Court Order Sought to Block Clear-Cutting Project Near Nevada’s Great Basin National Park
For Immediate Release, August 23, 2023 Contact: Megan Backsen, Western Watersheds Project, (719) 207-2493, megan@westernwatersheds.org Scott Lake, Center for Biological Diversity, (802) 299-7495, slake@biologicaldiversity.org
New Information Shows Fewer than Four Collared Mexican Gray Wolves in the Wild in Mexico
For immediate release August 22, 2023 Media contacts: Greta Anderson, Western Watersheds Project (520)623-1878; greta@westernwatersheds.org Chris Smith, WildEarth Guardians, (505) 395-6177; csmith@wildearthguardians.org Michael Robinson, Center
More than 150,000 people called on Biden Administration to Fully Restore Endangered Species Act
CONTACTS Jackson Chiappinelli, Earthjustice, (585) 402-2005 jchiappinelli@earthjustice.org Tara Thornton, Endangered Species Coalition, (207) 504-2705 Alex Katz, Environmental Defense Center, (805) 963-1622, akatz@environmentaldefensecenter.org Joe Bushyhead, WildEarth
NEW PLAN FOR IDAHO’S PUBLIC LANDS FAILS TO HALT HARMFUL LIVESTOCK AUTHORIZATIONS
For immediate release, August 21, 2023 Media contact: Greg LeDonne, Western Watersheds Project (208)779-2079; greg@westernwatersheds.org BOISE, Ida. – Late last week, the Bureau of Land
Court Overturns Harmful Livestock Grazing Plan on Sonoran Desert National Monument
For Immediate Release – August 10, 2023 Media Contacts: Cyndi Tuell, Western Watersheds Project, (520) 272-2454, cyndi@westernwatersheds.org Sandy Bahr, Grand Canyon Chapter of the Sierra
Court Overturns Harmful Livestock Grazing Plan on Sonoran Desert National Monument
August 10, 2023 Western Watersheds Project and the Sierra Club-Grand Canyon Chapter, represented by Advocates for the West, won a lawsuit that stops livestock
WWP helps stop massive insecticide spraying project in New Mexico
Thanks to intervention by the Western Watersheds Project, the Xerces Society and others, the Bureau of Land Management announced their decision to halt a federal
House Republicans Advance Bill to Gut Environmental Protections, Harm Wildlife, and Threaten Human Health
For Immediate Release July 20, 2023 Contact: Josh Osher, Western Watersheds Project, (406) 220-2883 Erik Molvar, Western Watersheds Project, (307) 399-7910 Washington, DC –
Congressional ‘Extinction Rider’ Seeks to Gut Imperiled Birds’ Protections
For Immediate Release, July 17, 2023 Photo Credit: USDA-NRCS Gary Kramer Contact: Laura Cunningham, Western Watersheds Project, (775) 513-1280, lcunningham@westernwatersheds.org Ileene Anderson, Center for Biological Diversity,
Conservation groups demand strengthening of Conservation Rule to achieve climate, biodiversity goals
For Immediate Release: July 6, 2023 Media Contacts: Josh Osher, Western Watersheds Project, (406) 830-3099, josh@westernwatersheds.org Madeleine Carey, WildEarth Guardians, (505) 417-5893, mcarey@wildearthguardians.org Chandra Rosenthal,
New settlement aims to protect Washington’s iconic bighorn sheep herds from disease outbreaks
For Immediate Release: June 13, 2023 Photo: USFS Pacific Northwest Region Media Contacts: Lizzy Potter, Advocates for the West, (503) 954-2721, epotter@advocateswest.org Greg Dyson,
Judge strikes down Idaho phosphate mine connected to herbicide RoundUp
June 5, 2023 Thanks to a lawsuit by Western Watersheds Project, Center for Biological Diversity, and WildEarth Guardians, a federal judge has just voided all permits connected
Federal Judge Nixes Approval of Idaho Phosphate Mine
For Immediate Release, June 5, 2023 Contact: Sarah Stellberg, Advocates for the West, (208) 342-7024 x 209, sstellberg@advocateswest.org Hannah Connor, Center for Biological Diversity, (202)
Groups say Biden grouse plan must increase habitat protections
For immediate release: June 1, 2023 Media contacts: Steve Holmer, American Bird Conservancy (202)744-6459; sholmer@abcbirds.org Erik Molvar, Western Watersheds Project (307)399-7910; emolvar@westernwatersheds.org Joe Bushyhead,
Proposed Greenlink Transmission Lines Would Industrialize Nevada’s Outback and Harm Sage Grouse
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 30th, 2023 Contact: Kevin Emmerich, Basin & Range Watch, 775-764-1080, emailbasinandrange@gmail.com Laura Cunningham, Western Watersheds Project, 775-513-1280, lcunningham@westernwatersheds.org Reno, NV —
WWP and Our Allies Win One for Native Wildlife in Wyoming
Today, Western Watersheds Project and our allies won our case on livestock grazing and livestock-related grizzly bear killings in the Upper Green River Valley, the
Court Overturns Federal Authorization to Kill 72 Grizzlies Near Yellowstone
For Immediate Release, May 25, 2023 Contacts Andrea Zaccardi, Center for Biological Diversity, (303) 854-7748, azaccardi@biologicaldiversity.org Megan Backsen, Western Watersheds Project, (719) 297-2493; megan@westernwatersheds.org
New Report: Recent Forest Service Grazing Decision and Mismanagement in Yellowstone Ecosystem Promote Habitat Destruction
May 15, 2023 Contacts: Jonathan Ratner, (877) 746-3628, Western Watersheds Project; jonathan@westernwatersheds.org John Carter, (435) 881-5404, Yellowstone to Uintas Connection; jcoyote23@gmail.com A report just
WWP Defends Path of the Pronghorn, Scientists Expose the Industry’s Lies
May 23, 2013 Western Watersheds Project has long been a leader in trying to protect the Path of the Pronghorn migration — the longest land
WWP Defends Path of the Pronghorn, Scientists Expose the Industry’s Lies
May 23, 2013 Western Watersheds Project has long been a leader in trying to protect the Path of the Pronghorn migration — the longest land
