor lands to Alaska, and the cancellation of...
Proposed NHPA Changes Undermine Tribes, Administration Targets Chaco Canyon, Okefenokee Makes Bid for UNESCO Designation

Proposed NHPA Changes Undermine Tribes, Administration Targets Chaco Canyon, Okefenokee Makes Bid for UNESCO Designation

Jul 24, 2026 | The Wild Line

This week on The Wild Line, we’re tracking proposed rollbacks to tribal consultation under the National Historic Preservation Act, a push to open the Greater Chaco region to oil and gas drilling, a nearly one-third cut to Canada lynx critical habitat, and...
Trump Guts Utah Monuments, Admin Rewrites ‘Harm,’ Red Wolves Recover as Grizzlies and Whales are Targeted

Trump Guts Utah Monuments, Admin Rewrites ‘Harm,’ Red Wolves Recover as Grizzlies and Whales are Targeted

Jul 17, 2026 | The Wild Line

This week on The Wild Line, we’re tracking President Trump’s cuts to two Utah national monuments, the rescission of the Endangered Species Act’s core habitat protection, a proposal to return grizzly bear management to the states, and a rare bright...
A New Tracker for Public Land Comment Periods, Eastern States Invest in Wildlife Crossings, and Forest Service Retirees Join Suit to Stop Reorg

A New Tracker for Public Land Comment Periods, Eastern States Invest in Wildlife Crossings, and Forest Service Retirees Join Suit to Stop Reorg

Jul 10, 2026 | The Wild Line

This week on The Wild Line, we’re tracking a BLM proposal to rewrite grazing regulations across 155 million acres of public land, a lawsuit challenging the Forest Service’s restructuring into 15 new state offices, new wildlife crossing funding in...
A Genomics Pact for Endangered Species, an Oregon Timber Lawsuit, and a Farewell to National Parks Traveler

A Genomics Pact for Endangered Species, an Oregon Timber Lawsuit, and a Farewell to National Parks Traveler

Jul 3, 2026 | The Wild Line

This week on The Wild Line, we’re tracking a Forest Service proposal to narrow public comment on national forest management, a new Interior Department partnership with “de-extinction” company Colossal Biosciences on species genomics, a lawsuit...
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