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Is a Big Win for Conservation a Blow to Climate Action?

As extinction and climate crises loom, the Great American Outdoors Act and recreation industry continue to rely on oil money.

On July 22, Congress passed the biggest public-lands spending bill in half a century. The bipartisan bill, called the Great American Outdoors Act, puts nearly $10 billion toward repairing public-lands infrastructure, such as outdated buildings and dysfunctional water systems in national parks. It also guarantees that Congress will spend the $900 million it collects each […]

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