Press Releases

February 2, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Conservation and wildlife advocacy groups are celebrating the 50th
anniversary of the passage of the Endangered Species Act this year, commemorating
five decades of effective and crucial protection for imperiled animals and plants.

February 2, 2023

A federal appeals court yesterday rejected the Biden administration’s defense of unchecked oil and gas fracking in the Greater Chaco region of northwest New Mexico, ruling the U.S. Interior Department flouted the law when approving 199 drilling permits in the culturally significant landscape.

2 de febrero de 2023

El Departamento del Interior emitió una crucial evaluación ambiental acerca de la operación de ConocoPhillips de gas y petróleo en el Artico Occidental, comúnmente llamada el Proyecto Willow.

February 1, 2023

NATIONWIDE - Today, the US Department of Transportation announced $800 million in grants to fund 510 projects in communities across the country to make both urban and rural neighborhoods safer for people to walk and bike. This funding comes out of the Bipartisan Infrastructure law passed last year, and represents the first round of funding for the Safe Streets and Roads for All program. 

February 1, 2023

St. Louis, MO -- Organizations are uniting to oppose Ameren Missouri’s proposed $316 million rate increase for its customers. More than 200,000 customers continue to struggle during the uneven economic recovery from the pandemic as Ameren’s profits soar. Ameren’s request for a rate increase with the Missouri Public Service Commission (PSC), if approved, would add $12 per month for the average residential electric customer, including a $3 increase to fixed fees. Ameren seeks this rate increase as its net income was $990 million in 2021. 

February 1, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, more than two dozen environment, health, and consumer advocacy organizations sent a letter to Truck and Engine Manufacturer Association (EMA) member companies asking them to leave the EMA, which is well-known for working to stall and weaken clean air safeguards across the country. 

February 1, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Department of the Interior issued a key environmental assessment regarding ConocoPhillips’ oil and gas operation in the Western Arctic, commonly called the Willow project.

1 de febrero de 2023

Tras más de una década de disputas, la Agencia de Protección Ambiental (EPA) emitió una Determinación Final de protección para Bristol Bay de daños potenciales de la Mina Pebble.

January 31, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC – After over a decade of contestation, the EPA came to a Final Determination to protect Bristol Bay from Pebble Mine, a proposed copper and gold mine which would have wide-ranging, disastrous social, environmental, and economic impacts to lo

January 30, 2023

Washington, DC – The Department of the Interior released