Conservation

September 14, 2020 — In a new review paper, researchers connect structural racism to a loss of urban biodiversity, while also addressing biases in academia.

September 11, 2020 — Big burns are natural, but climate change could make especially destructive fire seasons the new normal.

September 09, 2020 — The dustup over First Lady Melania Trump's recent renovation misses a bigger problem with the Rose Garden: It's too heavy on introduced species.

September 03, 2020 — After a 74-year absence, this summer a pair of Peregrines raised three chicks at New York's Taughannock Gorge—a hallowed destination for birders and the site of the falcon's first reintroduction attempt.

August 26, 2020 — With our allies we will bring voices of opposition to protect vital bird habitat and one of our country’s last untouched places from oil and gas drilling.

August 21, 2020 — As President Trump’s first term nears its end, major land-use decisions are coming due, with massive stakes for the environment.

August 17, 2020 — Legal challenges are inevitable, but the Trump administration aims to hold the first-ever sale of oil and gas leases in the refuge this year.

August 12, 2020 — In a major victory for conservation groups, a federal judge ruled that the Migratory Bird Treaty Act covers unintentional but avoidable avian deaths.

August 11, 2020 — With a broad coalition, we will demonstrate the harm the Administration’s rollbacks will have on people and birds.

July 29, 2020 — The Great American Outdoors Act provides billions of dollars to protect and improve public lands, but some advocates say the funding source—fossil-fuel revenue—isn't a long-term solution.