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Climate & Environment (Page 2)

The feature stories on climate & environment that matter most to outdoorsmen and women.

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A look at the destruction caused by the 2025 Ice Storm in Michigan.

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A Massive Ice Storm in the Midwest Destroyed Millions of Acres of Public Forest. Here’s What Happens Next

The arctic national wildlife refuge

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While Public Land Advocates Celebrate House Bill Victory, Several Troubling Provisions Were Passed

By Andrew McKean

The sun sets on a perfect September day of paddling and fishing in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area.

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House Committee Weighs Budget Bill That Would Allow Boundary Waters Mine, Approve Ambler Road, and Mandate Massive Coal Leases

By Andrew McKean

Researchers unearth a mammoth tusk in West Texas.

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‘I Couldn’t Believe It.’ Deer Hunter Finds Prehistoric Mammoth Tusk on West Texas Ranch

A grizzly bear walking through the woods in the snow.

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The Endangered Species Act Has Been ‘Warped by Decades of Radical Environmental Litigation,’ Says Lawmaker Who Wants to Overhaul It

By Natalie Krebs

Doug Burgum is sworn in as DOI secretary

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North Dakota Governor and Retired Software Exec Doug Burgum Confirmed as Interior Secretary

By Andrew McKean

Caribou with antlers feeding on snow-covered tundra with oilfield pipeline in background

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Trump Orders Resource Development on Alaska Public Lands ‘to the Fullest Extent Possible,’ But May Also Restore Hunting Opportunities

By Natalie Krebs

A juvenile steelhead trout from a southern California creek.

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As L.A. Wildfires Burn, Fish Rescuers Use Buckets, Backpacks to Save 271 of the Last Remaining Steelhead in SoCal Creek

Colorado officials stand over a wolf crate in the dark.

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Colorado Parks and Wildlife Releases Second Batch of Wolves Amid Threats, Rumors, and Growing Controversy

A steelhead in California.

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L.A. Wildfires Torched One of SoCal’s Last Remaining Steelhead Streams

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Here’s What a Second Donald Trump Presidential Term Could Mean for Outdoorsmen, Gun Owners, and Conservationists

By Andrew McKean

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Here’s What a Harris-Walz Administration Might Mean for Outdoorsmen, Conservationists, and Gun Owners

By Andrew McKean

tim walz hunting

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How (and Why) We Cover Politics at Outdoor Life

By Alex Robinson

A greater prairie chicken on the prairie.

Climate & Environment

A 7,100-Acre Solar Farm Is Slated for What’s Left of Wisconsin’s Best Prairie Chicken Habitat

A trio of feral hogs disturb the soil.

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As If Feral Hogs Weren’t Bad Enough, They’re Probably Helping Spread Invasive Plants

A USFWS biologist with a collared goose.

Climate & Environment

Hunting and Fishing Makes Us Better Environmental Stewards, Study Shows

A pair of caribou with antlers face off on a tundra hillock.

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BLM Officially Blocks the Ambler Road, a 211-Mile Industrial Corridor Through Alaska’s Iconic Brooks Range

By Natalie Krebs

Pronghorn antelope in Wyoming.

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Why Is the New BLM Rule So Controversial?

By Andrew McKean

A caribou stands in the Brooks Range, the proposed site of the Ambler Road.

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BLM Moves to Block the Proposed Ambler Road in Alaska’s Brooks Range

By Natalie Krebs

A sunset over the Florida Everglades.

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Florida Now Using Gambling Revenues to Fund Wildlife Conservation

A wildfire in Texas is killing quail.

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The Biggest Fire in Texas History Will Help Quail Someday. Right Now It’s Killing Them

Two men paddle a canoe across Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge.

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Feds Say Mining Company Can’t Divert 1.4 Million Gallons Water per Day from Georgia Wildlife Refuge

Hunters line up for a duck blind lottery in darkness. Photo by Tom Fowlks

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Can Hunting Survive in California? And If It Can’t, Who’s Going to Pay to Conserve the State’s Wildlife and Habitat?

