Read the post For the 30th Anniversary of National Public Lands Day—We Look At How Federal Agencies Are Addressing Ongoing Land Management Challenges September 21, 2023 The federal government manages around 640 million acres, or about 28% of all land across the United ...
Read the post From Gold Rush to Rot—The Lasting Environmental Costs and Financial Liabilities of Hardrock Mining February 22, 2023 More than 100 years of hardrock mining on federal land brought prosperity to the U.S. economy ...
Read the post Mining on Federal Lands After the Gold Rush September 15, 2020 Neil Young once sang that he’d been a miner for a heart of gold. If he was on federal land, he may ...
Read the post A GAO Photo Album December 12, 2019 They say a picture is worth a thousand words—which is one reason our Watchdogs often snap photos on ...
Read the post A Look at How the Government Acquires Public Lands September 26, 2019 This Saturday is National Public Lands Day—the nation's largest single-day volunteer effort aimed at ...
Read the post Earth Day 2019 – Protecting At-Risk Fish, Birds, and Animals April 22, 2019 It’s Earth Day; and this year’s theme is about broadening protection for at-risk species and their ...
Read the post GAO Reports by the Numbers: Natural Resources and Environment March 19, 2019 From environmental issues to agriculture to radioactive substances, our Natural Resources and ...
Read the post Dry, Hot American Summer September 29, 2015 Wildland fires are a natural part of a healthy ecosystem. By removing old or dead vegetation, they ...
