News & Updates
New Keystone XL lawsuit: Montana’s response to anticipated protests in question
Today, the ACLU of Montana, Western Environmental Law Center, and the Bahr Law Offices challenged two Montana state agencies’ refusal to release public records relating to the Keystone XL Pipeline. The documents in question pertain to the government’s plans in...
NM Supreme Court: Energy Transition Act applies to San Juan Generating Station abandonment
Today, the New Mexico Supreme Court ruled the state Public Regulation Commission (PRC) must apply the Energy Transition Act (ETA) to Public Service Co. of New Mexico’s (PNM) abandonment of its remaining interest in the San Juan Generating Station. A key element of...
Communities raise concerns regarding federal agency determination that shuns protected species to promote Jordan Cove LNG
Oregonians across the state responded today to the determination on Jan. 13 by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) that the proposed Jordan Cove LNG export terminal and Pacific Connector fracked gas pipeline would not jeopardize protected...
Summer 2020 Legal Internship (Helena, Montana)
The Western Environmental Law Center (WELC) is a high-impact, nonprofit public interest environmental law firm with a 26-year legacy of success using the power of the law to safeguard the public lands, wildlife, and communities of the American West in the face of a...
Community leaders across New Mexico applaud Oil Conservation Commission for adopting oil and gas enforcement rules
Community leaders across New Mexico applauded the Oil Conservation Commission today for acting to protect the state’s air and water resources from oil and gas pollution by adopting new enforcement rules under legislation adopted in the 2019 session. The Oil...
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