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Erasing Pendley’s Anti-Public Lands Legacy on 6.25M Acres

Jul 28, 2021 | Wildlands

Erasing Pendley’s Anti-Public Lands Legacy on 6.25 Million Acres William Perry Pendley’s tenure as acting secretary of the Department of the Interior was defined by his desire to take public lands away from regular people and privatize them. The Trump...

Career Opportunity: Wildlands and Wildlife Staff Attorney

Jun 16, 2021 | Wildlands

ABOUT THE WESTERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER The Western Environmental Law Center (WELC) is a leading nonprofit, public-interest environmental law firm. WELC has been celebrated as an Outside Magazine Best Place to Work, Oregon Business Magazine Best Nonprofit, a Law360...

Protecting States’ and Tribes’ Voices on Clean Water Nationwide

Jul 13, 2020 | Wildlands

Protecting States’ and Tribes’ Voices on Clean Water Nationwide A new Trump administration rule guts provisions of the Clean Water Act (Section 401), which for nearly 50 years have provided for states’ and authorized Tribes’ self-determination in...

Preserving A Natural Marvel at Mount St. Helens

Jul 7, 2020 | Wildlands

Protecting a Natural Marvel at Mount St. Helens The Pumice Plain – the blast zone of Mount St. Helens in Washington state – is unique on planet Earth. Nowhere else can we observe the natural formation of new land and the reemergence of plants and animals to form an...

Southern Oregon advocates challenge federal approval of Jordan Cove LNG

May 27, 2020 | Jordan Cove LNG Terminal & Pacific Connector Pipeline, News Release

Today, southern Oregon organizations filed a lawsuit challenging Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approval of the Jordan Cove LNG export terminal and Pacific Connector fracked gas pipeline. FERC issued its approval in March, conditioned on the project...

Organizations opposing Jordan Cove LNG thank Oregon leaders

Mar 25, 2020 | Jordan Cove LNG Terminal & Pacific Connector Pipeline, News Release

Despite the ongoing COVID-19 public health crisis, on Thursday, March 19 a politically unbalanced Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved the Jordan Cove Energy Project and Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline over the objections of numerous state, federal, and...

Despite Oregon permit denials and public health crisis, FERC approves Jordan Cove LNG

Mar 19, 2020 | Jordan Cove LNG Terminal & Pacific Connector Pipeline, News Release

In the midst of the global coronavirus pandemic and national health emergency, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) conditionally approved the Jordan Cove LNG export terminal and Pacific Connector fracked gas pipeline today. The approval is conditioned on...

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission votes 2-1 against moving Jordan Cove LNG forward

Feb 20, 2020 | Jordan Cove LNG Terminal & Pacific Connector Pipeline, News Release

Today, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) voted 2-1 against Jordan Cove LNG. Commissioner McNamee stated that FERC needed to review permit denials from the State of Oregon, including last night’s Coastal Zone permit denial, while Commissioner Glick said...

Communities raise concerns regarding federal agency determination that shuns protected species to promote Jordan Cove LNG

Jan 17, 2020 | Jordan Cove LNG Terminal & Pacific Connector Pipeline, News Release

Oregonians across the state responded today to the determination on Jan. 13 by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) that the proposed Jordan Cove LNG export terminal and Pacific Connector fracked gas pipeline would not jeopardize protected...

Federal Environmental Impact Statement for Jordan Cove LNG remains deficient while required permit approvals still missing

Nov 15, 2019 | Jordan Cove LNG Terminal & Pacific Connector Pipeline, News Release

Today, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) released a Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the proposed Jordan Cove LNG export terminal and fracked gas pipeline. This project has faced fierce opposition for more than a decade by a grassroots...

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