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Press Releases
May 6, 2016
Colorado Coal Mine Expansion Overturned

U.S. Interior Department Finds Coal Lease Illegally Approved, Rejection Comes Amid Coal Reforms
Contact: Jeremy Nichols (303) 437-7663 jnichols@wildearthguardians.org

Climate + Energy
#KeepItInTheGround
May 4, 2016
Suit Seeks Public Review of Animal Pelt Exports

Endangered Species Treaty Misused to Facilitate Mass Fur Export
Contact: Bethany Cotton (503) 327-4923 bcotton@wildearthguardians.org

Wildlife
#DefendCarnivores, #EndTheWarOnWildlife
May 4, 2016
Citizen Groups Challenge Fracking in Santa Fe National Forest

Legal Push Part of Broader Effort to Safeguard Greater Chaco from Oil and Gas Industry
Contact: Jeremy Nichols (303) 437-7663 jnichols@wildearthguardians.org

Climate + Energy
#GreaterChaco, #KeepItInTheGround
May 4, 2016
Colorado Fails to Clean up Smog Pollution Along Front Range

Attempts to Clear the Air Falling Short as EPA Finds State Failing to Protect Public Health
Contact: Jeremy Nichols (303) 437-7663 jnichols@wildearthguardians.org

Climate + Energy
#KeepItInTheGround
May 3, 2016
Protesters Tell BLM to Stop Auctioning Wyoming Public Lands for Fracking

Obama Administration Called on to 'Keep it in the Ground'
Contact: Jeremy Nichols (303) 437-7663 jnichols@wildearthguardians.org

Climate + Energy
#KeepItInTheGround
May 3, 2016
WildEarth Guardians Launches “Just Transition” Push Around Obama Administration Coal Reforms

Media Blitz Starting With Billboards in Western Cities, New Website "Keeping Coal in the Ground Shouldn't Mean Turning our Backs on Workers"
Contact: Jeremy Nichols (303) 437-7663 jnichols@wildearthguardians.org

Climate + Energy
#KeepItInTheGround
Apr 28, 2016
Court Rules Against Unrestricted Motorized Travel in Santa Fe National Forest

Ruling Upholds Forest Service Plan to Protect Irreplaceable Wildlife Habitat and Minimize User Conflicts
Contact: Greg Dyson (503) 730-9242 gdyson@wildearthguardians.org

Rivers
#ReviveTheRio
Apr 27, 2016
Feds Warned They’ll be Sued for Failure to Protect Imperiled Marine Species

Fisheries Service Long Overdue on Legally Required Endangered Species Act Determinations
Contact: Taylor Jones (720) 443-2615 tjones@wildearthguardians.org

Wildlife
#EndangeredSpeciesAct
Apr 21, 2016
New Mexico, Wyoming Face Suit for Letting Bankrupt Peabody Coal off the Hook

Guardians Puts States on Notice: Coal Giant Must Pay up or Shut Down
Contact: Jeremy Nichols (303) 437-7663 jnichols@wildearthguardians.org

Climate + Energy
#KeepItInTheGround
Apr 20, 2016
Protesters Tell Feds to ‘Keep It in the Ground’ at New Mexico Oil and Gas Lease Sale

Hundreds call for bold climate leadership at "climate auction"
Contact: Rebecca Sobel (505) 216-6826 rsobel@wildearthguardians.org

Rivers
#ReviveTheRio