Groups challenge expansion of largest coal mine in Montana

Today, a coalition of conservation and clean energy advocates challenged a decision by the U.S. Department of the Interior to allow Cloud Peak Energy to strip mine nearly 100 million tons of publicly owned coal from 1,000 acres of public lands without ever conducting...

Washington Wildlife Officials Too Quick to Kill Wolves

Contacts: John Mellgren, Western Environmental Law Center, 541-359-0990, gro.w1732659267alnre1732659267tsew@1732659267nergl1732659267lem1732659267 Amaroq Weiss, Center for Biological Diversity, 707-779-9613, gro.y1732659267tisre1732659267vidla1732659267cigol1732659267oib@s1732659267siewa1732659267 Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife officials late Thursday released a...

WELC statement on U.S. withdrawal from Paris climate agreement

Contact: Erik Schlenker-Goodrich, Western Environmental Law Center, 575-770-1295, gro.w1732659267alnre1732659267tsew@1732659267gskir1732659267e1732659267 Today, President Trump stated he will withdraw the United States from the landmark Paris climate agreement. This would deliberately reject the will of over 70...

Environmental Watchdogs Fight Trump Admin for Withholding Public Information on Climate

Contacts: Erik Schlenker-Goodrich, Western Environmental Law Center, 575-770-1295, gro.w1732659267alnre1732659267tsew@1732659267gskir1732659267e1732659267 Jeremy Nichols, WildEarth Guardians, 303-437-7663, gro.s1732659267naidr1732659267aught1732659267raedl1732659267iw@sl1732659267ohcin1732659267j1732659267 Today the Western Environmental Law Center, on behalf of WildEarth Guardians,...

News Releases

News Releases WELC Statement: Interior to Rewrite or Rescind BLM Methane Rule Jun 21, 2017 | News Release, Reducing Methane Pollution on Public Lands: BLM/EPA Waste RulesSec. Zinke provides conflicting information to court, Congress Yesterday, Secretary of the...
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