The House of Representatives could vote today on H.R. 1 which sells out public lands and wildlife.
John,
The Senate just passed its version of the budget bill and now it’s back before the House. We succeeded valiantly in getting the sell-off of millions of acres of public lands tossed out, but this budget bill remains the worst environmental legislation we’ve ever seen — and the fight isn’t over.
The all-out assault on wildlife, public lands, and the environment continues. The Republican budget bill would let extractive industries destroy hundreds of millions of acres of public lands and offshore waters, imperiling critically endangered species like Rice's whales in the Gulf of Mexico, polar bears in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, and beluga whales in Alaska's Cook Inlet. The bill would also cancel important clean energy investments targeting the climate crisis — while at the same time reducing fees for corporate polluters. These shortsighted corporate giveaways are intended to fund tax cuts for billionaires.