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Trump exploits public health and racial crises to silence public, increase pollution, steamroll vulnerable communities
Today, the president is expected to sign a far-reaching executive order under the guise of “economic emergency,” exempting large, intrusive, highly polluting and destructive projects from public scrutiny and environmental guardrails in place since 1970 under the...
Southern Oregon advocates challenge federal approval of Jordan Cove LNG
Today, southern Oregon organizations filed a lawsuit challenging Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approval of the Jordan Cove LNG export terminal and Pacific Connector fracked gas pipeline. FERC issued its approval in March, conditioned on the project...
New Rio Grande National Forest Management Plan is bad news for wildlife, wildlands, and waters
Today, the U.S. Forest Service released its final revised land management plan for the Rio Grande National Forest, located in south-central Colorado. Hundreds of local community members and citizens throughout the country had urged the Forest Service to include strong...
Federal court green-lights bear baiting lawsuit
A federal court in Boise today denied the Trump administration’s attempt to dismiss a lawsuit seeking to stop black bear baiting in national forests in Idaho and Wyoming – a practice known to result in the deaths of endangered grizzly bears. U.S. magistrate judge...
Daniel Cordalis and Cliff Villa join WELC board of directors
The Western Environmental Law Center, a nonprofit public-interest environmental law firm, is proud to announce the addition of Daniel Cordalis and Cliff Villa to its board of directors. Daniel Cordalis, a member of the Navajo Nation who grew up in Durango, Colorado,...
Court ruling cancels oil and gas leases on nearly 150,000 acres in Montana
Today Montana landowners, farmers, and conservation groups won an important victory to protect local groundwater and the climate when a federal judge ruled that the Bureau of Land Management failed to consider risks to Montana’s environment and water supply before...
Chaco Coalition responds to another Trump administration broken promise
Yesterday, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Farmington Field Office and Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) denied requests to suspend the public comment period on the controversial drilling plan for the Greater Chaco region, instead the agencies are planning to hold 4...
NM Advocates: PRC delay of San Juan coal plant’s replacement unfortunate, risky
A large coalition of New Mexico community, faith, tribal, and environmental advocates today were disappointed by the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission’s (PRC) decision to delay approval of two very low cost solar and battery storage projects that would partially...
New Mexico delegation must support people, oppose Big Oil bailout
Indigenous, community and conservation groups called on New Mexico’s congressional delegation today to oppose bailing out fossil fuel companies with emergency aid during the coronavirus pandemic. In newspaper ads in the Santa Fe New Mexican and through a social media...
Diverse coalition urges New Mexico to protect Upper Pecos Watershed
The New Mexico Acequia Association, San Miguel County, the Village of Pecos, the Upper Pecos Watershed Association, and Molino de la Isla Organics LLC today are submitting a petition to the state of New Mexico to protect water quality in the Upper Pecos Watershed. The...
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