Tag: Wilderness Areas

Biden Cracks Down on Drilling and Mining

In the months since President Biden approved the Willow drilling project, his administration has curtailed fossil fuel activities on millions of acres of public land and in federal waters.

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.”

When the Light, Shadow and Stars Aligned: Standing Where Ansel Adams Stood

An enigmatic photograph by America’s most famous landscape photographer led to a forensic hunt to identify exactly when and where it was taken.