Tate Watkins

Dec 20, 2024 | reason.com | Tate Watkins

Environmental Law For decades, federal rules punished good Samaritans who tried to tackle toxic mine pollution. A new program removes barriers to restoring waterways across the West.

Sep 18, 2024 | thenevadaindependent.com | Tate Watkins

Overpopulation is threatening America’s rangelands — and the iconic wild herds themselves. More than 38,000 wild horses and burros roam Nevada's public lands. With larger herds than any other state in the nation and more than triple the state's sustainable population target, Nevada wildlife officials and the agency in charge of managing them, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), have had to round up the animals to avoid their mass starvation and dehydration, an increasingly frequent occurrence.

Mar 28, 2024 | deseret.com | Tate Watkins

The National Park Service recently announced that its sites hosted 325.5 million recreation visits in 2023. Visits were up by 13 million, or 4%, from 2022, continuing an upward trend since the pandemic. For the 109 national park sites that charge entry fees, more visitors mean more resources that can help meet their growing needs. And any funding boost would be a boon given that many parks are struggling to keep pace with their popularity.

Nov 28, 2023 | reason.com | Tate Watkins

Environmentalism Why have so few species been taken off the endangered species list? | This week's featured article is "The Endangered Species Act at 50" by Tate Watkins. This audio was generated using AI trained on the voice of Katherine Mangu-Ward. Music credits: "Deep in Thought" by CTRL and "Sunsettling" by Man with Roses

Nov 28, 2023 | news.yahoo.com | Tate Watkins

This week's featured article is "The Endangered Species Act at 50" by Tate Watkins. This audio was generated using AI trained on the voice of Katherine Mangu-Ward. Music credits: "Deep in Thought" by CTRL and "Sunsettling" by Man with RosesThe post The Best of Reason: The Endangered Species Act at 50 appeared first on Reason.com.