Over the past two years of the Obama Administration, the Interior Department has implemented new policy and land management guidance, managed an oil spill disaster, and kicked off an effort to increase clean energy development on our public lands. We’ve also seated new members in the 112th Congress. All of this has stirred new conversations in the media and on Capitol Hill. The Wilderness Society has been leading the charge to defend our public lands and strengthen protections for threatened places.
As natural gas becomes increasingly important to America's energy mix, it's critical that major environmental and safety concerns be addressed through policies and regulations. This Science and Policy Brief adresses the issue and makes recommendations about moving forward with natural gas.
The Wilderness Society's Wildland Fire Program works to change our nation’s approach to fire management to focus on protecting communities, restoring ecosystems, and sustaining fire’s role in fire-dependent landscapes, where safe to do so. Our vision is of a landscape composed of fire-safe communities existing within a larger, healthy forest ecosystem.
