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Press Releases
Mar 31, 2022
“Do better” says groups of Honoring Chaco Initiative

Greater Chaco Coalition sends follow up letter to Interior calling for a pause on fracking, meaningful consultation, and better process

Climate + Energy
#ClimateJustice, #FrackOffChaco, #GreaterChaco, #KeepItInTheGround
Mar 24, 2022
Lawsuit filed to fight Environmental Protection Agency delay in reducing asthma-causing smog in Denver, other U.S. cities

Affected areas are home to nearly 50 million people, including Coloradans along the Front Range

Climate + Energy
#COCleanAir, #PressStatement
Mar 22, 2022
Groups file suit to compel U.S. Interior Department transparency on lack of climate action

Freedom of Information Act lawsuit filed over failure of Interior agencies to respond to request for records

Climate + Energy
#KeepItInTheGround, #NoNewLeases, #PressStatement
Mar 16, 2022
Guardians files suit to protect western Colorado’s clean air from toxic pollution at oil and gas waste facility

Lawsuit targets Polis administration's failure to ensure legally required air pollution permits for oil and gas industry

Climate + Energy
#COCleanAir, #KeepItInTheGround
Feb 22, 2022
Huge coalition demands pause on oil and gas drilling in Greater Chaco region

In advance of public meetings, groups sound alarm over unchecked drilling and fracking and call for restraint as Interior Department moves forward with Honoring Chaco Initiative

Climate + Energy
#FrackOffChaco, #GreaterChaco, #KeepItInTheGround, #PressStatement
Feb 15, 2022
Federal court rejects massive Montana coal mine expansion

Preliminary ruling finds expansion of Rosebud coal mine illegally jeopardized clean water, climate

Climate + Energy
#KeepItInTheGround
Feb 11, 2022
Lawsuit confronts proposed oil railroad in Utah’s Uinta Basin

Rail line would quadruple oil production, undermine clean air and worsen climate crisis

Climate + Energy
#ClimateJustice, #KeepItInTheGround
Jan 21, 2022
Guardians to file suit against EPA over failure to crack down on smog in the Denver Metro area

Agency's delay threatens clean air and health along Colorado Front Range

Climate + Energy
#COCleanAir, #ClimateJustice, #KeepItInTheGround
Jan 19, 2022
Legal petition calls on Biden to phase out federal oil, gas by 2035

WildEarth Guardians joins hundreds of other groups in demanding action to wind down fossil fuel production, confront climate crisis

Climate + Energy
#ClimateJustice, #JustTransition, #KeepItInTheGround
Jan 18, 2022
Agreement protects clean air from Colorado coal mine

Settlement resolves ongoing violations at Arch Coal’s West Elk Mine, largest single source of methane emissions in state

Climate + Energy
#COCleanAir, #ClimateJustice, #KeepItInTheGround