May 10, 2017 | News Release, Reducing Methane Pollution on Public Lands: BLM/EPA Waste Rules
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...
Mar 10, 2015 | Climate & Energy
VICTORY! Protecting Chaco Canyon and the San Juan Basin From Fracking With two mine-to-mouth coal-fired power plants and some 23,000 existing gas wells, New Mexico’s San Juan Basin is one of the areas in the U.S. most exploited for fossil fuel resources. Despite...
Sep 29, 2012 | Climate & Energy
Reducing Methane Pollution on Public Lands: BLM/EPA Waste Rules WELC works with a broad coalition of advocates toward the goal Reducing Methane Pollution on Public Lands. The oil and gas industry is the nation’s second largest industrial climate polluter after power...