Aug 18, 2015 | News Release
Reductions will benefit climate, improve health, reduce waste and generate revenueEPA today released first-ever standards to control methane pollution from the oil and gas industry, the largest man-made source of these emissions. The rule is a key component in meeting...
Aug 18, 2015 | News Release, Protecting Chaco Canyon From Fracking
Northwest New Mexico Oil Drilling Will Continue Despite Risks to Communities, Cultural Resources and the Environment Location: Santa Fe, NM Hopes for a respite from a fracking boom plaguing Navajo and public lands in New Mexico’s Greater Chaco area were thwarted...
Aug 17, 2015 | News Release
Conservation Groups Forced to take legal actionLocation:Helena, MTToday, Montana conservation groups were forced to take legal action to protect water and air quality from a massive expansion at the Bull Mountains coal mine near Roundup. Earlier this year the federal...
Aug 5, 2015 | News Release
Oregon will invest $5 million to increase the quality, pace, and scale of collaborative restoration of OregonFederal forests in Oregon provide important resources for the state’s economy, ecological benefit through fish and wildlife habitat, clean air and water, and...
Jul 29, 2015 | News Release
Gov. Sides With Youth Standing Up For Their Right To A Healthy Future Location:Seattle, WAToday, Gov. Jay Inslee directed the Washington Department of Ecology (“Ecology”) to take serious action on climate change. Inslee said Washingtonians have too much at stake to...
Jul 21, 2015 | News Release
On Friday, five young petitioners and their attorney arrived at Gov. Inslee’s office, but before entering the building they were met by a security guard who told them “sorry, but kids aren’t allowed in this building.” For these petitioners, the guard’s words came as...
Jul 9, 2015 | News Release
New Regulations in Lynx Habitat Aimed at Protecting Rare CatsLocation:Great Falls, Mont.Today, the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission approved a set of reasonable restrictions on trapping in Canada lynx habitat recommended by the Department of Fish, Wildlife and...
Jul 9, 2015 | News Release
Location:SeattleOn July 8, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a funding bill amendment introduced by Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) that prohibits the EPA from using the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 to protect drinking water from concentrated animal...
Jul 8, 2015 | News Release
Location:SeattleSeattle, Washington – Eight youth petitioners will meet with the head of the Washington Department of Ecology (“Ecology”) to discuss potential settlement options in their climate change case. On June 23, 2015, in a landmark decision, King County...
Jul 2, 2015 | News Release
Challenge federal policies that further imperil endangered wild wolvesLocation:TucsonA coalition of local, regional and national conservation watchdog groups filed suit today to ensure the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service adopts policies that give endangered Mexican...
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