Legislation

House Panel Will Weigh Bills on Public Lands, Civil Rights

A House Natural Resources Subcommittee hearing on September 2, 2026 will examine nine bills spanning conservation, historic preservation, and public lands...

Public Lands

ESA Funding Drops While Staffing Cuts Strain Implementation

A recent Congressional Research Service report examines how budget cuts and workforce reductions are straining federal agencies' ability to enforce the...

Congress

Trump National Park Budget Pits D.C. Spending Against Agency Cuts

The Trump administration's National Park Service budget request for fiscal 2027 proposes a sweeping restructuring that would slash discretionary funding for...

Public Lands

Chesapeake Bay Restoration Faces Funding and Pollution Challenges

A 2014 cost estimate suggested Chesapeake Bay restoration would require $5 billion per year just to implement the water quality TMDL by 2025, while CRS...

Government Operations

NPS Fee Hikes for International Park Visitors Create Delays

A new Congressional Research Service (CRS) report on National Park Service fee increases for international visitors shows the Trump administration has moved...

Government Operations

Trump Budget Proposal vs. Congress on Interior, Environment

A recent Congressional Research Service report published August 24 examines the stark divide between the Trump administration's Interior and Environment...

Public Lands

A Decade of Oil Development in Alaska Is Locked Into Place

A new Congressional Research Service report on the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska maps a fundamental shift in federal energy policy that will shape...

Government Operations

GAO Warns Forest Service Timber Goals at Risk From Cuts

A recent GAO report examines how the Forest Service is navigating pressure to dramatically increase timber production while simultaneously facing workforce...

Environment

Hiclear Holdings Enters Federal Lobbying Arena

Hiclear Holdings LLC, a modular wastewater treatment systems manufacturer, has entered the federal lobbying arena for the first time. The company registered...

Agriculture

Water Authority Hires Dennis Cardoza Consulting

San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority, which delivers water to approximately 1.2 million acres of farmland, hired Dennis Cardoza Consulting Services LLC...

Energy

Trump Administration Moves to Expand Critical Mineral Seabed Mining

The Trump administration is moving forward with plans to extract critical minerals from the ocean floor, with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)...

Energy

U.S. Accelerates Seabed Mining for Critical Minerals

The U.S. is 100 percent net import reliant for six critical minerals found beneath American ocean waters: gallium, manganese, niobium, scandium, titanium,...

Government Operations

Congress Rejects Administration's Lower NPS Budget Request

A recent CRS report on National Park Service funding reveals a widening gap between what the agency has received and what it needs to maintain its...

Legislation

Senator Cornyn Defends Texas Army Depots, Opposes Big Bend Wall

Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) spent the week introducing legislation to protect Texas military jobs, pushing back on border wall construction at Big Bend National...

Legislation

Congress Weighs Competing Plans to Revive Public Lands Repair Fund

A recent CRS report examines competing proposals to revive the Legacy Restoration Fund, which expired in August without congressional action.

Congress

Baldwin Fights EPA Rollback of Wisconsin Drinking Water Protections

Sen. Tammy Baldwin spent the week pressing on healthcare, food assistance, and clean water — issues with direct consequences for Wisconsin families — while...

Government Operations

Topsail Beach Ends Four-Year Coastal Lobbying Relationship With Ferguson Group

The Town of Topsail Beach, North Carolina terminated its relationship with Ferguson Group LLC effective April 1, 2026, according to a lobbying termination...