Mar 15, 2016 | News Release
BLM Plans Span 10 Million Acres, 81 Billion Tons of CoalLocation:Great FallsA plan to keep open vast amounts of public land in Montana and Wyoming for fossil fuel development and drilling is short-sighted and fails to consider dramatic changes in energy markets...
Mar 10, 2016 | News Release
Reductions will protect health, landscapes, rural communities, and taxpayersToday’s announcement of a climate pact between the U.S. and Canada is great news for public health, landscape health, rural communities, the climate, and more. With Canada’s...
Mar 3, 2016 | News Release
Groups Seek Alternatives to Flawed Forest Service Salvage PlanLocation:Happy Camp, Calif.Today the Karuk Tribe, along with the Environmental Protection Information Center, Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center, Center for Biological Diversity, and Klamath Riverkeeper,...
Mar 2, 2016 | News Release
Water is needed for river health, fish, recreational boaters, and scenic beautyLocation:SpokaneOn Monday, advocates for the Spokane River petitioned the Washington Department of Ecology to increase its flow rule for the popular and heavily used Spokane River. The...
Mar 2, 2016 | News Release
Department of Ecology Abandons Proposed Greenhouse Gas RuleLocation:SeattleOn Friday, Feb. 26, the Washington Department of Ecology withdrew its proposed rule to reduce carbon emissions in the state. The rule was supposed to remedy a lawsuit brought by eight youth...
Feb 3, 2016 | News Release
Location:Portland, Ore.Conservation groups filed a lawsuit today challenging the authority of the federal wildlife-killing program Wildlife Services to kill any of the approximately 81 remaining gray wolves in Oregon. The legal challenge, filed by the Western...
Jan 25, 2016 | News Release
Suit Filed to Stop Excessive Cross-Country Travel by Motor VehiclesLocation:Phoenix, Ariz.Four conservation groups, represented by the Western Environmental Law Center, filed suit today against the Kaibab National Forest in Arizona, aiming to protect wildlife and...
Jan 22, 2016 | News Release
Reductions will benefit climate, improve health, reduce waste, and generate revenueThe Bureau of Land Management today released for public comment a proposed rule to rein in out-of-control methane waste on federal lands by the oil and gas industry. BLM is required to...
Jan 13, 2016 | News Release
Strong BLM rule needed to prevent resource waste, protect public health, royalties, environmentToday, the Western Environmental Law Center and Western Organization of Resource Councils released a report on state oil and gas regulations for methane waste. The authors...
Jan 12, 2016 | News Release
Location:SeattleA coalition of conservation groups filed suit today to protect Puget Sound Chinook salmon, steelhead and bull trout – all threatened with extinction – from being killed by the Electron hydroelectric project on the Puyallup River. “Wild salmon and...