In a close vote, the Senate chose today to protect taxpayers, public health, and the environment by preserving the Bureau of Land Management methane waste rule. Today’s vote reflects the will of the public, which launched a massive effort to keep the...
Contacts: Erik Schlenker-Goodrich, Western Environmental Law Center, 575-770-1295, Jeremy Nichols, WildEarth Guardians, 303-437-7663, Today the Western Environmental Law Center, on behalf of WildEarth Guardians,...
Conservationists sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services today over its carnivore-killing program in Colorado. Included in the larger program are controversial plans to kill up to 120 mountain lions and black bears in Colorado in a misguided...
In an executive order released by the White House today, President Trump seeks to reverse the core policy safeguards put in place by the Obama Administration to address climate change. The Trump order represents a sweeping attack on action to account for intensifying...
Yesterday, the Federal District Court of Idaho approved a settlement agreement between six conservation groups and the Bureau of Land Management ensuring public notice of a wildlife killing contest on BLM-managed public lands near Salmon, Idaho. In 2014 a vocal...
Location:Denver, Colo.In a major victory for clean air and public health, a federal judge issued an order on Tuesday that nullifies a plan to expand the Navajo Mine in northern New Mexico and stops coal mining in the expansion area. Judge John L. Kane’s order follows...
On behalf of a diverse national coalition, including conservation, commercial fishing and private property owners, the Western Environmental Law Center (WELC) and Sierra Club submitted comments today to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) opposing what...
New BLM rules would significantly impact oil and gas operations in the SouthwestLocation:TAOS, NMAs part of the Obama administration’s plans announced today to cut methane pollution generated by America’s oil and gas industry, the White House said that the Bureau of...
Rampant drilling in the San Juan Basin continues to threaten public health, cultural resources, climate, and clean air and water.Location:Santa Fe, NMA coalition of local and regional watchdog groups supports the Bureau of Land Management’s recent decision to defer...
Feds Fail to Protect Huge Swaths of Rare Cat’s Habitat; Undermine its RecoveryLocation:Denver, COToday, Western Environmental Law Center (WELC) notified the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) of their intent to legally challenge inadequate habitat protection for...
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