Protecting the Colorado River Valley From Fossil Fuel Development

Jul 18, 2016 | Climate & Energy

Protecting the Colorado River Valley From Fossil Fuel Development Through the Colorado River Valley Resource Management Plan, the Bureau of Land Management opened up 147,000 acres to oil and gas leasing without any analysis of climate change or impacts to human health...

Gov. Inslee has 45 days to decide whether to protect Spokane River flows (Press Release 5/31/16)

May 31, 2016 | Protecting Healthy Flows in the Spokane River

Citizens ask Gov. to reopen agency decision that ignored jobs, tourism, boaters, sceneryLocation:SpokaneAdvocates for the Spokane River are asking Gov. Jay Inslee to grant their petition for protecting all instream values of the Spokane River, including recreational...

Curbing the Federal Fur Export Program

May 3, 2016 | Wildlife

VICTORY! Curbing the Federal Fur Export Program Through an international endangered species trade treaty, the federal government is facilitating the mass export of furs and other animal parts to other countries where fur coats and the like are still socially...

Protecting the Santa Fe National Forest from Fracking

May 2, 2016 | Climate & Energy

Protecting the Santa Fe National Forest from Fracking Despite more than a hundred protests from citizens and organizations, The Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service auctioned 20,000 acres of the Santa Fe National Forest for fracking. The lease sales...

Protecting Grizzly Bears

Apr 21, 2016 | Wildlife

Protecting Grizzly Bears Faced with shrinking habitat, the loss of critical food sources, and the impacts of climate change, grizzly bears are struggling to survive. Indeed, only 1,700-1,800 grizzlies remain in the lower 48 states, about 700 of which call the Greater...

BLM Defers Fracking Around New Mexico’s Sacred Chaco Canyon for Third Time (Press Release 3/22/16)

Mar 22, 2016 | News Release, Reducing Oil and Gas Exploitation in the San Juan Basin

Rampant Drilling in the San Juan Basin Continues to Threaten Public Health, the Climate, Clean Air and Water Location:Santa FeUPDATE: BLM has admitted an internal mix-up on this issue. The leases are not yet deferred, and we can expect a news release from the agency...

VICTORY! Keeping 48 Billion Tons of Powder River Basin Coal in the Ground

Feb 12, 2016 | Climate & Energy

VICTORY! Keeping 48 Billion Tons of Powder River Basin Coal in the Ground WELC is working with our partners toward the goal of keeping Powder River Basin coal in the ground. As we hurdle toward the point of no return on climate, the federal Bureau of Land Management...

Stopping Wildlife Services from Killing Wolves in Oregon

Jan 30, 2016 | Wildlife

Stopping Wildlife Services from Killing Wolves in Oregon Wildlife Services is a stand-alone federal extermination program under the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) that kills roughly 4 million animals per year, including wolves, bears, otters, foxes, coyotes,...

Protecting the Kaibab National Forest from Cross-Country Motorized Travel

Jan 25, 2016 | Wildlands

Protecting the Kaibab National Forest from Cross-Country Motorized Travel The Kaibab National Forest contains three geographically distinct ranger districts, all with extensive road systems. One ranger district sits on the north rim of the Grand Canyon, one ranger...

VICTORY! Protecting Puget Sound Chinook Salmon, Bull Trout, and Steelhead

Nov 25, 2015 | Wildlife

VICTORY! Protecting Puget Sound Chinook Salmon, Bull Trout, and Steelhead The Puyallup River originates in glaciers along the slopes of Mount Rainier in the Cascade Mountains in Washington and flows through lands owned by the Puyallup Tribe to Commencement Bay in...