Trump rollback of US forest protections
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Trump signs order removing endangered species protection for grey wolves
The executive order said ranchers played a "vital role" in the food supply chain and American cultural heritage.
Greta Anderson, deputy director of Western Watersheds Project, said the order is a huge distraction to placate a handful of ranchers.
The executive order gives Interior Secretary Doug Burgum 90 days to determine whether the grey and Mexican wolf populations have recovered enough to warrant being taken off the endangered species list.
Trump order directs officials to consider stripping protections for gray wolves
Michael Robinson, an advocate with the Center for Biological Diversity, said premature de-listing would likely invite challenge from environmental groups.
The USFWS has not attempted to de-list the Mexican gray wolf.
Trump's order was part of a broader series of measures aimed at protecting ranchers and American beef production.
Opinion: Trump's plan to sell part of Yosemite
The Trump administration reduced Bears Ears and Escalante in Utah by 90%.
Abraham Lincoln signed a bill in the spring of 1864 establishing that Yosemite Valley shall be held for public use, resort, and recreation.
The number of Park Service employees was reduced by 24% in 2025.
Trump administration weighs Yosemite land swap for private developer access road
Jeff Pori, the CEO of Kingsbarn, made regular, mostly small-dollar donations to President Donald Trump's campaign committee between 2024 and 2025.
The Sierra Club called the land swap plan a "corrupt back-room deal".
A federal appeals court in 2012 affirmed the dismissal of claims by the property's former owner seeking easement rights over roads leading toward Yosemite.
Trump rollback of US forest protections could accelerate extinction of 400 endangered species
Roadless areas in the Chattahoochee national forest provide more than 70% of metro Atlanta's drinking water to about 5 million people, according to the report.
The roadless rule was a Bill Clinton-era rule that protected old-growth forests for more than two decades.
Sierra Nevada red foxes are estimated to number just 18 to 39 individuals, according to the report.
Trump administration pushing to hand Yosemite land parcel to private developer
National Park Service staff have been exploring how to give a quarter-mile parcel to a company operated by Kingsbarn Realty Capital.
The Trump administration is reportedly pushing to give a parcel of land inside Yosemite to a Nevada-based private developer.
The interior department stated that no final decisions had been reached and that any land exchange would be subject to applicable federal laws and required environmental review and public notification processes.
“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,”