Policy & Legislation

The latest news on policy & legislation that is most important to hunters, anglers, and conservationists.

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A bald eagle on a post.

Policy & Legislation

Feds Announce Plan to Overhaul the Endangered Species Act. It Throws Out Science and Adds (More) Red Tape

By Christine Peterson

A public health sign advising fishermen not to consume the fish in a contaminated pond.

Policy & Legislation

The EPA Is Gutting the Clean Water Act, Which Has Protected Fish and Game for 53 Years

By Christine Peterson

A haul of pollock aboard a factory trawler.

Policy & Legislation

This Mind-Boggling Commercial Fishing Practice Is Robbing Alaska’s Anglers

Ryan Callaghan behind a spotting scope

Policy & Legislation

Outdoor Life Podcast: Is Ryan Callaghan the Optimist Our Public Lands Need?

By Natalie Krebs

Policy & Legislation

Congress Throws 166 Million Acres of BLM into Limbo by Upending Decades of Local Compromise

By Christine Peterson

mike lee just introduced a bad border bill

Policy & Legislation

Senator Lee Is Back with His Attack on Public Lands. This Time He Wants to Butcher the Wilderness Act Under the Guise of Border Security

By Christine Peterson

Policy & Legislation

More Than 99 Percent of Americans Disapprove of Roadless Rule Rollbacks, According to New Analysis

hunting southeast alaska

Policy & Legislation

Why the Roadless Rule Is Important for Hunters and Anglers

A cow grazes on BLM rangeland.

Policy & Legislation

Just a Year After It Was Implemented, the BLM Plans to Rescind the Public Lands Rule

By Andrew McKean

A photo of pronghorn on BLM land with oil and gas infrastructure.

Policy & Legislation

Americans Already Agreed How to Balance Energy Development on Public Land in Their States. The House Just Voted to Undo It

By Andrew McKean

Grading a road in the wilderness.

Policy & Legislation

You Have Just 3 Weeks to Object to the Roadless Rule Rollback, Which Will Affect 45 Million Wild Acres Across the U.S.

By Andrew McKean

A land for sale sign in the Western U.S.

Policy & Legislation

A Sneaky Way Lawmakers Can Sell Your Public Land, and 3 Other Things Insiders Won’t Say on the Record

By Christine Peterson

boundary waters canoe area wilderness

Policy & Legislation

Podcast: “This Type of Mine Has Not Been Done Without Polluting.” Why the Boundary Waters Mine Is a Bad Trade

By Alex Robinson

A meandering river flowing through a meadow.

Policy & Legislation

Robbing the LWCF Would Hurt America’s Public Lands. Maybe That’s the Point

A waterfowl production area sign.

Policy & Legislation

Podcast: Are Conservation Groups Spending Our Money Wisely?

By Natalie Krebs

A large white-tailed deer in the woods

Policy & Legislation

Pennsylvania Officially Repeals Its Centuries-Old Ban on Sunday Hunting

A pair of whitetail deer stand in front of a farm in Pennsylvania.

Policy & Legislation

Pennsylvania Is Finally About to Legalize Sunday Hunting. Here’s Why Some Lawmakers Are Still Opposed

Take me fishing programs are canceled

Policy & Legislation

DOGE Cancels ‘Take Me Fishing,’ Even Though It Was Funded by Anglers

By Natalie Krebs

Mike Lee is still trying to sell public land

Policy & Legislation

Mike Lee Shoves Another Bad Land Sale Provision into the Senate’s Final Budget Bill

By Andrew McKean

Suppressors on rifles. The Hearing Protection Act was stripped from the senate budget bill

Policy & Legislation

Silencer Deregulation Plan Fails in the Senate

By Natalie Krebs