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Court allows continued intensive, unstudied fracking in Greater Chaco
Northwest New Mexico oil drilling will continue despite risks to communities, cultural resources and environment Location: Santa Fe Hopes for a respite from a fracking boom plaguing Navajo and public lands in New Mexico’s Greater Chaco area were thwarted Thursday when...
New Poll Shows Strong Support for Northwest Forest Plan
Voters Prioritize Water Protection and Recreation for Public Lands in the Pacific Northwest Location: Redding/Portland/Seattle A new poll reveals voters' priorities for the management of a 25-million-acre network of America's public lands, forests and rivers in...
Terry Tempest Williams & Brooke Williams statement on Bureau of Land Management oil and gas lease purchase rejection
Location: Castle Valley, Utah [Posted on behalf of Terry Tempest Williams and Brooke Williams] On October 18, 2016, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) rejected our offers for oil and gas leases made by Tempest Exploration Company, LLC at the agency’s quarterly lease...
Lawsuit Filed to Protect Critical Bull Trout Habitat on Payette National Forest
Location: Boise WildEarth Guardians, with representation by the Western Environmental Law Center, filed a lawsuit today in federal court challenging the U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s failure to ensure protection for bull trout critical...
Inslee Administration Finalizes Feckless Clean Air Rule
Location: Seattle Yesterday afternoon at a media-only event excluding the general public, the Inslee administration released a final Clean Air Rule that legalizes dangerous levels of greenhouse gas emissions in Washington state. In spite of overwhelming public support...
Montana Supreme Court Orders State To Close Loophole To Protect Water Rights
Developers abused loophole for new subdivisions, threatening water availability for family ranches, wildlife, instream flows Late yesterday, the Supreme Court of the State of Montana upheld an Oct. 2014 district court ruling that ordered the Montana Department of...
Court Orders Fish & Wildlife Service to Reexamine Lynx Critical Habitat
Feds Failed to Protect Key Habitat in Colorado Location: Missoula Today the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana ordered the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) to reconsider its decision to exclude the Canada lynx’s entire southern Rocky Mountain...
My View: Finally, a smoking gun in New Mexico’s methane ‘hot spot’
Erik Schlenker-Goodrich In 2014, New Mexico made national headlines when scientists discovered an atmospheric anomaly above the Four Corners: a 2,500-square-mile cloud of methane (natural gas) — the largest such plume in the nation. At the time, industry data showed...
Thousands Speak out for Climate and Chaco Canyon, Call for Canceling New Mexico Oil and Gas Lease Sale
New Mexicans Demand Obama Administration Protect Public Lands and Communities, Keep Oil and Gas In the Ground Location: Santa Fe, NM A coalition today called on the Obama Administration to rein in unchecked fracking near Chaco Canyon and abandon its plans to auction...
WA Youths Unveil Proposed Climate Legislation to Protect Their Constitutional Rights
WHAT: Washington youth plaintiffs, their attorney and partners will hold a press conference to unveil proposed climate legislation updating existing greenhouse gas emission limits in state law to align with best available climate science. WHEN: Tuesday, September 6th...
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