Permitting deal draws lobbying blitz as hurdles mountThe fragile Senate permitting deal is a major priority across the energy industry, per newly filed lobbying disclosures. Why it matters: The filings reveal behind-the-scenes efforts by powerful interests and companies representing oil and gas, mining, renewables, environmentalists and plenty in between to shape the legislation. The big picture: The bill…Axios2d agoWhole story →GovernmentPlanet
Chiricahua monument in Arizona is now the 64th US national parkNew designation of the Land of Standing-Up Rocks, known for its historic rock spires, passed with bipartisan support An area of towering rock spires in south-eastern Arizona known among Native Americans as the Land of Standing-Up Rocks has become the nation’s newest national park. Legislation to create Chiricahua national park was sent to the White House…The Guardian2d agoWhole story →CultureJustice
At Cadillac Mountain, a missing Wabanaki marker and the fight over what national parks should tellSigns and exhibits about slavery, climate change, and Native Americans have been removed from national parks across the country as part of the Trump administration’s campaign to eliminate what it calls disparaging materialABC News2d agoWhole story →JusticePlanet
Trump Admin. Asks Supreme Court To Lift Block On Big Bend Border WallThe opposition escalated in August when bulldozers began scraping land in Big Bend National Park.HuffPost3d agoWhole story →GovernmentPlanetbig bend border wall dispute
This ‘hidden gem’ in Arizona just became America’s newest national parkChiricahua’s redesignation supports preservation efforts and economic opportunity in southeastern Arizona, leaders saySalt Lake City Deseret News3d agoWhole story →EconomyPlanetHR 6380national park designation
Mary Peltola, Running for Senate Against 'Self-Dealing,' Joined High-Priced Lobbying Firm After Cosponsoring Bill It Lobbied Congress To PassAlaska Democrat Mary Peltola is running for Senate against the "rigged system in DC that's hurting Alaska while politicians feather their own nest." Before launching her campaign, Peltola made hundreds of thousands of dollars working for a lobbying firm she joined months after cosponsoring a bill that the firm supported on behalf of a Canadian mining…Washington Free Beacon2d agoWhole story →GovernmentPlanetalaska senate campaign controversy
Plaintiffs in Trump arch project seek injunction to stop administration from beginning work Nov. 5WASHINGTON — Plaintiffs in a lawsuit trying to stop the Trump administration from building a triumphal arch along the Potomac River asked a federal judge on Thursday to halt all construction plans, one day after the National Park Service signaled it would begin work Nov. 5. The plaintiffs — threePittsburgh Tribune-Review2d agoSources (2)Whole story →GovernmentPlanettrump arch project lawsuit
Rich Elliott: We need to learn to live with fire. Passing the Fix Our Forests Act is a start - Fri, 23 Oct 2026 PSTI have spent nearly my whole life in Washington state, raising my children in the shadow of the Cascades and now watching my grandchildren come of age in the Kittitas Valley. For nearly 40 years, I’ve served as a firefighter, including as deputy chief of Kittitas Valley Fire and Rescue, often battling wildfires. To preserve the landscape we love, we need…Spokane Spokesman-Review1d agoWhole story →Planetwildfire prevention legislation
Finns Are Seething After Google Illegally Toppled 250,000 Trees for a Data CenterThis story was originally published by The Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Behind a wire fence lies a vast gaping wound of earth. Before Google’s arrival a few months ago, an estimated quarter-million trees occupied the 815 acres of forest near the town of Muhos in rural northern Finland. Now they are all […]Mother Jones1d agoWhole story →FoodPlanet
Headlines for October 23, 2026Netanyahu Moves to Fully Lock Down West Bank Ahead of Israeli Elections, As Trump Threatens New Strikes, U.S. Ambassador Says Iran War Could Last Another Year, Study: European Heat Waves Killed 50,000 in 2026 as Toll of Climate Crisis Grows, French Student Union Denounces Macron Ban on “Illegitimate” Protests, Serbia: 150,000 Rally in Student-Led Protest…Democracy Now!1d agoWhole story →SecurityEconomy
Woodstock police activity involves federal authorities but not ICE, chief saysWoodstock police asked people to avoid an area of town because of activity by federal agents.Shaw Local Enewspapers1mo agoWhole story →SecurityJusticefederal warrant execution
Despite criticism, China Grove doubles down on ICE partnershipThe City Council ratified an agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. It authorizes China Grove police to help enforce federal immigration law.The Dallas Morning News2mo agoWhole story →SecurityEconomyice partnership vote
Agents tear-gas protesters after group blocks ICE vehiclesA group of protesters confronted federal agents working with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Oregon on Saturday morning, according to police.Live 5 News WCSC14d agoWhole story →SecurityEconomyice protest clash
ICE agents in Salem tear gas group of 30 that blocked feds’ vehicles, local police sayThe clash comes amid a surge in federal immigration arrests across Oregon in recent weeks.The Oregonian14d agoWhole story →SecurityGovernmentice protest clash
Federal agents involved in a shooting that wounds a person in New York, police sayNEW YORK — Federal law enforcement agents shot and wounded a person in New York City on Thursday, city police said. Few details were immediately available about the shooting, which happened around 4 p.m. The person who was shot is conscious and being treated at a hospital, the New YorkPittsburgh Tribune-Review16d agoSources (2)Whole story →SecurityJusticenew york federal shooting
Exclusive: Sanctuary State Oregon Repeatedly Protected Illegal Alien Sex Offender from ICE AgentsThe sanctuary state of Oregon repeatedly protected an illegal alien sex offender from federal immigration enforcement, even after Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations agents issued an administrative subpoena for knowledge of his whereabouts, Breitbart News has learned. The post Exclusive: Sanctuary State Oregon…Breitbart News Network9d agoWhole story →GovernmentJusticeoregon sanctuary policy controversy
Former Chicago police chief warns rhetoric against ICE could put agents, public at riskThe shooting of a Venezuelan man by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Austin is intensifying debate over federal immigration enforcement.Baltimore News1mo agoWhole story →SecurityEconomyice agent shooting
Federal judge questions ICE credibility in hearing on Oregon arrestsA federal judge questioned ICE credibility following testimony in a hearing surrounding warrantless immigration arrests in Oregon.Salem Statesman Journal1mo agoWhole story →GovernmentJusticeoregon immigration arrests hearing
