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A Win for Government Transparency
We just had to post a sage-grouse happy dance (greater sage-grouse here because Gunny wasn’t available to dance or for a comment), because yesterday, we won our Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) case! On May 15, 2019, we sent a Freedom of Information Act...
Rocky Mountain Wild celebrates Secretary Deb Haaland’s historic confirmation
By: Chris Talbot-Heindl, Communications & Membership Manager Rocky Mountain Wild celebrates Representative Deb Haaland’s historic confirmation as the nation’s first Indigenous Secretary of the Interior! By having a seat in the Cabinet — for the first...
Report: Sharp Decline in Demand for Oil & Gas Leasing on Federal Lands
Rocky Mountain Wild’s new report shows oil and gas companies currently hold leases on more than 20 million acres of federal land in the Mountain West, and data trends show a sharp decline in interest for additional leases in many states for 2020 and 2021...
2020 Maps of Oil and Gas Development
See where drilling is occurring and what lands have been leased in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. The high resolution maps are suitable to be printed as posters.
Unwinding the Case of Wolf Creek Pass
By: Matt Sandler, Staff Attorney, Rocky Mountain Wild On December 9th, Travis and I were back in Court trying to gain assurance that the Forest Service and the developer have complied with Judge Matsch’s Order and unwound the land exchange. It turns out ...
We’re Stronger Together: Health and Wildlife Activists Ally for the Win
By: Paul Millhouser, Rocky Mountain Wild In response to public pressure in the wake of fatalities arising from abandoned gas lines, the General Assembly passed and Governor Polis signed into law Senate Bill 181, changing the mission of the Colorado Oil and Gas...
Congestion on I-70 Provides Opportunity to Learn About Wildlife
By: Sofia Corley, Rocky Mountain Wild At this time of year, as the ski areas open, the number of people heading into the mountains surges, and requires the masses to brave the dreaded congestion on I-70. The traffic on this mountain corridor gets worse every y...
Our Impact – By the Numbers
By Tehri Parker, Executive Director Sometimes in the nonprofit world you work so hard, and so quickly, that you don’t take the time to look back and celebrate what you have accomplished. Here, at Rocky Mountain Wild, the last three years have been an ongoing...