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House passes, Senate must reject bill to remove endangered species protections for wolves in Lower 48
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass H.R. 845, a bill that disregards science and removes Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections for gray wolves across the Lower 48. Wolves remain far from being recovered and are depleted in or absent entirely from...
House approves, Senate must reject fossil fuel giveaway SPEED Act
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the SPEED Act (H.R.4776), a sweeping rollback of the nation’s bedrock environmental law, the National Environmental Policy Act. The bill would accomplish deregulatory goals of Project 2025, the extreme right-wing policy...
Massive logging project next to Yellowstone National Park blocked by U.S. court
In response to a lawsuit by conservation groups, a federal court today struck down a U.S. Forest Service plan to log more than 16,500 acres of pine forests just outside Yellowstone National Park in the Custer Gallatin National Forest. The decision found the agency...
CAREER OPPORTUNITY: Staff Accountant
Job Opening Announcement: Staff Accountant Reports to: Finance & Administration Director Location: Eugene, Oregon Timeline: Open 12/9/2025, with review of applications starting 12/18/2025 Salary: $60,000-$64,000 Note: Information is available below. Please apply...
House committee marks up SPEED Act that would renounce, not reform, environmental protections nationwide
Today, the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources is set to vote on the Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act (H.R. 4776). The Western Environmental Law Center urges members of the committee to vote no on this deceptively titled...
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