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Press Releases
Sep 11, 2020
Idaho documents reveal weeks-old wolf pups among 570 maimed, slaughtered wolves

An individual may now kill 30 wolves per year in Idaho

Wildlife
#DefendCarnivores, #EndTheWarOnWildlife, #EndangeredSpeciesAct, #StopExtinction
Sep 11, 2020
Groups sue to block decision on proposed dolomite mine in Florida Mountains

Suit alleges the Bureau of Land Management violated numerous laws, jeopardizing preservation of a Wilderness Study Area and sensitive wildlife species

Public Lands
#ProtectWhatYouLove, #PublicLandsInPublicHands
Sep 10, 2020
Colorado Governor Jared Polis Moves to Dismiss Himself from Climate Accountability

Governor Turns Back on Duty to Protect Climate, Achieve Environmental Justice in Colorado

Climate + Energy
#KeepItInTheGround
Sep 9, 2020
Six State Coalition Send Historic Letter Opposing Lake Powell Pipeline to Secretary of Interior

Utah’s largest new water diversion in Colorado River Basin ignites a modern water war, results in veiled threat of litigation by other states

Rivers
#CORiver, #LivingRivers, #RethinkRivers
Sep 4, 2020
Trump administration launches new attack on critical habitat to continue weakening the Endangered Species Act

Combined with a July 31 proposal, these rollbacks would essentially eviscerate the ESA’s ability to protect habitat for threatened and endangered species

Wildlife
#EndangeredSpeciesAct, #StopExtinction
Sep 4, 2020
Good News for Wolves in Washington

Governor Inslee approves advocate appeal, requiring the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife to consider better rules for the state’s wolves through the transparent rulemaking process

Wildlife
#DefendCarnivores, #EndTheWarOnWildlife, #StopExtinction, #WildlandsForWildlife
Sep 3, 2020
Guardians Moves to Rein in Oil and Gas Industry’s Toxic “Produced Water” in New Mexico

Petition Filed to Ban Spills, Testimony Provided to New Mexico Legislature

Climate + Energy
#KeepItInTheGround
Sep 2, 2020
Guardians Escalates Action for Climate in Colorado, Announces New Hiring

Latest Hire Part of Mounting Campaign to Hold Governor Jared Polis Accountable to Climate Action, Climate Justice

Climate + Energy
#COCleanAir, #JustTransition, #KeepItInTheGround
Sep 1, 2020
Trump Administration Sued for Failing to Protect Nassau Grouper Habitat

Florida, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands Nearshore Waters Need Safeguards

Wildlife
#EndangeredSpeciesAct, #StopExtinction
Sep 1, 2020
National Forest System Threatened by Another Trump Oil and Gas Giveaway

America's National Forests and Grasslands would get fracked with the latest rollback

Climate + Energy, Public Lands
#KeepItInTheGround, #PressStatement