Reducing Methane Pollution on Public Lands

Sep 29, 2012 | Climate & Energy

Reducing Methane Pollution on Public Lands: BLM/EPA Waste Rules WELC works with a broad coalition of advocates toward the goal Reducing Methane Pollution on Public Lands. The oil and gas industry is the nation’s second largest industrial climate polluter after power...

Restoring Gray Wolves in Oregon

Sep 18, 2012 | Wildlife

Restoring Gray Wolves in Oregon Oregon currently has at least 112 wolves in 11 packs, with 8 breeding pairs. Against the wishes of WELC and numerous other conservation organizations, in 2015, the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission delisted the gray wolf from state...

Representing Montana youths in a fight for their future

Sep 7, 2012 | Climate & Energy

Representing Montana youths in a fight for their future Montana is one of only a handful of states that recognizes a constitutional right to a clean and healthy environment, including the climate. With our partners at Our Children’s Trust and the McGarvey Law Offices,...

Malheur National Forest: Blue Mountains Forest Partners

Sep 7, 2012 | Wildlands

Oregon’s Malheur National Forest: Blue Mountains Forest Partners WELC is a committed participant of the Blue Mountains Forest Partners (BMFP), a collaborative group with members from diverse backgrounds who work together to enhance forest ecosystem health,...

Oil & Gas Drilling Lease Climate Challenge

Sep 6, 2012 | Climate & Energy

Montana Oil & Gas Drilling Lease Climate Challenge In Montana, leaky oil & gas drilling operations on public lands emit 1.8 billion cubic feet of methane (and perhaps far more) to the atmosphere each year. Over a 20-year lifetime of development, keeping this...

San Juan Generating Station Air Pollution Challenge

Aug 29, 2012 | Climate & Energy

San Juan Generating Station Air Pollution Challenge Commissioned in 1973, the San Juan Generating Station (SJGS), a coal-fired power plant in northeast New Mexico, is one of America’s largest single sources of harmful air pollutants including nitrogen oxides and...

Smith River OHV Plan Challenge

Jul 25, 2012 | Wildlands

Smith River OHV Plan Challenge Northern California’s Smith River National Recreation Area is a wild place with rare attributes that provide habitat for wild salmon, steelhead and some of the last healthy vestiges of Port Orford Cedar, an endangered species that grows...

Defending Wildlands

May 28, 2010 | Wildlands

Defending Wildlands Protecting Public LandsPublic lands play a vital role as sources of clean drinking water, habitat for wildlife, and places for recreational and spiritual renewal. Protecting Public Lands Projects “The Geography of Hope” The western U.S....
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