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Why are there public lands? Good question.

February 6, 2012 By Emily Diamond-Falk

Editor's Note: The following piece appeared in the Las Vegas Sun on Saturday, February 4, 2012.  Why are there public lands? Good question. William H. Meadows Read more

Motorize the Wilderness Act

January 10, 2012 By Emily Diamond-Falk

ORV damage

Credit: Margaret Webster

H.R. 2834, the “Motorize our Wilderness Areas Bill” Read more

Drill the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Act

January 10, 2012 By Emily Diamond-Falk

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Credit: Lincoln Else

H.R. 3407, the “Drill the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Act” Read more

The “End of the National Monuments” Acts

January 10, 2012 By Emily Diamond-Falk

Devil's Tower National Monument

Credit: NPS

8 Bills to end National Monuments Read more

The Border Patrol Takeover Act

January 10, 2012 By Emily Diamond-Falk

Glacier National Park

Credit: Jeff L. Fox

The Border Patrol Takeover Act Read more

30 Million Acre Giveaway

January 10, 2012 By Emily Diamond-Falk

Vermillion Basin

Credit: by Sam Cox

H.R. 2852, the “30 Million Acre Giveaway Act” Read more

Wilderness Under Siege: Act now to stop the attacks

January 10, 2012 By Emily Diamond-Falk

Cathedral Rock proposed Wilderness in Oregon

Credit: by Greg Burke

Giving Away Our Great Outdoors Read more

Something that 100 economists can actually agree upon

December 2, 2011 By Spencer R. Phillips, Ph.D.

Lake Lila in Alpine Lakes Washington

Credit: Walter Siegmund

How many economists does it take to get President Obama to protect American lands? Hopefully 100, according to a recent letter sent to the White House by Headwaters Economics, an independent nonpartisan research firm. Read more