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

Press Releases

Dec 17, 2020

Guardians lauds Biden’s historic pick of Haaland for Interior Secretary

First Native Cabinet Secretary will make climate and environmental justice a centerpiece of Interior Department

Climate + Energy, Public Lands, Rivers, Wildlife

#PressStatement

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

Aug 19, 2020

Trump Administration Expands Hunting and Fishing in Wildlife Refuges

Decision needlessly puts imperiled wildlife at risk

Public Lands, Rivers, Wildlife

#EndTheWarOnWildlife, #EndangeredSpeciesAct, #LivingRio, #LivingRivers, #RioGrande, #StopExtinction, #WildlandsForWildlife

Aug 17, 2020

Sweeping Win for Salmon and Steelhead on the Willamette River

Court finds Army Corps’ dam operations harm salmon and violate the Endangered Species Act

Rivers, Wildlife

#EndangeredSpeciesAct, #ForceForNature, #LivingRivers, #RethinkRivers

Aug 3, 2020

Conservationists Intervene to Oppose New Dam Project Near the Grand Canyon

New hydropower project would harm Little Colorado River and endangered species

Rivers, Wildlife

#CORiver, #LivingRivers, #ProtectWhatYouLove, #RethinkRivers, #StopExtinction

Jul 17, 2020

NEPA Rollback Puts Industry Profits Over Public Health and Environment

The Trump administration's latest environmental rollback is a brazen attempt to cut the public voice out of government decision-making.

Climate + Energy, Public Lands, Rivers, Wildlife

#ProtectNEPA

Jun 5, 2020

Guardians Vows to Confront Injustice of Latest Trump Administration Environmental, Health Rollbacks

Under Guise of COVID-19 Health Emergency, Trump Orders Suspension of Environmental Reviews, Protection of Endangered Species

Climate + Energy, Public Lands, Rivers, Wildlife

#EndangeredSpeciesAct, #ForceForNature, #JustTransition, #KeepItInTheGround, #ProtectWhatYouLove

May 28, 2020

Expansion of Hunting on Wildlife Refuges Threatens Imperiled Species

Species in Five Rio Grande Wildlife Refuges Especially Vulnerable To Trump Administration's Directive

Rivers, Wildlife

#ForceForNature, #LivingRio, #LivingRivers, #ProtectWhatYouLove, #RethinkRivers, #RioGrande, #StopExtinction

May 27, 2020

Conservation Groups Demand Stronger Protections for Willamette River Salmon and Steelhead

Fish Species Face Extinction Without Federal Action

Rivers, Wildlife

#EndangeredSpeciesAct, #LivingRivers, #ProtectWhatYouLove, #RethinkRivers, #StopExtinction

May 11, 2020

Forest Service turns its back on White Salmon River

Immediate action needed to protect wild and scenic values

Public Lands, Rivers

#EcosystemRestoration, #ForceForNature, #LivingRivers, #PressStatement, #ProtectWhatYouLove, #PublicLandsInPublicHands, #RethinkRivers