Nov 4, 2015 | News Release
Location:Seattle, WAToday, young Washington citizens sat in a packed King County courtroom and watched as their attorney, Andrea Rodgers gave a stunning and impassioned argument to the court as she fought for her clients’ right to a healthy environment and safe...
Oct 20, 2015 | News Release
MT DEQ Permit Did Not Adequately Protect GroundwaterLocation:Helena, MTOn Friday, the Montana Board of Environmental Review rejected a Department of Environmental Quality coal mine expansion permit that would have doubled the size of the Bull Mountains mine near...
Oct 13, 2015 | News Release
Location:Seattle, WAWHAT:Judge Hollis Hill will hear oral argument in the important case brought by seven young Washingtonians to address Washington Department of Ecology’s persistent refusal to set science-based carbon pollution limits. WHEN:Tuesday, November...
Oct 12, 2015 | Uncategorized
Location:Santa Fe, NMThe Western Environmental Law Center, a nonprofit public-interest environmental law firm, is proud to announce the addition of Training Resources for the Environmental Community (TREC) founder Dyan Oldenburg to its board of directors. From 1996...
Sep 23, 2015 | News Release
New Regulations in Lynx Habitat Will Protect Montana’s Rare CatsLocation:MissoulaYesterday, the federal district court of Montana approved a settlement agreement reached between the State of Montana and conservation groups aimed at protecting threatened Canada lynx...
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...
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