Policy & Legislation(Page 3)

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

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The Central Arctic Management Area - a BLM Wilderness Study Area - sits between NPRA and Gates of the Arctic National Park in Alaska. This little known 320,000 acre area is starkly beautiful and made up of rolling tundra and snow covered peaks.
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6 Key Issues We Hope the New Interior Secretary Tackles—and How to Pull It Off in This Partisan Era

By Andrew McKean

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

By Andrew McKean

Deb Haaland
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3 Key Questions From Deb Haaland’s Interior Secretary Confirmation Hearings

By Andrew McKean

A New Mexican woman with dark hair and turquoise earrings crosses her arms and looks at the camera in an open field.
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Update: President-Elect Biden Picks Deb Haaland for Department of Interior Secretary

By Andrew McKean

William Perry Pendley, Bureau of Land Management.
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Senate Takes on William Perry Pendley’s “Illegal Role” at Bureau of Land Management

By Andrew McKean

The hunter's election.
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The Hunters’ Election: “We Think This Is the Most Important Election for Sportsmen in Our Lives”

By Andrew McKean

A yellow sign that reads "Entering Public Lands" on a weathered fence post in front of a two-track road
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Breaking: Trump Administration Withdraws Pendley as Nominee for BLM Director

By Andrew McKean

A new Backcountry Conservation Area is being proposed near Lewistown, Montana.
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The Secretary of the Interior on Climate Change, Wild Horses, CWD, and New Backcountry Conservation Areas

By The Editors

EPA Removes Water Protections and Rolls Back 2015 WOTUS Rule
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EPA Removes Water Protections and Rolls Back 2015 WOTUS Rule

By Matthew Every

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Is the Trump Administration Really Looking Out for Outdoorsmen and Women? That Might Be Up to Interior Secretary David Bernhardt

By Alex Robinson

ryan zinke outdoors in the snow
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Ryan Zinke Departs Interior with a Mixed Record on Sportsmen’s Issues

By Andrew McKean

East Branch Penobscot Katahdin stream woods
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Public Land Roundup: National Monument Trimming, Biking in Wilderness, and the Pebble Mine

By John Haughey

Ryan Zinke Andrew McKean interview
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Zinke’s World View

By Andrew McKean

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Public Land Roundup: Trump to Review National Monument Designations, RMEF Opens Acres, Hung Jury in First Nevada Bundy Trial

By Ben Long

Secretary of Interior Ryan Zinke and Outdoor Life Editor Andrew McKean
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Ryan Zinke Named Secretary of the Interior

By Ben Long

Hilary Clinton
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Hillary Clinton on Public Lands, Conservation, and Funding Wildlife Agencies

By Jodi Stemler

donald trump
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What a Trump Administration Would Do for Wildlife, Streams, and Forests

By Frank Miniter

How Donald Trump’s Sons Became Hunters
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How Donald Trump’s Sons Became Hunters

By Frank Miniter

Opinion: The Next President Should be a Force for Conservation
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Opinion: The Next President Should be a Force for Conservation

By An Op-Ed by Dale Hall

Donald Trump interview
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Q&A: Donald Trump on Guns, Hunting, and Conservation

Land and Water Conservation Fund Cut: Congress Doesn’t Care About Public Access (Or About Urban Kids)
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Land and Water Conservation Fund Cut: Congress Doesn’t Care About Public Access (Or About Urban Kids)

By Andrew McKean

Why The Sportsmen’s Act Died (And Why Hunters and Anglers Share The Blame)
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Why The Sportsmen’s Act Died (And Why Hunters and Anglers Share The Blame)

By Ben Lamb

Hey Congress, stop stealing our access money
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Hey Congress, stop stealing our access money

By Andrew McKean

House Introduces Bill That Will Cut Funding for Many Conservation Programs
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House Introduces Bill That Will Cut Funding for Many Conservation Programs

By Ben Lamb

Conservation Groups Endorse Ban on New Mining in Huge Stretch of Federal Land
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Conservation Groups Endorse Ban on New Mining in Huge Stretch of Federal Land

By John Haughey

Tell the Senate to Pass the Sportsmen’s Act – NOW!
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Tell the Senate to Pass the Sportsmen’s Act – NOW!

By Andrew McKean

Minnesota Bill Could Open Up Boundary Waters Canoe Area For Mining
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Minnesota Bill Could Open Up Boundary Waters Canoe Area For Mining

By Tony Hansen

Official GOP Platform: Sell America’s Public Land
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Official GOP Platform: Sell America’s Public Land

By Ben Lamb

House Passes Sportsmen’s Heritage Act, But is it Really a Win for Outdoorsmen?
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House Passes Sportsmen’s Heritage Act, But is it Really a Win for Outdoorsmen?

By Ben Lamb

Bone Collecting Legalized
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Bone Collecting Legalized

By J.R. Absher