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Massive logging project next to Yellowstone National Park blocked by U.S. court
In response to a lawsuit by conservation groups, a federal court today struck down a U.S. Forest Service plan to log more than 16,500 acres of pine forests just outside Yellowstone National Park in the Custer Gallatin National Forest. The decision found the agency...
CAREER OPPORTUNITY: Staff Accountant
Job Opening Announcement: Staff Accountant Reports to: Finance & Administration Director Location: Eugene, Oregon Timeline: Open 12/9/2025, with review of applications starting 12/18/2025 Salary: $60,000-$64,000 Note: Information is available below. Please apply...
House committee marks up SPEED Act that would renounce, not reform, environmental protections nationwide
Today, the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources is set to vote on the Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act (H.R. 4776). The Western Environmental Law Center urges members of the committee to vote no on this deceptively titled...
Agricultural groups challenge Montana DEQ for sidestepping public input on coal permit changes
Today Bull Mountain Land Alliance and Northern Plains Resource Council, represented by the Western Environmental Law Center, challenged the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) over the agency’s practice of approving coal mine permit changes behind closed...
5,000 oil and gas leases potentially invalid: Letter warns BLM reckless use of CRA has thrown legal foundation of public lands management into question
Six organizations sent a letter to the acting director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), warning that at least 5,033 oil and gas leases — covering nearly 4 million acres — may now be legally invalid. The letter asks the agency to halt all new leasing and...
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