Public Lands
Natural Resources Committee Advances Water and Land Bills
The House Natural Resources Committee is preparing to markup nine bills that span water rights, land transfers, wildlife protections, and federal workplace...
Is FEMA's $13.6 Million Renewable Energy Funding Cost-Effective?
Power outages are becoming more frequent and longer-lasting across the United States, with extreme weather events driving the crisis. When the lights go...
DOE's Nuclear Waste Cleanup Locked Into Costly Solutions Before Alternatives Evaluated
The Department of Energy's nuclear waste cleanup programs are locked into expensive solutions before alternatives are properly evaluated, according to a...
Bipartisan Bill Seeks $1.9B to Fix Parks Backlog
In a Congress fractured along partisan lines, a conservation bill has managed something increasingly rare: genuine bipartisan embrace. [GAP] The H.R. 9250...
Phillips Inc. Hires Continental Strategy for Environmental Policy
Phillips Inc. has brought on Continental Strategy LLC to handle its federal lobbying registration, adding firepower to its environmental policy efforts. The...
Rules for Critical Mineral Recycling Debated in House Hearing
Why it matters: Congress examined legislation to unlock domestic critical mineral recovery and recycling as the Trump administration prioritizes supply...
Trump's Wildlife Nominee Grilled on Conservation Experience
Why it matters: Kevin Lilly, President Trump's nominee for Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, faced tough questioning on his lack of...
Lobbying Surge: Environment, Land, Water at Stake
The House Administration Committee is set to mark up various measures on June 24, with issue areas spanning environment, public lands, and water management....
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust Hires Bernhardt Group on Natural Resources
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust has registered with Bernhardt Group LLC to lobby on natural resources issues, marking a new lobbying engagement for the hotel...
Conservation Legacy Ends Lobbying Relationship With EQVstrategic
Conservation Legacy, one of the nation's largest conservation service corps networks, terminated its lobbying relationship with EQVstrategic LLC as of...
Rainmaker Technology Hires Brownstein Hyatt on Environmental Issues
Rainmaker Technology Corp. registered as a new client with lobbying firm Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP in 2026, marking the company's entry into...
Fish and Wildlife Service Faces 20% Budget Cut in Heated Hearing
The Trump administration's FY2027 budget request would slash the Fish and Wildlife Service budget by 20 percent, eliminating funding for critical...
Colorado River Basin's 2026 Crisis
Why it matters: The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee convened Wednesday for an oversight hearing on the Colorado River Basin's post-2026...
Norfolk Hires Greenberg Traurig for Budget, Environmental Lobbying
The City of Norfolk, Va. has filed a new lobbying registration with Greenberg Traurig LLP, entering the federal lobbying arena on budget and environmental...
Congress Attempts to Fix Wildfire Prevention Delays
A new Congressional Research Service report lands at a moment when the stakes for getting federal land policy right on wildfire could hardly be higher. The...
E15 Ethanol Fuel Blocked Despite Lack of Scientific Justification
A decades-old regulatory quirk is forcing Congress and the White House into an uncomfortable alliance — and a fight with the oil refining industry — over...
Sea Lion and Salmon Laws Clash in Conservation Dilemma
A Congressional Research Service report updated June 5, 2026 puts a sharp point on one of the Pacific Northwest's most intractable wildlife conflicts: sea...
Congress Pushes to Lock in Vehicle Emissions Rollbacks
Why it matters: The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment held a Clean Air Act hearing on June 3, examining ten bills that would roll back...