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January 21, 2021 — The 46th president rejoined the Paris agreement, axed the Keystone XL pipeline, and directed agencies to start dismantling his predecessor's policies that were harmful to the environment and human health.

January 15, 2021 — The Interior secretary cut more than one-third from the bird's critical habitat just after his department said it should be listed as endangered.

January 07, 2021 — As many predicted, the first auction of oil rights in the wildlife refuge earned taxpayers a tiny fraction of what pro-drilling politicians promised.

January 05, 2021 — Just days before leaving office, the administration has finalized its three-year rush to gut the Migratory Bird Treaty Act—despite a court ruling that its position is against the law and will increase preventable bird deaths.

January 04, 2021 — After decades of attempts, Wednesday will bring the first-ever sale of oil leases in the wild Alaskan haven, with a tundra-damaging seismic survey soon to follow—unless a judge steps in.

December 24, 2020 — Environmental and Indigenous critics of the pipeline have spent years opposing Enbridge's Line 3. They aren't giving up now.

December 23, 2020 — As endangered California Condors recover, they are veering toward wind turbines. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is preparing for the inevitable.

December 21, 2020 — The Water Resources Development Act of 2020 will direct important resources to ecosystem restoration projects, water conservation, and natural infrastructure projects.

December 18, 2020 — If confirmed, the New Mexico congresswoman will oversee tribal affairs, important wildlife habitat, and one-fifth of the country's land area.

December 17, 2020 — Human development has caused the bird's gene pool to shrink. An ambitious experiment to relocate scrub-jay families could bring reprieve, while also pointing the way to preserving other threatened species.