News & Updates

Washington State Youth Win Unprecedented Decision in their Climate Change Lawsuit (Press Release 6/24/15)

Jun 24, 2015

Judge Orders Washington Environmental Agency to Consider Youth-Proposed Carbon Dioxide ReductionsLocation:Seattle, Washington On Tuesday, King County Superior Court Judge Hollis Hill issued a landmark decision in Zoe & Stella Foster v. Washington Department of...

New maps show dairy pollution threat to Puget Sound (Press Release 6/17/15)

Jun 17, 2015

Location: Seattle, WA WHAT: The ground and surface waters that feed Puget Sound currently suffer from pollution related in large part to leaking manure lagoons used by industrial dairies known as concentrated animal feeding operations. As part of its advocacy for a...

Groups Seek to Stop Unstudied Chaco Fracking (Press Release 5/11/15)

May 12, 2015

Motion Filed to Halt Drilling Approvals as Feds Turn Back on Health and EnvironmentLocation:Santa Fe, NMMoving to defend culture, climate and communities, a coalition today moved to put a stop to new fracking approvals in the Greater Chaco Region of northwestern New...

Court Throws Out Industry Challenge to 2012 Forest Rules (Press Release 4/30/15)

Apr 30, 2015

USFS Will Continue to Use Science and Conservation Biology in Forest PlansLocation:WashingtonIn March 2015, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson of the D.C. District Court issued an order rejecting an extractive industry challenge to the Obama Administration’s National Forest...

Suit Filed to Protect Lynx Denning Habitat in Pike-San Isabel National Forest (Press Release 4/27/15)

Apr 28, 2015

Guardians Calls on Court to Halt Illegal Logging from Tennessee Pass to Halfmoon CreekLocation:DenverDENVER — Out of concern that heavy logging would ruin landscapes spanning from the beloved and heavily recreated Tennessee Pass to Halfmoon Creek, conservationists...

United Conservation Community Submits Comments to BLM on Proposed Bull Mountain Drilling Plan (Press Release 4/16/15)

Apr 16, 2015

Groups request conservation measures to protect important resource values in Colorado’s farm-to-table capital, the North Fork ValleyLocation:North Fork Valley, ColoradoConservationists submitted extensive and detailed comments today calling on the federal Bureau of...

Oil and gas industry must cut dangerous methane releases (WELC Op-ed 4/14/2015)

Apr 14, 2015

Tom SingerNatural gas, the fuel many Americans use daily to cook meals and heat our homes, is made mostly of methane. Natural gas also comes with a “cleaner than coal” reputation when burned to generate electricity. But too many leaks in the supply chain can quickly...

Federal Judge Halts Coal Mine Expansion in Northern New Mexico (Press Release 4/8/15)

Apr 9, 2015

Location:Denver, Colo.In a major victory for clean air and public health, a federal judge issued an order on Tuesday that nullifies a plan to expand the Navajo Mine in northern New Mexico and stops coal mining in the expansion area. Judge John L. Kane’s order follows...

California Salmon and Wildlife Win Court Protection from Old-Growth Logging (Press Release 4/6/15)

Apr 7, 2015

A federal court halted a logging plan in Northern California that would have harmed old-growth forests and federally protected fish and wildlife species. The decision by the U.S. District Court Northern District of California stems from a lawsuit filed by three...

Uncertainty remains about water availability for proposed hydro project (Press Release 4/2/15)

Apr 2, 2015

Location:Olympia, WARiver advocacy groups will return to the courtroom on Friday, April 3, to challenge a decision that could reduce Similkameen Falls in Northeastern Washington to a trickle. The Falls, located on the Similkameen River just downstream of the abandoned...