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Washington Youth’s Climate Case Moves Forward (Press Release 3/17/15)

Mar 17, 2015 | News Release

Location:Seattle, WAToday, eight young citizens of Washington state filed their opening brief in their climate change case, Zoe & Stella Foster v. Washington Department of Ecology, to King County Superior Court. The young petitioners are appealing the Washington...

National Coalition Plus Tens of Thousands Submit Comments Opposing West Coast Fracked Gas Export Plan

Feb 13, 2015 | Jordan Cove LNG Terminal & Pacific Connector Pipeline, News Release

On behalf of a diverse national coalition, including conservation, commercial fishing and private property owners, the Western Environmental Law Center (WELC) and Sierra Club submitted comments today to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) opposing what...

Proposed Piñon Pipeline Draws Huge Outpouring of Opposition (Press Release 1/29/15)

Jan 29, 2015 | News Release

More than 10,000 comments against the pipeline submitted to BLM before tomorrow’s deadlineLocation:Farmington, NMIn what is one of the largest outpourings of its kind in New Mexico’s history, more than 10,000 citizens from around the U.S. submitted comments this month...

U.S. Forest Service Withdraws Oil and Gas Drilling Approval in the Gunnison National Forest, Headwaters of the North Fork Valley (Press Release 1/20/15)

Jan 20, 2015 | News Release

Conservationists settle lawsuit after the government agrees to conduct a comprehensive environmental analysis of the drilling projectLocation:Gunnison County, COConservationists have settled a lawsuit that challenged the U.S. Forest Service’s approval of a new natural...

Obama Takes Unprecedented Steps to Cut Methane Pollution from Existing Sources on Public Lands (Press Release 1/14/15)

Jan 14, 2015 | News Release

New BLM rules would significantly impact oil and gas operations in the SouthwestLocation:TAOS, NMAs part of the Obama administration’s plans announced today to cut methane pollution generated by America’s oil and gas industry, the White House said that the Bureau of...

BLM Defers Fracking Near New Mexico’s Sacred Chaco Canyon (press release 1/6/15)

Jan 6, 2015 | News Release, Reducing Oil and Gas Exploitation in the San Juan Basin

Rampant drilling in the San Juan Basin continues to threaten public health, cultural resources, climate, and clean air and water.Location:Santa Fe, NMA coalition of local and regional watchdog groups supports the Bureau of Land Management’s recent decision to defer...

Conservationists to Challenge Insufficient Lynx Habitat Protection (press release 9.12.14)

Sep 12, 2014 | News Release

Feds Fail to Protect Huge Swaths of Rare Cat’s Habitat; Undermine its RecoveryLocation:Denver, COToday, Western Environmental Law Center (WELC) notified the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) of their intent to legally challenge inadequate habitat protection for...

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