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Current work in wildlife, rivers, public lands, and climate

Press Releases
Mar 21, 2023
Toxic oil and gas spills overwhelm New Mexico regulatory agencies

State agencies continue permitting new pollution sources despite lack of enforcement and oversight, exacerbating climate crisis

Climate + Energy
#JustTransition, #KeepItInTheGround
Mar 20, 2023
Conservation groups granted intervention to defend Utah national monuments

Tribes granted separate motion to intervene in December

Public Lands
#ForceForNature, #PressStatement
Mar 16, 2023
Lawsuit launched over delay on petition to phase out oil drilling on public lands

U.S. Interior Department put on notice over failure to take action for the climate

Climate + Energy
#KeepItInTheGround, #PressStatement
Mar 15, 2023
Bill to prohibit wildlife killing contests heads to first committee

Legislation would end organized contests without affecting hunting and angling

#PressStatement, #WildlandsForWildlife
Mar 8, 2023
Feds deny protections for climate-imperiled Joshua tree

USFWS once again ignores science, law in failing to protect iconic desert plant

Wildlife
#EndangeredSpeciesAct, #ForceForNature
Mar 8, 2023
Utah’s largest coal producer surrenders leases to millions of tons of coal in legal settlement

Agreement resolves lawsuit challenging federal government’s failure to protect climate

Climate + Energy
#PressStatement
Mar 6, 2023
Petition seeks to protect pygmy rabbit under Endangered Species Act

Groups petition the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service requesting protection of the pygmy rabbit under the Endangered Species Act.

Wildlife
#EndTheWarOnWildlife, #WildlandsForWildlife
Mar 2, 2023
Guardians calls on EPA to block illegal oil and gas air pollution permit in New Mexico’s Permian Basin

Petition calls on agency to object to permit for Exxon subsidiary’s processing facility

#JustTransition, #KeepItInTheGround
Mar 2, 2023
Large coalition of nonprofit organizations, scientists, and advocates call on President Biden to protect beaver on federal lands

Beavers have been touted as an efficient and natural climate change mitigator

#EndTheWarOnWildlife, #ForceForNature, #PressStatement, #WildlandsForWildlife
Feb 28, 2023
Conservation groups celebrate record Mexican wolf population but caution against using numbers alone to measure recovery

There are signs of progress for the wolf recovery program, and a 23 percent increase over last year is remarkable, but the genetic diversity of the wild population still needs improvement.

Wildlife
#DefendCarnivores, #EndTheWarOnWildlife, #PressStatement, #StopExtinction, #WildlandsForWildlife