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

Press Releases

Aug 18, 2023

Court scraps massive Montana logging project threatening grizzlies and old forests

A federal judge ruled in favor of conservation groups and scrapped the massive Black Ram logging project in Montana’s Kootenai National Forest

Public Lands, Wildlife

#Climate Forests, #ForceForNature, #PressStatement, #ProtectWhatYouLove, #WildlandsForWildlife

Aug 18, 2023

Appeals court throws out permit for Utah’s Uinta Basin Railway

The court's rejection of this oil railway and its ensuing environmental damage is a victory for the climate, public health and wild landscapes

Climate + Energy

#COCleanAir, #ClimateJustice, #KeepItInTheGround, #PressStatement

Aug 14, 2023

Court dismisses Utah suits and upholds presidential authority to establish national monuments

Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments remain safe

Public Lands

#ForceForNature, #PressStatement, #ProtectWhatYouLove

Aug 3, 2023

Guardians launches lawsuit to continue fight to protect climate-threatened Joshua trees

In decision to deny protections to Joshua trees, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service again ignores climate change and legal obligations under the Endangered Species Act

Public Lands, Wildlife

#EndangeredSpeciesAct, #PressStatement, #StopExtinction, #WildlandsForWildlife

Jul 28, 2023

WildEarth Guardians’ response to the Grizzly Bear Review and Resource Restart Act of 2023

Anti-wildlife Republicans are proposing to remove Endangered Species Act protections for grizzly bears

Public Lands, Wildlife

#DefendCarnivores, #EndTheWarOnWildlife, #EndangeredSpeciesAct, #PressStatement, #Rewilding, #StopExtinction

Jul 26, 2023

WildEarth Guardians’ statement on Cerro Pelado fire investigation

Guardians calls for major shift in wildfire policy

Public Lands

#ForceForNature, #PressStatement, #Wildfires

Jul 25, 2023

Fish and Wildlife Service proposes protections for two Rio Grande mussels

Salina mucket and Mexican fawnsfoot set to receive Endangered Species Act listing and critical habitat protections

Rivers, Wildlife

#EndangeredSpeciesAct, #ForceForNature, #LivingRio, #LivingRivers, #PressStatement, #ProtectWhatYouLove, #ReviveTheRio, #RioGrande, #StopExtinction

Jul 20, 2023

Conservation groups argue in federal court against Forest Service decisions that avoided analyzing commercial logging projects’ environmental impacts

Advocates argue the Forest Service is illegally relying on regulation that excludes certain timber stand and wildlife habitat improvement projects from usual NEPA requirements

Public Lands

#ForceForNature, #PressStatement

Jul 20, 2023

Nearly half a million people call on Forest Service to protect mature, old-growth forests and trees

Public comment period concludes for pathway to rulemaking on how Forest Service manages national forests

Public Lands

#Climate Forests, #ForceForNature, #PressStatement, #Rewilding

Jul 13, 2023

Conservation groups argue in federal court to protect the Florida Mountains in New Mexico from commercial mining

New Mexico federal court hears arguments in lawsuit challenging BLM’s approval of proposed dolomite mine in Luna County

Public Lands

#ForceForNature, #GreaterGila, #PressStatement, #PublicLandsInPublicHands