This week, nine conservation organizations led by The Wilderness Society sent a letter of support for extending tax incentives for wind energy to leaders in the
The letter spoke to an issue that many of us in the environmental community have been working on for years- The Obama administration, and specifically the
The biggest issue facing the environmental community on the fiscal cliff is that the spending cuts will be devastating for environmental priorities and programs. The Wilderness Society is working to avoid these cuts.
Montana Senator Jon Tester returned to Washington this week and some say his successful reelection was boosted by his strong support for conservation and the sportsmen’s community, along with his ability to find solutions and reach across the aisle.
Spending cuts that are part of the budget sequester, or just “sequestration” could have deep and lasting impacts on America’s wild places. The sequester is a trigger of automatic spending cuts that was passed by Congress in 2011.
The Interior Department is changing the way energy development is done by evaluating specific places on public lands before projects are proposed. By identifying suitable places ahead of time, solar energy will face less conflict and cause fewer impacts.
If not properly maintained, these roads will fall apart bleeding large amounts of dirt into America’s rivers. This dirt runoff degrades stream quality and destroys fish habitat.
