Jul 10, 2017 | News Release, Reducing Methane Pollution on Public Lands: BLM/EPA Waste Rules
BLM rule delay defies Congress, harms taxpayers, public health, and environment The Trump administration has decided to indefinitely postpone a rule that requires oil and gas companies to minimize waste and fix leaks from oil and gas development on public land—a...
Jun 21, 2017 | News Release, Reducing Methane Pollution on Public Lands: BLM/EPA Waste Rules
Sec. Zinke provides conflicting information to court, Congress Yesterday, Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke told the Senate Energy Committee the Trump administration will rewrite or rescind the Bureau of Land Management methane waste rule. The methane rule, which...
Jun 14, 2017 | News Release, Reducing Methane Pollution on Public Lands: BLM/EPA Waste Rules
BLM rule delay defies Congress’ will, harms taxpayers, public health, environment Today, the U.S. Department of the Interior announced plans to indefinitely delay implementation of key parts of the BLM methane waste rule beyond the original compliance date of...
May 10, 2017 | News Release, Reducing Methane Pollution on Public Lands: BLM/EPA Waste Rules
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...
Apr 25, 2017 | News Release, Trump Climate Executive Order FOIA
Contacts: Erik Schlenker-Goodrich, Western Environmental Law Center, 575-770-1295, gro.w1732331603alnre1732331603tsew@1732331603gskir1732331603e1732331603 Jeremy Nichols, WildEarth Guardians, 303-437-7663, gro.s1732331603naidr1732331603aught1732331603raedl1732331603iw@sl1732331603ohcin1732331603j1732331603 Today the Western Environmental Law Center, on behalf of WildEarth Guardians,...
Mar 30, 2017 | Climate & Energy
All Climate & Energy Cases Reforming Oil & Gas Operations Protecting Chaco Canyon and the San Juan Basin From Fracking Reducing Methane Pollution on Public Lands: BLM/EPA Waste Rules Keystone XL: Defending the Right to Protest Protecting Colorado’s North Fork...
Feb 3, 2017 | News Release, Reducing Methane Pollution on Public Lands: BLM/EPA Waste Rules
Misguided ideological frenzy could claim innocent bystander In a close vote, the House of Representatives voted today to repeal a popular, common-sense Bureau of Management rule limiting methane waste by oil and gas companies on public and tribal lands. This was made...
Jan 17, 2017 | News Release, Reducing Methane Pollution on Public Lands: BLM/EPA Waste Rules
Rule Would Reduce Egregious Methane Waste, Benefit Taxpayers, Communities, Public Health Casper, Wyo. Sixteen national, regional, tribal and local public health and environmental groups representing millions of Americans applaud a decision issued yesterday by Wyoming...
Jan 11, 2017 | News Release, Reducing Oil and Gas Exploitation in the San Juan Basin, Regional Resilience: Southern Rockies
Navajo Chapter Presidents, Tribal members, and New Mexico Water Protectors call on BLM State Office to Cancel January Auction Location: Santa Fe, NM On January 25, 2017, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is scheduled to hold an online auction of 843 acres of public...
Dec 20, 2016 | News Release, Protecting Washington's Atmosphere as a Public Trust, Regional Resilience: Pacific Northwest
Location: Seattle Judge Hollis Hill ruled Monday that the youths who sued the Department of Ecology for failing to take action on climate change can again move forward, now with a constitutional climate rights claim that adds the state of Washington and Gov. Jay...
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