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The Cost of Coexistence—or the Cost of Control?
Behind the headlines of wolf-related ranching losses lies a deeper truth about land use, power, and the price of ecological restoration.
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Extinction on the Secretary's Watch: North Dakota Loses Its Last Sage Grouse
As sagebrush ecosystems collapse under political neglect and industrial pressure, North Dakota becomes the second U.S. state to lose its greater sage…
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Grizzlies on the Prairie: A Return, Not an Invasion
Native wildlife is returning to its rightful range in Montana—and it’s up to us to adapt.
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The Wolves Weren’t the Trespassers
In the borderlands of Arizona and New Mexico, it’s not predators threatening the land—it’s the politics of entitlement
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“Make America Beautiful Again”: A Commission Without Teeth, A Policy Without Backbone
Behind the patriotic branding lies a familiar agenda: weaken regulations, favor industry, and call it conservation.
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The Big Betrayal Bill Becomes Law: On Independence Day, the Administration Declared War on Public Lands
While Americans celebrated freedom, Congress signed it away—greenlighting the largest rollback of environmental protections, public oversight, and…
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286 Wolves, One Unhinged Congressman—and a Government Ready to Finish the Job
A new bill from Rep. Paul Gosar aims to gut Mexican gray wolf protections—not because recovery is complete, but to appease the livestock industry’s war…
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The Wild Is on the Line: Why the Roadless Rule Repeal Matters Now More Than Ever
A sweeping repeal threatens clean water, wildlife habitat, and one of the most successful forest protections in U.S. history—just as wildlands need…
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“Progress,” According to the Public Lands Council
How the livestock industry defines success on your public lands—and why we see it differently.
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June 2025

Lipstick on a Land Grab: Sen. Mike Lee’s Revised Bill Still Privatizes the West
If we give them an inch, they will take a mile. Say it loud: Not One Acre.
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Not One Acre: The Public Land Sell-Off Isn’t Dead—It’s Evolving
The Senate parliamentarian blocked public land sales in S/HR1 for now. But the political push for privatization is far from over.
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This land was your land (but now it’s my land)
The Big Ugly Bill revives an old scheme: auction off America’s wild public lands to the highest bidder.
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