Alan Rowsome, director of conservation funding, gave testimony before the House Interior Appropriations Subcommittee. This is one of the committees that determine the annual budgets for National Parks, National Wildlife Refuges, and other wild lands.

With the news that the Interior Department will allow drilling in a proposed wilderness area in southern Utah's

The state of energy today is anything but clear. Is increased oil and gas drilling the way to lower gas prices? Are natural gas and renewables the best prescription for energy independence? Will the XL Keystone pipeline create more jobs for communities?

Gas prices are still going up.  Across the country, there are calls for opening more of our pristine landscapes to drilling.  A study by the Associated Press shows that