Articles, op-eds, press releases, photo library, and media inquiries

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Bears Ears National Monument

Rally for Greater Chaco in Santa Fe

Wildlife threatened by oil and gas development

Fracking on Utah public lands

WildEarth Guardians Press

Canadian mining company stakes new claims on the edge of America’s first wilderness

Sep 19, 2022

Expansion threatens Mexican spotted owl, Gila trout, and multiple critical watersheds

Alma ‘Rosie’ Sanchez: Restoration plan will help us live alongside wolves again

Daily Camera | Aug 27, 2022

The past three years of my life have been spent talking to people about wolves returning to Colorado. I heard people’s fears and the potential impact on individuals’ livelihood and way of life. I also heard excitement about the possible benefits of returning a native carnivore and living ancestor to their home.

Judge to state: After 13 years, no more delays on oil, gas air permit action

The Daily Sentinel | Sep 24, 2022

A judge in Garfield County has ordered state officials to act “without additional delay” on an air-pollution permit application for a large oil and gas waste management facility north of Parachute after failing after more than 13 years to make a decision required within 18 months.

Media Inquiries

WildEarth Guardians engages the media to inform, inspire, and activate. You can count on WildEarth Guardians staff members for accurate information and a timely response. For general media inquires, please contact WildEarth Guardians' Media Director, Matthew Koehler, at 406.396.0321 or mkoehler@wildearthguardians.org. Specific inquires can also be made to the program directors below.

Climate & Energy Issues
Jeremy Nichols, Climate and Energy Program Director
303.437.7663 | Email | Follow   

Wild Rivers Issues
Tricia Snyder, Interim Wild Rivers Program Director
505.396.1752 | Email | Follow  

Wildlife Issues
Lindsay Larris, Wildlife Program Director
310.923.1465 | Email | Follow   

Wild Places Issues
Andrew Rothman, Wild Places Program Director
303.501.5815 | Email | Follow   

Why Guardians?

WildEarth Guardians protects and restores the wildlife, wild places, wild rivers, and health of the American West.

WildEarth Guardians is a 501(c)3 registered charitable organization. Tax ID 85-0406306.