Forests

The Latest On: Forests

November 19, 2015 | Press Release

Forest Service Revs Up Push to Open Over 170 Million Tons of Coal to Mining from Colorado Roadless Forest

Proposed loophole could cause millions of tons of carbon pollution, undermine Obama administration climate goals, and degrade wildlife habitat

November 18, 2015 | Press Release

New Proposal Could Cancel Illegal Oil & Gas Leases In White River National Forest

If adopted, the recently released Environmental Impact Statement would protect tens of thousands of acres in the Thompson Divide from development

November 16, 2015 | Press Release: Victory

Agreement Sets Stage for Protection of Popular Colorado National Forest

Legal settlement is a win for wildlife, fish and Colorado communities

November 9, 2015 | Article

Building on Keystone, Obama Should Shed More Fossil Fuel Baggage

Allowing coal mining in a roadless Colorado forest—and denying the climate impacts of that mining—are just a couple of ways the administration is undermining its climate credibility.

November 3, 2015 | In the News: Montana Public Radio

Ag. Secretary Urges Cancellation Of Badger-Two Medicine Drilling Leases

Tim Preso, Managing Attorney, Earthjustice: "But at the end of the day only one entity gets to make the decision. And that’s the Interior Department. It created this situation when it issued the leases despite the protests of so many people back in the 1980s. And it issued a drilling permit over the protest of so many people in the 1990s. Now that decision is coming home to roost.”

October 27, 2015 | Article

Obama’s Last Chance to Save the Appalachian Mountains?

The Stream Protection Rule will decide how much we protect mountains and streams from mountaintop removal mining.

October 9, 2015 | Press Release

Court Ruling Secures Important Grizzly Bear Habitat

Federal court ruling approves settlement protecting iconic species

September 23, 2015 | Article

Too Wild to Drill

A federal advisory panel has urged the Obama administration to cancel or withdraw leases for natural gas drilling near Glacier National Park in Montana after finding that the wild and scenic area is too sacred for drilling.

September 15, 2015 | Article

Firefighters Feel the Burn of Climate Change

California is experiencing a lengthier fire season, part of a global trend that puts firefighters on the front lines of a changing climate.

August 26, 2015 | Article

Pack of Pups Signals Wolves May Be in California to Stay

A group of five gray wolf pups and several adults has been spotted in California—the first time in almost 100 years that wolf pups have been seen in the state.

Forests

Forest Service Revs Up Push to Open Over 170 Million Tons of Coal to Mining from Colorado Roadless Forest

New Proposal Could Cancel Illegal Oil & Gas Leases In White River National Forest

Agreement Sets Stage for Protection of Popular Colorado National Forest

Building on Keystone, Obama Should Shed More Fossil Fuel Baggage

Ag. Secretary Urges Cancellation Of Badger-Two Medicine Drilling Leases

Obama’s Last Chance to Save the Appalachian Mountains?

Court Ruling Secures Important Grizzly Bear Habitat

Too Wild to Drill

Firefighters Feel the Burn of Climate Change

Pack of Pups Signals Wolves May Be in California to Stay

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