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Bill to restore clean water protections, safeguard drinking water passes final Senate committee
Today, the Senate Finance Committee voted 6-4 to pass SB 21, a bill to provide critical protections for New Mexico waters. Earlier in the legislative session, the bill passed the Senate Conservation and Judiciary committees. It will next go to the full Senate for...
Legal intervention defends Powder River Basin coal leasing decision
The Northern Cheyenne Tribe, alongside Tribal and conservation groups, filed a motion today to join a lawsuit to defend the Biden administration’s 2024 decision ending new coal leasing on public lands in Wyoming and Eastern Montana’s Powder River Basin. In a...
National betrayal of federal workers unconscionable; WELC stands with fired civil servants
We denounce the Trump administration’s decision to fire 4,400+ federal public lands stewards at the U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and other agencies without cause. These decisions are cruel,...
Listen to Stories of Kinship, our new podcast!
Looking for more ways to learn, stay updated, and get connected with like-minded folks in these uncertain times? Tune in for the Western Environmental Law Center's new podcast! Hosted by WELC's Suze Wehr, Stories of Kinship features conversations about the...
CAREER OPPORTUNITY: Executive Assistant (Portland, Eugene, or Taos)
Job Opening: Executive Assistant Reports to: Finance & Administration Director Location: Eugene, Oregon; Portland, Oregon; or Taos, New Mexico Salary: $60,000-65,000 annually Timeline: Position opened February 18, 2025; review of applications will begin March 17,...
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