Virginia Cramer


Select any filter and click on Apply to see results

Press Releases


ICYMI: New Rules Could Clear Way for Increasing Uranium Mining Around Grand Canyon

Earlier this week the U.S. Forest Service announced it would be proposing changes to rules that govern how the agency handles oil and gas leasing by the Bureau of Land Management in National Forests…

STATEMENT: House Marks Up Important Conservation Legislation

Washington, DC-- Today, the House Natural Resources Committee marked up two important bills for the protection of public lands and conservation.  The committee marked up the Restore Our Parks…

Trump Administration Opens Door to Sulfide Mining Near Boundary Waters

Today, the Trump Administration directly threatened the future of Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, one of America’s iconic wilderness areas.Administration officials announced that…

Zinke’s Interior to Open Yet More Public Land to Oil & Gas Leasing

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- This week Secretary Zinke’s Department of the Interior will begin another round of oil and gas leasing on public lands-- auctioning off public lands in Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada…

As Farm Bill Moves Forward: Scientists, Experts Warn of Harmful Logging Provisions

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today more than a dozen leading forest scientists and experts submitted a letter to Congress warning Farm Bill conferees of dangers inherent in logging provisions included in the…

VIDEO: Emmy Nominee Yvonne Strahovski Calls for Permanent Protection of Grand Canyon

VIEW VIDEO HERE DOWNLOAD PHOTOS HERE GRAND CANYON, AZ – Emmy-nominated actress Yvonne Strahovski (“The Handmaid’s Tale”) stars in a new video out today calling for protection of the Grand Canyon from…

Forest Service Releases Fire Management Strategy While Zinke Deals in Doublespeak, Climate Denial, Exploitation, and Inflammatory Language

Washington, DC -- The Forest Service today released a new forest management strategy for wildfire. The strategy has a strong emphasis on science and climate change, and calls for prescribed fire and…

Trump Administration Uses California Wildfires as Excuse to Weaken Endangered Species Protections

The Trump administration today ordered the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to prioritize water use in California for fire fighting. The move follows a tweet from Donald Trump blaming…

Trump Administration Approves Energy Project Near Joshua Tree National Park

The Trump Administration has approved a $2.5 billion energy project near Joshua Tree National Park. The Eagle Crest Energy Company’s 1,300 megawatt hydropower project would drain billions of gallons…

Sierra Club on Roadless Area Conservation Act

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Sen. Maria Cantwell today introduced the Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2018. The Act would permanently codify the Roadless Rule, which safeguards 58.5 million acres of…