Well, just this week the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources passed 19 wilderness and public lands protection measures. These bills are now eligible for passage out of the Senate and ultimately to become the law of the land!
The National Journal recently asked nine opinion leaders what's at stake for the environment as Washington's budget cuts, aka sequestration, go into effect. Wilderness Society President Jamie Williams weighed in.
As of March 1, cuts – known as sequestration – will be affecting every federal agency, including the National Park Service, the US Fish and Wildlife Service, the Forest Service and other environmental agencies.
WILDERNESS NEEDS PROTECTION TODAY. TELL CONGRESS TO ACT.
Last Congress we witnessed the worst Congress for wilderness: the first since 1966 to not protect a single acre of wilderness. We cannot let history repeat itself. Urge your representative and senators to support America’s natural heritage.