Natural Resources

"The Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld Winona County’s ban on the mining and processing of silica sand, which is used in the oil and gas industry for hydraulic fracturing."

"The Senate moved last night to expedite major bipartisan conservation legislation to the floor for consideration."

"Oil rigs may soon be coming to the nation’s largest wildlife refuge. We find out what that could mean to the people who live there."

"The administration failed to follow key practices to show the reason for reforming a workplace and why employees were asked to relocate"

"Shinnecock Indians are using nature-based solutions to calm the waves and restore the beaches that protect their lands."

"The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has lost more than half of its Washington-based employees who were slated to move out West as the agency pushes ahead with a controversial plan to relocate staff."

"The Bahamas looks poised to greenlight drilling for oil in waters about 150 miles from South Florida just months after Hurricane Dorian ravaged the island nation and caused a major spill on Grand Bahama island."

"One day after President Trump tweeted his support, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is expected to take steps today to bring to the floor legislation that would permanently fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund and address the national parks maintenance backlog, senators said."

"An EPA advisory panel has finalized a striking rebuke of the Trump administration's revamped Clean Water Act rule, saying critical elements are not adequately based on science."