Today, the Senate passed its budget blueprint for 2014, laying down a strong marker for wildland protection and responsible renewable energy development for the coming year, according to The Wilderness Society.

Rather than allowing devastating across-the-board cuts to conservation, preservation and environmental programs, the federal government should  cancel more than $760 billion of outdated tax breaks, according to a report released today by a coalition of environmental groups.

The following statement is from Alan Rowsome, director of conservation funding for The Wilderness Society, on President Obama’s speech today on the fiscal cliff.

The Wilderness Society, along with a coalition of environmental and conservation organizations, has released their recommendations for the fiscal year 2013 budget.