Idaho Governor Signs Anti-Wolf Bill, Joining Montana in Race to Exterminate Wolves
For Immediate Release: May 7, 2021 Media Contacts: Talasi Brooks, Western Watersheds Project, (208) 336-9077, tbrooks@westernwatersheds.org Jocelyn Leroux, Western Watersheds Project, (406) 960-4164, jocelyn@westernwatersheds.org BOISE,
Conservationists Call for Veto of Wolf Eradication Bill
Contact: Talasi Brooks, Western Watersheds Project (208) 336-9077 Garrick Dutcher, Living With Wolves (208) 726-3987 Suzanne Asha Stone, International Wildlife Coexistence Network, (208) 861-5177 BOISE,
Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration Approval of Southeast Idaho Phosphate Mine
For Immediate Release, April 27, 2021 Contact: Ashley Bruner, Center for Biological Diversity, (928) 666-0731, abruner@biologicaldiversity.orgErik Molvar, Western Watersheds Project, (307) 399-7910, emolvar@westernwatersheds.orgChris Krupp, WildEarth Guardians,
Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission Votes to Move Sage Grouse Onto the State Endangered Species List
For Immediate Release: April 23, 2021 Media Contacts: Jocelyn Leroux, Western Watersheds Project, (406) 960-4164, jocelyn@westernwatersheds.org Steve Holmer, American Bird Conservancy, (202) 744-6459, sholmer@abcbirds.org OLYMPIA, Wash.—The Washington
Diverse Coalition of 21 Moves to Defend Biden Administration’s Oil, Gas Leasing Pause; Motion backs the Biden administration’s legality in pausing federal onshore, offshore leasing
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 19, 2021 Press Contacts: Maggie Caldwell, 347-527-6397, mcaldwell@earthjustice.org Kyle Tisdel, 575-770-7501, tisdel@westernlaw.org *additional media contacts at the bottom* Cheyenne, WY–Farmers and ranchers, conservation,
Judge Rules Against Federal Sheep Station Grazing in Idaho’s Centennial Mountains
For immediate release: April 16, 2021 Media contacts: Adam Bronstein, Western Watersheds Project, (208)244-0904; adam@westernwatersheds.org Laird Lucas, Advocates for the West, (208)342-7024 x 201; llucas@advocateswest.org
Conservation Groups Petition Park Service to Tear Down Elk Fence at Point Reyes
Contact: Laura Cunningham, Western Watersheds Project, (775) 513-1280; lcunningham@westernwatersheds.org Chance Cutrano, Resource Renewal Institute, ccutrano@rri.org, 312.403.3702 Diana Oppenheim, forELK, action@forelk.org Jeff Miller, Center for Biological
Montana Survey Reveals Widespread Support for Grizzly Bears; Public misconceptions remain regarding conflict management
For Immediate Release Contact: Bonnie Rice, Sierra Club, (406) 640-2847, bonnie.rice@sierraclub.org Jocelyn Leroux, Western Watersheds Project, (406) 960-4164, jocelyn@westernwatersheds.org Kristin Combs, Wyoming Wildlife Advocates, (307)
Energy Development Endangers Rare Plant, Agency Finds
APRIL 5, 2021 Contacts: Laura Cunningham, Western Watersheds Project, lcunningham@westernwatersheds.org, 775-513-1280 Kevin Emmerich, Basin and Range Watch, KEmmerich@basinandrangewatch.org, 775-553-2806 Washington, D.C. – The US Fish
ELK DEATHS MOUNT AT POINT REYES SEASHORE . CAUSE OF DEATH: POLITICS
April 1, 2021 Contacts: Deborah Moskowitz, President, Resource Renewal Institute (415-928-3774) Chance Cutrano, Director of Programs, Resource Renewal Institute (312-403-3702) Laura Cunningham, Western Watersheds Project
Wolf-Killing Rancher Loses Bid to Keep Public Land Grazing Permit
For immediate release March 26, 2021 Media contacts: Greta Anderson, Western Watersheds Project (520) 623-1878; greta@westernwatersheds.org Robin Silver, Center for Biological Diversity (602)799-3275; rsilver@biologicaldiversity.org Chris
