Sep 16, 2016 | News Release
Location: Seattle Yesterday afternoon at a media-only event excluding the general public, the Inslee administration released a final Clean Air Rule that legalizes dangerous levels of greenhouse gas emissions in Washington state. In spite of overwhelming public support...
Sep 14, 2016 | News Release, Victory! Montana Exempt Well Loophole
Developers abused loophole for new subdivisions, threatening water availability for family ranches, wildlife, instream flows Late yesterday, the Supreme Court of the State of Montana upheld an Oct. 2014 district court ruling that ordered the Montana Department of...
Sep 7, 2016 | News Release
Feds Failed to Protect Key Habitat in Colorado Location: Missoula Today the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana ordered the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) to reconsider its decision to exclude the Canada lynx’s entire southern Rocky Mountain...
Sep 2, 2016 | News Release, Reducing Oil and Gas Exploitation in the San Juan Basin
New Mexicans Demand Obama Administration Protect Public Lands and Communities, Keep Oil and Gas In the Ground Location: Santa Fe, NM A coalition today called on the Obama Administration to rein in unchecked fracking near Chaco Canyon and abandon its plans to auction...
Sep 1, 2016 | News Release
WHAT: Washington youth plaintiffs, their attorney and partners will hold a press conference to unveil proposed climate legislation updating existing greenhouse gas emission limits in state law to align with best available climate science. WHEN: Tuesday, September 6th...
Aug 25, 2016 | News Release
10 Million Acres Leased for Oil and Gas by Obama, Yet Climate Change Consistently Ignored Location: Washington, DC WildEarth Guardians and Physicians for Social Responsibility today filed a landmark federal lawsuit to defend our climate, our health, and American...
Aug 16, 2016 | News Release
Study says 250 polluters are responsible for half of the emissions causing the “hot spot” Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico NASA released a new study today examining what caused a methane “hot spot” to form in New Mexico. This new study of methane...
Aug 9, 2016 | News Release
New Plan Sacrifices Clean Water, Fishing Economy, Carbon Storage, Recreational OpportunitiesLocation:Eugene, Ore.Late yesterday, a coalition of conservation and fishing groups challenged in the U.S. District Court in Oregon a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) forest...
Aug 5, 2016 | News Release
Despite Protest, Final Plan Sacrifices Clean Water, Healthy Fish, Carbon Sequestration, Recreation EconomyLocation:Portland, Ore.Today, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) signed a management plan for western Oregon, largely ignoring a formal protest from 22...
Aug 4, 2016 | News Release
Members of Profanity Peak Pack To Be Targeted in Ferry CountyLocation:Olympia, WAWashington Department of Fish and Wildlife officials announced late today they will kill members of the Profanity Peak pack in Ferry County. The kill order was issued following...