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WELC Statement: Interior to Rewrite or Rescind BLM Methane Rule

Sec. Zinke provides conflicting information to court, Congress Yesterday, Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke told the Senate Energy Committee the Trump administration will rewrite or rescind the Bureau of Land Management methane waste rule. The methane rule, which...

Interior bows to oil and gas industry, allows continued methane waste

BLM rule delay defies Congress' will, harms taxpayers, public health, environment Today, the U.S. Department of the Interior announced plans to indefinitely delay implementation of key parts of the BLM methane waste rule beyond the original compliance date of January...

Groups challenge expansion of largest coal mine in Montana

Today, a coalition of conservation and clean energy advocates challenged a decision by the U.S. Department of the Interior to allow Cloud Peak Energy to strip mine nearly 100 million tons of publicly owned coal from 1,000 acres of public lands without ever conducting...

Protecting Spokane River summertime flows goes to court

Contacts: Andrew Hawley, Western Environmental Law Center, (206) 487-7250, gro.w1742149837alnre1742149837tsew@1742149837yelwa1742149837h1742149837 Dan Von Seggern, Center for Environmental Law & Policy, (206) 829-8299, gro.p1742149837lec@n1742149837regge1742149837snovd1742149837 John Roskelley, Center for Environmental Law & Policy, (509)...

Washington Wildlife Officials Too Quick to Kill Wolves

Contacts: John Mellgren, Western Environmental Law Center, 541-359-0990, gro.w1742149837alnre1742149837tsew@1742149837nergl1742149837lem1742149837 Amaroq Weiss, Center for Biological Diversity, 707-779-9613, gro.y1742149837tisre1742149837vidla1742149837cigol1742149837oib@s1742149837siewa1742149837 Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife officials late Thursday released a...

WELC statement on U.S. withdrawal from Paris climate agreement

Contact: Erik Schlenker-Goodrich, Western Environmental Law Center, 575-770-1295, gro.w1742149837alnre1742149837tsew@1742149837gskir1742149837e1742149837 Today, President Trump stated he will withdraw the United States from the landmark Paris climate agreement. This would deliberately reject the will of over 70...

Senate rejects bid to kill sensible BLM methane rule

In a close vote, the Senate chose today to protect taxpayers, public health, and the environment by preserving the Bureau of Land Management methane waste rule. Today's vote reflects the will of the public, which launched a massive effort to keep the common-sense rule...

Environmental Watchdogs Fight Trump Admin for Withholding Public Information on Climate

Contacts: Erik Schlenker-Goodrich, Western Environmental Law Center, 575-770-1295, gro.w1742149837alnre1742149837tsew@1742149837gskir1742149837e1742149837 Jeremy Nichols, WildEarth Guardians, 303-437-7663, gro.s1742149837naidr1742149837aught1742149837raedl1742149837iw@sl1742149837ohcin1742149837j1742149837 Today the Western Environmental Law Center, on behalf of WildEarth Guardians,...

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