Groups oppose H.R. 281, the “Grizzly Bear State Management Act,” which requires the Secretary of the Interior to reissue a 2017 rule delisting the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE) population of grizzly
bears and bars judicial review of the reissued rule.
Our teams in Bozeman, Montana, and Denver, Colorado, have spent decades fighting to safeguard biodiversity, to advance a just transition to clean energy, and to protect people’s health. We’re pleased to share highlights of our progress, and a glimpse at what’s next.
Jenny Harbine, Managing Attorney, Northern Rockies Office: “Coal has been on the decline for decades, not because of federal policies, but because it’s dirty and it’s increasingly unreliable as our coal fleet ages. And it can’t compete on a level playing field with renewable energy sources.”
Jenny Harbine, Managing Attorney, Northern Rockies Office: “We’re in a moment right now as litigators. We will use the courts to continue to protect our clients and communities from the environmental harm the administration seeks to unleash. So many of these Trump executive orders portend a real onslaught of what’s to come. We’re ready for…
Jenny Harbine, Managing Attorney, Northern Rockies Office: “It appears the design of the Trump administration is to unleash a host of harmful development activity in communities that sorely need the opportunities NEPA provides to have a voice. It’s creating chaos and gridlock, and much more troubling, it will endanger and silence communities that have used…
The Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes, alongside conservation groups, filed a motion to join a lawsuit to defend Yellowstone National Park’s science-based bison management plan.
Emily Qiu, Attorney, Northern Rockies Office: “While we cannot speak specifically to the impact of staff cuts, we do appreciate that this deal should allow for a much needed review of the status of Arctic grayling, which we’re confident will show that the species needs protections.”
