Staffing Cuts at the National Park Service and Forest Service and an Uptick in Gas Lease Sales - Public Lands News (May 19 - 23)
Outdoor Minimalist23 Mai 2025

Staffing Cuts at the National Park Service and Forest Service and an Uptick in Gas Lease Sales - Public Lands News (May 19 - 23)

This week, we’re breaking down a sweeping federal budget package passed by the House on May 22 and what it means for America’s public lands, waters, and environmental protections.

In this episode:

  • The public lands sell-offs we stopped — and how grassroots action made it happen.

  • How deep staffing cuts at the National Park Service and Forest Service are hollowing out essential public lands operations just ahead of peak season.

  • The quiet but relentless expansion of fossil fuel development on public lands, with new oil and gas lease sales announced in North Dakota, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, and New Mexico.

  • Changes to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and old-growth forest protections that fast-track extraction projects and sideline public oversight.

  • A dangerous new directive threatening free, honest historical interpretation within the National Park Service.

Plus:

  • A small but important win at Mount Rainier National Park with the rollout of a limited timed-entry system.

  • Alarming impacts of agency consolidation in Alaska, where the National Park Service regional office has lost a third of its workforce.

Have tips, testimonials, or insights on public land changes? Submit them through our Google Form (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/JwC73G8wLvU6kedc9⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)


Episode Resources:

https://www.outdooralliance.org/blog/2025/5/22/land-sell-offs-removed-from-spending-bill-but-its-still-bad

https://www.npca.org/articles/8891-house-advances-budget-bill-reducing-national-park-service-staff-amid-peak

https://www.sierraclub.org/washington/2025-end-of-session-report

https://grist.org/politics/house-republican-tax-bill-inflation-reduction-act-repeal-clean-energy-tax-credits/

https://www.nwf.org/Home/Latest-News/Press-Releases/2025/5-21-2025-Removal-of-Public-Lands-Transfer-Testament-to-Public-Input

https://www.nwf.org/Home/Latest-News/Press-Releases/2025/5-22-2025-Reconciliation-Package

https://www.wilderness.org/articles/press-release/house-passes-big-giveaway-budget-bill-drilling-and-mining-interests-reap-huge-rewards

https://www.outdooralliance.org/blog/2025/5/19/bigger-cuts-to-staff-at-public-land-agencies-will-affect-outdoor-recreation

https://www.blm.gov/press-release

https://www.doi.gov/news

https://www.npca.org/articles/8759-mount-rainier-rolls-out-limited-seasonal-reservation-system

https://www.npca.org/articles/8825-national-park-service-alaska-regional-office-decimated-by-staff-cuts-and

https://www.npca.org/articles/8858-new-order-threatens-park-service-s-efforts-to-protect-and-explore-american

https://www.nrdc.org/press-releases/nonprofits-sue-trump-administration-over-illegal-freeze-billions-electric-vehicle

https://www.nrdc.org/press-releases/judge-deals-significant-blow-unconstitutional-reorganization-federal-government

https://www.nrdc.org/press-releases/house-passes-new-attack-clean-air-protections

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