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With Elk Hunting Season in Full-Swing, Wyoming Identifies New Cases of Chronic Wasting Disease

JACKSON, WY-- On Monday, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department confirmed that multiple cases of chronic wasting disease (CWD) were discovered in hunter-harvest bull elk in the Cody region. The cases…

Lead Community and Environmental Organizations Say Federal Funds for Salton Sea are Critical Part of Colorado River Negotiations

SALTON SEA, CA — In response to comments by Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Arizona) regarding Colorado River negotiations and federal funding of remediation projects at California’s Salton Sea, the Salton Sea…

Judge Vacates Approval of Cadiz’s California Desert Water Grab

LOS ANGELES-- A federal judge has vacated a U.S. Bureau of Land Management decision that would have allowed Cadiz Inc. to repurpose a mothballed oil-and-gas pipeline to drain a large aquifer in the…

Lawsuit Aims to Protect Grizzlies from Expanded Grazing in Montana’s Paradise Valley

MISSOULA, MT— Nine conservation organizations filed a lawsuit today to challenge the U.S. Forest Service’s 2021 decision to authorize expanded livestock grazing on six allotments on the east side of…

Haaland Visit to Avi Kwa Ame Underscores Need for Permanent Protections

LAS VEGAS -- Today, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland traveled to southern Nevada to meet with the Tribal Council of the Mojave Tribe and local community leaders, including stops at sites…

REPORT: Snake River Status Quo Not an Option

  SEATTLE-- Today, Washington Sen. Patty Murray and Gov. Jay Inslee issued a long-awaited final report evaluating the services of the four lower Snake River dams and their devastating impacts on…

Montana F&W Commission OKs Killing of 456 Wolves

Helena, MT-- Today, the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission met to determine the framework for the 2022-23 wolf hunting and trapping season, including quotas around Yellowstone National Park. In…

MEMO: Colorado River Negotiations, Army Corps Planning Must Consider Full Impacts on Salton Sea

The next few weeks could be decisive for the future of the Salton Sea, California’s largest lake. The Army Corps of Engineers is analyzing plans that will shape the next ten years of projects…

Lawsuit Seeks to Restore Federal Protection to Northern Rockies Wolves After Government Misses Deadline

VICTOR, Idaho— Wildlife conservation organizations sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today for missing its deadline to decide whether gray wolves in the northern Rocky Mountains warrant federal…

Parties Ask Court to Extend Stay in Legal Fight for Endangered Snake River Salmon

PORTLAND, OR— Today fishing and conservation groups in long-running litigation to protect endangered salmon and steelhead in the Columbia and Snake Rivers joined with the State of Oregon, Nez…