Taxpayers for Common Sense

The federal government is set to auction nearly 689,000 acres, roughly the same area as Rhode Island, in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge tomorrow for oil and gas development. If that sounds...

The United States Forest Service (USFS), within the U.S. Department of Agriculture, plays a pivotal role in the federal government’s efforts to combat wildfires across the nation. Responsible for managing and protecting 193 million acres of national forests and grasslands, USFS is at the forefront of both wildfire suppression and mitigation.

Over the last decade, USFS ...

The Honorable Roger Wicker
Chairman
Senate Committee on Armed Services
425 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510

Senator Jac...

The law also decreased oil and gas royalty rates, making it cheaper to extract fossil fuels on public lands and reducing the share of profits from such natural resources to taxpayers. Colorado alone could lose $148 million&nb...

On May 20, the House Appropriations Committee passed its fiscal year (FY) 2027 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, which funds the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation, Department ...