Tag: Federal Lands

James G. Watt, Interior Secretary Under Reagan, Dies at 85

Mr. Watt once declared that Interior Department policies over years had swung too far toward conservation under the influence of “environmental extremists.”

James G. Watt, Interior Secretary Under Reagan, Dies at 85

Mr. Watt once declared that Interior Department policies over years had swung too far toward conservation under the influence of “environmental extremists.”

Let’s Protect Children at Least as Well as We Protect Ducks

For nearly a century, the federal government has regulated which firearms can be used to hunt waterfowl with relatively little controversy, even today.

How Biden Got From ‘No More Drilling’ to Backing a Huge Project in Alaska

High gas prices, a looming election and fears of a costly legal battle seem to have shifted the political calculus for the president.

Where the Bison Could Roam

Bison once numbered in the tens of millions in the United States. Now, a nonprofit is working to restore the shortgrass prairie, where the American icons and their ecosystem can thrive again.