The Biden administration has released $1 billion in funding for urban trees. Here’s why that matters.
City trees aren't just ornaments. This unprecedented investment in the nation's urban forests will pay major dividends.
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The Antiquities Act is meant to protect America’s natural and cultural treasures forever. Is the Act itself in danger?
The rise of sustainable guitars: How an industry is innovating to save our forests
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Over the last three decades, the planet has lost about a billion acres of forest.
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Ending the West’s Wildfire Groundhog Day: It’s not just about putting out fires
Global warming and a century of misguided forest management policy have led to ever more devastating fire seasons across the Western states over recent years. To mitigate this unfolding disaster, we need an approach to forest management that emphasizes, first and foremost, creating and maintaining healthy, resilient forests.
Infrastructure is coming! Let’s get it right.
If America's infrastructure conversation can turn to the question of what projects are actually necessary to solve our most pressing challenges, then there is an opportunity to carry out a plan that will leave the country better off both now and in the long run.
Public lands should be our ally in combating climate change, not part of the problem
Energy leasing on U.S. public lands makes these lands a major contributor to the country’s greenhouse gas emissions - but it doesn’t have to be that way.
Finding common ground in an age of division: how conservation bridges the partisan divide
In today’s deeply polarized political landscape it’s hard to find issues that Americans agree on. But a bipartisan recognition of the importance of protecting our open spaces provides reason for optimism.
Restoring mangroves, our guardians from the storm
Mangroves protect us against hurricanes and absorb more carbon than most other tropical forests. After years of deforestation and degradation, new mangrove reforestation initiatives give us something to be hopeful for.
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Policy Analyst, Frontier Group