Trump Administration’s 11th Hour Approval of 2,000 Miles of Pipeline Corridors Puts Wildlife & Communities at Risk
For Immediate Release, January 20, 2021 Contact: Kelly Fuller, Western Watersheds Project, (928) 322-8449, kfuller@westernwatersheds.org Cheyenne, Wyo.― Yesterday the Bureau of Land Management approved the Wyoming
Interior Secretary seizes control, grants revoked grazing permit to Hammond Ranches
For Immediate Release January 19, 2021 Contact: Paul Ruprecht, Nevada-Oregon Director, Western Watersheds Project, (208) 421-4637, paul@westernwatersheds.org Erik Molvar, Executive Director, Western Watersheds Project,
Trump Administration Says Yes to Wildlife Extinction by Approving Thacker Pass Lithium Mine
For Immediate Release, January 15, 2021 Contact: Kelly Fuller, Western Watersheds Project, (928) 322-8449, kfuller@westernwatersheds.org Reno, Nev.― Today the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
Wildlife, wilderness advocates challenge ‘no significant impact’ of grazing on 270K acres in NM, AZ
For immediate release: January 14, 2021 Contacts: Kelly Nokes, Western Environmental Law Center, 575-613-8051, nokes@westernlaw.org Cyndi Tuell, Western Watersheds Project, 520-272-2454, cyndi@westernwatersheds.org Dana Johnson, Wilderness Watch,
Western wolf coalition challenges nationwide wolf delisting
For immediate release: January 14, 2021 Contacts: Kelly Nokes, Western Environmental Law Center, 575-613-8051, nokes@westernlaw.org John Mellgren, Western Environmental Law Center, 541-359-0990, mellgren@westernlaw.org Erik Molvar,
Burlington Northern seeks federal permission to continue killing grizzly bears in Montana
For Immediate Release: January 13, 2021 Contacts: Sarah McMillan, WildEarth Guardians, 406-549-3895, smcmillan@wildearthguardians.org Josh Osher, Western Watersheds Project, 406-830-3099, josh@westernwatersheds.org Railway company applies for 7-year permit to kill 18
Trump Administration Refuses to Address Significant Flaws in its Greater Sage-Grouse Plans
For immediate release January 12, 2021 Media contacts: Erik Molvar, Western Watersheds Project (307) 399-7910; emolvar@westernwatersheds.org Michael Saul, Center for Biological Diversity (303) 915-8308; msaul@biologicaldiversity.org
Lawsuit Launched Over Trump Plan to Accelerate Clearcutting, Herbicide Spraying, Fuel Breaks Across Six Western States
For Immediate Release, January 12, 2021 Contacts: Scott Lake, Center for Biological Diversity, (802) 299-7495, slake@biologicaldiversity.org Kya Marienfeld, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, (435) 259-5440, kya@suwa.org
Lawsuit Launched Over Trump Plan to Accelerate Clearcutting, Herbicide Spraying, Fuel Breaks Across Six Western States
For Immediate Release, January 12, 2021 Contacts: Scott Lake, Center for Biological Diversity, (802) 299-7495, slake@biologicaldiversity.org Kya Marienfeld, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, (435) 259-5440, kya@suwa.org
Advocates secure new railroad proposal for grizzlies
For immediate release: January 11, 2021 Contacts: Sarah McMillan, WildEarth Guardians, 406-549-3895, smcmillan@wildearthguardians.org Josh Osher, Western Watersheds Project, 406-830-3099, josh@westernwatersheds.org The U.S. Fish and
Protest the proposed grazing permit for Hammond Ranches!
January 11, 2021 On the very last day of 2020, the Trump Administration took another swing at handing Oregon public land grazing permits back to
WWP Statement on Yesterday’s Acts of Domestic Terrorism in Washington, DC
For Immediate Release January 7, 2021 Contact Erik Molvar, Western Watersheds Project, (307) 399-7910, emolvar@westernwatersheds.org The mob violence that swarmed the halls of the Capitol
Trump administration reissues grazing permit to Oregon arsonist ranchers
For immediate release – January 4, 2021 Media contacts: Erik Molvar, Executive Director, Western Watersheds Project, (307) 399-7910, emolvar@westernwatersheds.org Sarah McMillan, Conservation Director, WildEarth Guardians
New Documents: New Mexico Rancher Who Pleaded Guilty to Bludgeoning Endangered Wolf Admitted Trapping, Beating One More
For Immediate Release, December 18, 2020 Contacts: Robin Silver, Center for Biological Diversity, (602) 799-3275, rsilver@biologicaldiversity.org Greta Anderson, Western Watersheds Project, (520) 623-1878, greta@westernwatersheds.org FLAGSTAFF, Ariz.— New documents
Eleventh-hour Trump Actions Prolong a “Scorched Earth” Policy that Threatens Western Public Lands
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kya Marienfeld, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, 573-228-1061, kya@suwa.org Scott Lake, Center for Biological Diversity, 802-299-7495, slake@biologicaldiversity.org Gwen Dobbs, Defenders of Wildlife, 202-772-0269, gdobbs@defenders.org Chris Krupp,
Lawsuit Filed to Protect Colorado’s Critically Imperiled Gunnison Sage Grouse
For Immediate Release: December 7, 2020 Contact: Ryan Shannon, Center for Biological Diversity, (971) 717-6407, rshannon@biologicaldiversity.org Talasi Brooks, Western Watersheds Project, (208) 336-9077, tbrooks@westernwatersheds.org
Conservationists blast Forest Service prairie dog eradication plan on Thunder Basin National Grassland; Plan amendment targets keystone wildlife species for killing, dooms ferret recovery
For Immediate Release: December 1, 2020 Contact: Erik Molvar, Western Watersheds Project, (307) 399-7910 LARAMIE, Wyo. – The Forest Service today released a management plan
Groups File Suit to Protect Half of Washington’s Bighorn Sheep; Domestic Sheep Grazing Places Bighorns at High Risk
For Immediate Release November 30, 2020 Contact Melissa Cain, Western Watersheds Project, melissa@westernwatersheds.org, 208-392-2886 Greg Dyson, WildEarth Guardians, gdyson@wildearthguardians.org, 503-730-9242 Lizzy Potter, Advocates for the West, epotter@advocateswest.org, 503-954-2721 SPOKANE,
Conservation Groups Protest Risky Plan for 2,000 Miles of New Oil, Gas, and CO2 Pipelines Across Wyoming
For Immediate Release, November 25, 2020 Contact: Kelly Fuller, Western Watersheds Project, (928) 322-8449, kfuller@westernwatersheds.org Emily Deanne, Natural Resources Defense Council, (202) 717-8288, edeanne@nrdc.org Connie
Conservationists: Yellowstone Grizzly Bear and Land Managers Should Adopt Stronger Measures to Prevent Conflicts, Protect People and Bears
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, November 24, 2020 Contacts: Kristin Combs, Wyoming Wildlife Advocates, (370) 200-3057, kristin@wyowild.org Jocelyn Leroux, Western Watersheds Project, (406) 960-4164, jocelyn@westernwatersheds.org Bonnie Rice,
Trump Administration Recycles Slashing of Sage-grouse Protections, Opening Habitat to Drilling, Fracking Across Seven Western States
For Immediate Release, November 20, 2020 Contacts: Erik Molvar, Western Watersheds Project, (307) 399-7910, emolvar@westernwatersheds.org Michael Saul, Center for Biological Diversity, (303) 915-8308, msaul@biologicaldiversity.org Sarah
