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

Press Releases

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

Jul 12, 2023

Groups submit analysis exposing flaws in Lolo National Forest Draft Assessment and Species of Conservation Concern

Six organizations based in western Montana have identified major gaps in the Lolo National Forest’s Draft Assessment and Species of Conservation Concern documents

Public Lands

#Climate Forests, #PressStatement, #PublicLandsInPublicHands, #Rewilding, #Wildfires, #WildlandsForWildlife

Jul 10, 2023

Thousands call on New Mexico to rein in oil and gas industry’s toxic pollution

Advocates demand protections for New Mexico communities and groundwater from PFAS and other chemicals used in oil and gas development

Climate + Energy

#ClimateJustice, #JustTransition, #KeepItInTheGround, #PressStatement

Jun 30, 2023

Diné and Pueblo solidarity remains strong in advancing Greater Chaco protections

New Chaco Protections are a first step, says Greater Chaco Coalition, condemning attacks on Secretary Haaland’s Administrative withdrawal

Climate + Energy

#ClimateJustice, #FrackOffChaco, #GreaterChaco, #JustTransition, #KeepItInTheGround, #PressStatement

Jun 29, 2023

Canadian mining company stakes more claims on the edge of America’s first Wilderness

Expansion threatens sacred sites, Mexican spotted owl, Gila trout and critical watersheds

Public Lands

#EndangeredSpeciesAct, #ForceForNature, #GreaterGila, #PressStatement, #ProtectWhatYouLove, #WildlandsForWildlife

Jun 29, 2023

Biden Administration rejects calls to phase out oil and gas on public lands by 2035

Biden administration rejected a rulemaking petition from more than 360 U.S. climate, Indigenous and conservation groups to phase out oil and gas extraction on public lands by 2035

Climate + Energy

#ClimateJustice, #JustTransition, #KeepItInTheGround, #NoNewLeases, #PressStatement

Jun 21, 2023

Thousands call on Biden administration to protect climate and pause federal coal sales

Interior Department weighing whether to sell more public lands to the coal industry

Climate + Energy

#JustTransition, #KeepItInTheGround, #PressStatement

Jun 13, 2023

New settlement aims to protect Washington’s iconic bighorn sheep herds from disease outbreaks

This settlement is a significant step towards securing vital protection for the bighorns on the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest

Legal Victory, Wildlife

#PressStatement, #WildlandsForWildlife

Jun 13, 2023

Ground-breaking film Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire coming to Santa Fe on June 21

Q&A with Guardians and other wildfire experts to follow

Public Lands

#ForceForNature, #PressStatement, #ProtectWhatYouLove, #WildlandsForWildlife

Jun 5, 2023

Federal Judge nixes approval of Idaho phosphate mine

Mine was to extract phosphate for use in making herbicide glyphosate

Public Lands

#EndangeredSpeciesAct, #PressStatement