Environmental Watchdogs Fight Trump Admin for Withholding Public Information on Climate

Apr 25, 2017 | News Release, Trump Climate Executive Order FOIA

Contacts: Erik Schlenker-Goodrich, Western Environmental Law Center, 575-770-1295, *protected email* Jeremy Nichols, WildEarth Guardians, 303-437-7663, *protected email* Today the Western Environmental Law Center, on behalf of WildEarth Guardians,...

Fighting for Terry Tempest Williams’ and Brooke Williams’ Right to Buy Fossil Fuel Leases

Nov 16, 2016 | Climate & Energy

Fighting for Terry Tempest Williams’ and Brooke Williams’ Right to Buy Fossil Fuel Leases In February 2016, renowned author and climate activist Terry Tempest Williams and her husband Brooke Williams bid on two oil and gas leases at the Bureau of Land...

Keeping 11 Billion Tons of Powder River Basin Coal in the Ground

Feb 12, 2016 | Climate & Energy

Keeping 11 Billion Tons of Powder River Basin Coal in the Ground While we approach the point of no return on climate, the federal Bureau of Land Management is making available billions of tons of fossil fuels on our public lands. The BLM’s recently approved resource...

VICTORY! Montana Exempt Well Loophole

Mar 20, 2014 | Wildlands

VICTORY! Montana Exempt Well Loophole Rural homeowners, ranchers, and farmers in Montana and other western states have long relied on a provision of the law that affords them the opportunity to drill a small well without first obtaining a permit. It’s an approach that...

Reducing Methane Pollution on Public Lands: BLM/EPA Waste Rules

Sep 29, 2012 | Climate & Energy

Reducing Methane Pollution on Public Lands: BLM/EPA Waste Rules The oil and gas industry is the nation’s second largest industrial climate polluter after power plants and is the largest source of methane pollution. These companies knowingly leak methane from poorly...