Water Contamination from Cattle Ranching at Point Reyes National Seashore Causes Outrage
Contacts: Laura Cunningham, Western Watersheds Project, 775-513-1280, lcunningham@westernwatersheds.org Lisa Levinson, In Defense of Animals, 215-620-2130, lisa@idausa.org Jim Coda, former National Park Service attorney, (415) 602-6967
Conservationists Seek Injunction to Halt Harm to Bighorns on Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest
For immediate release March 1, 2021 Media Contacts: Matthew Koehler, WildEarth Guardians, (406) 396-321, mkoehler@wildearthguardians.org Jocelyn Leroux, Western Watersheds Project, (406) 960-4164; jocelyn@westernwatersheds.org Lizzy Potter,
Bureau of Land Management Rescinds Illegal Grazing Decision Day After Conservationists Sued to Overturn It
For immediate release: February 26, 2021 Contacts: Greta Anderson, Western Watersheds Project (520) 623-1878, greta@westernwatersheds.org Chris Krupp, WildEarth Guardians (206) 417-6363; ckrupp@wildearthguardians.org Marc Fink, Center
Conservation and Public Accountability Groups File Legal Challenge to the Thacker Pass Lithium Mine
For Immediate Release February 26, 2021 Contacts: Kelly Fuller, Western Watersheds Project, 928-322-8449; kfuller@westernwatersheds.org John Hadder, Great Basin Resource Watch, 775-348-1986; john@gbrw.org Kevin Emmerich, Basin and Range Watch, 775-553-2806; emailbasinandrange@gmail.com Katie Fite,
Lawsuit Challenges Last-Minute Trump Administration Grazing Decision in Oregon
For Immediate Release, February 25, 2021 Contacts: Greta Anderson, Western Watersheds Project (520) 623-1878, greta@westernwatersheds.org Chris Krupp, WildEarth Guardians (206) 417-6363; ckrupp@wildearthguardians.org Marc Fink, Center
Interior Board Overturns BLM Decisions to Use Non-Native Livestock Forage and Chaining within Historic Boundaries of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kya Marienfeld, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, 435-259-5440, kya@suwa.org Laura Welp, Western Watersheds Project, 435-899-0204, laura@westernwatersheds.org Decision finds BLM failed to consider project alternatives that
Biden’s Forest Service Hits the Brakes on Review of Trump-era Livestock Directives for Public Lands
For Immediate Release: February 16, 2021 Contacts: Josh Osher, josh@westernwatersheds.org; 406-830-3099 Chris Bugbee, cbugbee@biologicaldiversity.org; 305-498-9112 Mary O’Brien, maryobrien10@gmail.com; 541-556-8801 Conservation Groups Hopeful Process Will Trigger a First Look
Federal Judge Overturns Trump Administration’s Gutting of Sage-Grouse Protections from Mining
For Immediate Release, February 11, 2021 Contacts: Sarah Stellberg, Advocates for the West, (208) 342-7024 x209, sstellberg@advocateswest.org Erik Molvar, Western Watersheds Project, (307) 399-7910, emolvar@westernwatersheds.org Michael Saul,
Conservationists signal lawsuit over National Grassland prairie dog eradication plan
For Immediate Release January 26, 2021 Contact: Erik Molvar, Western Watersheds Project, (307) 399-7910 John Persell, Western Watersheds Project, (503) 896-6472 Matt Sandler, Rocky Mountain Wild,
Western group applauds President Biden’s Day One commitment to revisiting Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments
For Immediate Release January 20, 2021 Contact: Erik Molvar, Western Watersheds Project, (307) 399-7910 WASHINGTON, D.C. – On his first day in office, President
