Nov 9, 2026 | News Release
Today, the U.S. Senate voted to open debate on the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act (BAAJA, S. 5653) in the first of several procedural cloture votes. The bill lies at the center of a firestorm of pro-fossil fuel and AI data center interests and remains...
Nov 6, 2026 | News Release
Yesterday, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries made public his opposition to the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act (BAAJA, S. 5653), “raising concerns about the legislation’s proposed changes to bedrock environmental laws and protections for...
Oct 23, 2026 | News Release
The Western Environmental Law Center holds more than 30 years of deep and expansive expertise regarding public lands and health protection, energy development, watershed and wildlife protection, and climate action in the West. We are acutely cognizant of the...
Oct 15, 2026 | News Release
Today, 17 organizations—including healthcare providers, youth organizations, and clean energy and climate advocates—filed a lawsuit against the Montana Public Service Commission (PSC) for rejecting a 2024 petition demanding that it recognize its constitutional duty to...
Sep 30, 2026 | News Release
The Republican-controlled Senate will soon formally announce a legislative “permitting reform” deal to speed the development of AI data centers and energy infrastructure. We expect the Senate will then rush through a vote in the lame duck session immediately after the...
Sep 21, 2026 | News Release
A panel of judges today sided with the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation (Yakama Nation) and Columbia Riverkeeper, and the Western Environmental Law Center, ordering the Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) to rewrite a portion of a...
Aug 4, 2026 | News Release
Western Watersheds Project, represented by the Western Environmental Law Center, on Wednesday filed a complaint in Montana Federal District Court against the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for revoking American Prairie’s permits to graze bison on public lands in...
Jul 14, 2026 | News Release
Today, conservation groups and a fishing guide filed suit in federal court in San Francisco to challenge the Trump administration’s new interpretation of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) that “harm” to species does not include destroying their habitat. The new...
Jul 1, 2026 | News Release
The New Mexico Oil Conservation Commission voted Wednesday to reform outdated oil and gas bonding and cleanup rules, adopting some of the strongest safeguards in the country to prevent orphan wells and ensure oil and gas corporations pay to clean up the wells they...
Jun 15, 2026 | News Release
The Pondera County Commissioners filed litigation against the Environmental Protection Agency on Friday, June 12th challenging the agency’s decision to exempt a portion of the Madison Aquifer in the county from protections under the Safe Drinking Water Act. The...
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