Story by Christine Peterson, Photographs by Tom Fowlks

snake river dams underwater salmon

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Breach or Die: It’s Time to Free the Lower Snake River and Save Idaho’s Wild Salmon

burmese python in florida everglades

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Invasive Burmese Pythons Could Move as Far North as Canada

drill ban in arctic national wildlife refuge

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Biden’s Protection of Arctic NWR May Signal More Public Land Protections Ahead of Election

Weedoo cleans weeds from Oklahoma pond

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Watch: This “Skid Steer on Water” Removes Weeds from Public Fishing Areas

robert falcon scott and two associates at the south pole

Climate & Environment

Antarctica Will Be Our Last, Most Elusive Wilderness

By Natalie Krebs

whitetail fawn decomposing video

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Watch: Timelapse of Maggot Swarm Decomposing a Fawn in 20 Seconds

A Massive Minnow Shortage Is Looming for Minnesota’s Bait Shops

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A Massive Minnow Shortage Is Looming for Minnesota’s Bait Shops

blm public lands rule proposal

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The BLM Wants to Make Conservation a Bigger Land-Use Priority

bristol bay protections EPA decision 1/31/23

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Alaska’s Bristol Bay Receives Additional Protections from Pebble Mine in EPA Decision

boundary waters receive greater protections under biden 1

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Biden Administration Bans Mining Near Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Wilderness

Recycling Christmas trees for fish habitat

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Turn Your Old Christmas Tree into New Habitat for Game Fish

pintail flew to russia 1

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How Far Can Ducks Migrate in a Day? About 2,000 Miles

hands holding trout

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Trout Fishing in the West Isn’t Doomed—If You’re Willing to Work for It

By Christine Peterson

saltwater croc thrashes australian piggy

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Feral Hogs Are Invasive Pests, But They’ve Helped Australia’s Saltwater Crocs Rebound

By Keegan Sentner

The biggest python ever captured in Florida.

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Largest Python Ever Captured in Florida Is Nearly 18 Feet Long

Polar Bear That Wandered into a Town Only 200 Miles from the Maine Border Is Killed by Authorities

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Polar Bear That Wandered into a Town Only 200 Miles from the Maine Border Is Killed by Authorities

Martha Williams on grizzly bears.

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Martha Williams, the New Director of USFWS, Talks Grizzly Bears, Hunting on Refuges, and the Challenge of Getting More Americans Outdoors

By Andrew McKean

boundary waters canoe area wilderness

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Biden Administration Withdraws Leases for Controversial Mine Near Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness

By Alex Robinson

Biden Administration Puts Up Roadblock on Proposed Mine Near the Boundary Waters

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Biden Administration Puts Up Roadblock on Proposed Mine Near the Boundary Waters

By Alex Robinson

Existing habitat programs are a boon for the 30 by 30 plan.

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Conservation Groups Urge Biden to Boost Existing Programs for 30 by 30 Initiative

By Christine Peterson

hiking in the tongass national forest

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Management of Alaska’s Tongass National Forest Is Back on Track for Hunters, Anglers

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Republican Senators’ Focus on Fossil Fuels Production Foreshadows Challenges to Come for Interior Secretary Nominee Deb Haaland

By Andrew McKean

The Conway Summit Area of Critical Environmental Concern is managed by the BLM California’s Bishop Field Office.

Climate & Environment

President Biden’s Order to Protect 30 Percent of the Nation’s Land Could Be a Massive Win for Fish and Wildlife—If Hunters, Anglers, Farmers, Tribes Have a Say

By Christine Peterson

A new Backcountry Conservation Area is being proposed near Lewistown, Montana.

Climate & Environment

The Secretary of the Interior on Climate Change, Wild Horses, CWD, and New Backcountry Conservation Areas

Alex Robinson fishing in the Tongass National Forest.

Climate & Environment

The Tongass National Forest Is a Wilderness on the Chopping Block

By Alex Robinson

one caribou standing alone in a field

Climate & Environment

The Final Season of Quebec’s Caribou Hunting

By Andrew McKean