House Budget Bill Advances with Some Fixes for Birds, but Sets us Back on Clean Energy, Conservation, and Environmental Protections

WASHINGTON (Could 23, 2025) – The U.S. Home of Representatives handed a finances invoice this week that eliminated provisions that will have allowed for gross sales of public lands however moved forward with different dangerous provisions. These embrace mandates for oil and fuel lease gross sales within the Arctic Nationwide Wildlife Refuge in Alaska, the elimination of tax incentives for large-scale renewable vitality growth, and the repeal of billions of {dollars} in funding for conservation and restoration.

“We’re glad to see the availability that will have licensed the sale of public lands eliminated, and that there stays a continued dedication to conserving necessary lands within the West. Nevertheless, we’re upset that these fixes didn’t prolong to safety of the delicate ecosystems within the Arctic Nationwide Wildlife Refuge that present crucial fowl habitat,” stated Felice Stadler, vice chairman of presidency affairs at Nationwide Audubon Society. “Additionally regarding is the numerous erosion of help for sustaining a U.S. dedication to an ‘the entire above’ vitality agenda that features crucial incentives for clear vitality growth that has already jumpstarted U.S. manufacturing, job progress, and financial exercise in communities throughout the nation.”

“All through our 120-year historical past, Audubon has labored throughout the aisle to make sure the conservation of birds and the locations they should survive. That work continues and is as necessary as ever, in order the main focus turns to the Senate, we stand able to work collaboratively and push for crucial enhancements to mitigate dangerous provisions for birds, communities, and our planet,” stated Stadler.

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The Nationwide Audubon Society is a number one nonprofit conservation group with 120 years of science-based, community-driven affect, devoted to defending birds and the locations they want, right now and tomorrow. Birds are highly effective indicators of our planet’s well being, performing as sentinels that warn us of environmental change and encourage motion. Audubon works throughout the Western Hemisphere, pushed by the understanding that what is sweet for birds is sweet for the planet. By means of a collaborative, bipartisan method throughout habitats, borders, and the political spectrum, Audubon drives significant and lasting conservation outcomes. With 800 employees and over 1.9 million supporters, Audubon is a dynamic and ever-growing drive dedicated to making sure a greater planet for each birds and other people for generations to return. Be taught extra at www.audubon.org and on Fb, Twitter and Instagram @audubonsociety. 

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