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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 09, 2020 — The decision removes a major hurdle for the Yazoo Pumps, a flood-control structure that will also drain wetlands that host millions of birds each year.

December 04, 2020 — From coastal Alaska to a Georgia swamp, public lands that lost protection in the Trump years may get a reprieve in the new administration.

November 23, 2020 — The state doesn't have the resources or track record to assume a major program from the federal government, environmentalists say.

November 09, 2020 — Climate and conservation activists see opportunities for the president-elect to make major progress beginning on day one.

October 26, 2020 — A federal proposal to manage fishery conflicts by killing more fish-eating Double-crested Cormorants is built on deeply flawed data, experts say.

October 06, 2020 — The government art competition now requires hunting imagery, a change that some wildlife painters say undermines its conservation message.

September 29, 2020 — The federal government keeps losing in court—and its reversals might not stick—because it's been sloppy in dismantling regulations, experts say.

September 22, 2020 — The federal government hasn't kept up its end of the deal, advocates say, putting the bird back on course for an Endangered Species Act listing.

September 09, 2020 — The dustup over First Lady Melania Trump's recent renovation misses a bigger problem with the Rose Garden: It's too heavy on introduced species.