The Wild Line

Weekly policy roundup covering the Arctic Refuge lease sale, a Forest Service off-road vehicle memo, Senator Mike Lee’s move against the Roadless Rule, and six new national trails, with updates on federal public lands and conservation policy.

Weekly policy roundup covering Trump’s repeal of ORV protections on public lands, House appropriations cuts to national parks and the EPA, the collapse of federal farmer conservation program funding, and the withdrawal of NSF deep-sea ocean monitoring stations, with updates on federal public lands and conservation policy.

Weekly policy roundup covering the Protect Gulf Life Act, $67M in national park fee diversion, Forest Service fuels reduction decline, and surface transportation conservation wins, with updates on federal public lands and conservation policy.

Weekly policy roundup covering Steve Pearce’s BLM confirmation, cyanide trap restoration, Recreation.gov bot abuse, FY27 appropriations, and a new free shuttle expanding outdoor access in Colorado.

Weekly policy roundup covering the BLM Conservation and Landscape Health Rule rescission, Interior Secretary Burgum’s wilderness remarks, North Atlantic right whale protections, Frank Church Wilderness chainsaw authorization, and Colorado wildlife crossing legislation, with updates on federal public lands and conservation policy.

Weekly policy roundup covering Steve Pearce’s BLM nomination vote, American Prairie bison permit revocations, Alaska’s Ambler Road land transfer, Frank Church Wilderness chainsaw authorization, and Ted Turner’s conservation legacy

Weekly policy roundup covering the NPS nominee withdrawal, Forest Service glyphosate spraying, Corridor H highway lawsuit, San Joaquin River mine threat, the Shared Ground housing and public lands framework, Montana public lands polling, and the Red Rock Legacy Trail opening, with updates on federal public lands and conservation policy.

This week on The Wild Line, we’re tracking a major Endangered Species Act victory on Capitol Hill, proposed Forest Service rule changes that would open wilderness areas to chainsaws and fast-track mining exploration on national forest land, Interior and Agriculture...

This week on The Wild Line, we're tracking the Senate's passage of a Congressional Review Act resolution to enable mining in the headwaters of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, the Forest Service's proposed headquarters relocation to Salt Lake City, the...

Weekly policy roundup covering the Trump Administration’s National Park Service budget cuts, Forest Service reorganization plan, USDA NEPA rule, Congressional votes on Boundary Waters mining and Grand Staircase-Escalante, and the Endangered Species Act Amendments Act, with updates on federal public lands and conservation policy.

Weekly policy roundup covering the U.S. Forest Service reorganization, an Endangered Species Act exemption for Gulf of Mexico oil and gas, the Nantahala-Pisgah Forest Plan court ruling, Chaco Culture National Historical Park oil and gas scoping, and conservation wins in California and Arkansas, with federal public lands and wildlife policy updates for April 2026.

Weekly policy roundup covering Oklahoma’s new energy-executive senator, Big Cypress wilderness legislation, SpaceX’s Lower Rio Grande land swap, E&E News staff cuts, and wildfire science communication, with updates on federal public lands and conservation policy.