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daily12006-06-02T00:27:27ZWELC at the 28th Annual Public Interest Environmental Law Conference February 25-28, 2010 http://westernlaw.org/news/welc-at-the-28th-annual-public-interest-environmental-law-conference-february-25-28-2010 Western Environmental Law Center staff will be presenting panels throughout the conference.No publisherMari2010-02-24T18:25:24ZNews ItemTwo WELC Victories - the Power of the Rule of Law! http://westernlaw.org/news/two-welc-victories-the-power-of-the-rule-of-law Protecting citizens' rights in Nevada and forcing a federal agency to account for climate change in New Mexico.No publisherMari2010-02-11T23:45:37ZNews ItemProtecting Citizens' Rights in Nevada http://westernlaw.org/news/protecting-citizens-rights-in-nevada No publisherJackie2010-02-11T21:24:42ZNews ItemPioneering Federal Climate and Energy Lawsuit to Move Forward http://westernlaw.org/news/pioneering-federal-climate-and-energy-lawsuit-to-move-forward Conservation Groups Win Legal Victory Against U.S. Bureau of Land Management.No publisherMari2010-02-10T22:18:38ZNews ItemAct Now to Reduce the Danger of Climate Change http://westernlaw.org/news/act-now-to-reduce-the-danger-of-climate-change Your efforts now can make a lasting difference.No publisherMari2010-01-21T21:01:36ZNews ItemDiverse Coalition Files Challenge of Risky Foreign Energy Project http://westernlaw.org/news/diverse-coalition-files-challenge-of-risky-foreign-energy-project New LNG terminal and pipeline threatens private property and irreplaceable natural resources.
No publisherMari2010-01-19T22:09:12ZNews ItemColorado Chosen as Site to Showcase Wildlife Crossing Designs of the Future http://westernlaw.org/news/colorado-chosen-as-site-to-showcase-wildlife-crossing-designs-of-the-future Competition challenges design teams to reweave landscape for wildlife in a cost-effective manner using new methods, new materials, and new thinking.No publisherMari2009-12-16T21:04:03ZNews ItemMontana Ranchers Petition the State to Close a Loophole that Threatens Their Water Rights http://westernlaw.org/news/montana-ranchers-petition-the-state-to-close-a-loophole-that-threatens-their-water-rights The use of small permit-exempt wells has skyrocketed in the state’s high-growth counties – almost 30,000 wells were drilled between 2000 and 2008, mainly for new subdivisions.No publisherMari2009-12-01T22:31:03ZNews ItemWELC Helps Put Endangered Mexican Gray Wolves Back on the Path to Recovery http://westernlaw.org/news/welc-helps-put-endangered-mexican-gray-wolves-back-on-the-path-to-recovery WELC brought suit to protect Mexican gray wolves, and forced the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to recognize its obligations under the Endangered Species Act. No publisherMari2009-11-25T19:48:32ZNews ItemWELC works to preserve the ability of states and local governments to take meaningful action to arrest climate change http://westernlaw.org/news/welc-appeal-to-senators-kerry-boxer-and-members-of-the-senate-environment-committee-to-preserve-the-ability-of-states-and-local-governments-to-take-meaningful-action-to-arrest-climate-change No publisherJackie2009-11-02T17:41:17ZNews ItemWELC Seeks to Reduce Wildlife-Vehicle Collisions http://westernlaw.org/news/welc-seeks-to-reduce-wildlife-vehicle-collisions-1 In an effort to make our roads safer for humans and wildlife, WELC petitioned the Federal Highway Administration to require the consideration of wildlife movement when planning federally funded highway projects. No publisherJackie2009-10-29T18:19:12ZNews ItemSalmon Advocates Go to Court to Keep WOPR Dead http://westernlaw.org/news/salmon-advocates-go-to-court-to-keep-wopr-dead And support Obama Administration’s efforts to develop a new plan that safeguards Oregon’s wild salmon streams and forests. No publisherMari2009-10-06T21:25:36ZNews ItemConservationists’ Win Upheld in Nat’l Cotton Council v. EPA: 6th Circuit denies pesticide industry’s request for rehearing http://westernlaw.org/news/conservationists2019-win-upheld-in-nat2019l-cotton-council-v-epa-6th-circuit-denies-pesticide-industry2019s-request-for-rehearing No publisherJackie2009-08-04T18:15:40ZNews ItemBush-era Northwest logging plan withdrawn: Activists had sued to protect northern spotted owls and salmon http://westernlaw.org/news/bush-era-northwest-logging-plan-withdrawn-activists-had-sued-to-protect-northern-spotted-owls-and-salmon The Obama administration on Thursday withdrew the Bush administration's last attempt at increasing logging in federal forests in the Pacific Northwest that are occupied by northern spotted owls and salmon. Assistant Interior Secretary Ned Farquhar told a conference call of attorneys Thursday that they had determined the U.S. Bureau of Land Management's decision not to consult federal biologists over the logging's effects on spotted owls and salmon violated the Endangered Species Act.
No publisherJackie2009-07-16T20:29:37ZNews ItemEPA Allows States to Enforce Stricter GHG Tailpipe Emissions Limits http://westernlaw.org/news/epa-allows-states-to-enforce-stricter-ghg-tailpipe-emissions-limits This is a hard-fought victory for Environmental Groups. In a critical step to combat global warming, the U.S. EPA today granted to California a long-delayed waiver for California's greenhouse gas reduction law for new vehicles. Today’s action reverses President Bush’s denials of the waiver request in 2007 and 2008. No publisherJackie2009-06-30T20:47:30ZNews Item