Trump rollback of US forest protections
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Trump signs order removing endangered species protection for grey wolves
An attempt to de-list grey wolves at a federal level in 2022 became tied up in litigation.
Environmental groups pointed to studies suggesting wolf attacks on livestock were rare and had little impact on ranchers' income.
There are roughly 18,000 grey wolves across the US.
Trump order directs officials to consider stripping protections for gray wolves
US agriculture secretary Brooke Rollins said at the signing ceremony that interior secretary Burgum has to do a little magic but yes.
Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday directing the interior department to consider de-listing gray wolves from the Endangered Species Act.
In Minnesota, wolves are classified as threatened rather than endangered.
Opinion: Trump's plan to sell part of Yosemite
The Trump administration is opening up the ancient sacred site of Chaco Canyon in New Mexico to fracking.
Abraham Lincoln signed a bill in the spring of 1864 establishing that Yosemite Valley shall be held for public use, resort, and recreation.
The Trump administration reduced Bears Ears and Escalante in Utah by 90%.
Trump administration weighs Yosemite land swap for private developer access road
The Trump administration is considering a land swap that could exchange a small piece of Yosemite National Park to a private developer seeking a new access road.
The Sierra Club called the land swap plan a "corrupt back-room deal".
An Interior Department spokesperson said that no final decision has been made regarding the land swap.
Trump rollback of US forest protections could accelerate extinction of 400 endangered species
The Trump administration cited outdated restrictions as justification for rescinding the roadless rule.
National forests in the south-west provide 45% of Phoenix's water and three-fourths of Flagstaff's.
In the north-east, 291,000 acres are at risk, including habitat for American martens and federally protected northern long-eared bats.
Trump administration pushing to hand Yosemite land parcel to private developer
The interior department's top political leaders support the proposal to give up the land.
Kingsbarn Realty Capital bought an 83-acre plot of undeveloped land immediately outside Yosemite park in 2024.
Kingsbarn Realty Capital CEO Jeff Pori wants to construct a short road to connect the parcel to a central Yosemite route.
“If mismanaging parks and stealing entrance fees for Trump’s DC vanity projects wasn’t enough, now Americans find out Doug Burgum and his cronies spent a year secretly negotiating to hand a piece of Yosemite national park over to a well-connected developer, all while lying to us about protecting them,”