PRESS RELEASE: Wolverine Receives Much-Needed Endangered Species Act Protections 

PRESS RELEASE: Wolverine Receives Much-Needed Endangered Species Act Protections 

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that it will protect the wolverine population in the lower 48 states as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.

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PRESS RELEASE: New Federal Rules for Oil and Gas Leasing on Federal Lands

The Bureau of Land Management (The Bureau) today released for public comment a set of long-overdue reforms that would affect how fossil fuels are leased and produced on national public lands.

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PRESS RELEASE: Pika Patrol – An innovative mobile app to help the community monitor the iconic American pika in Colorado

PRESS RELEASE: Pika Patrol – An innovative mobile app to help the community monitor the iconic American pika in Colorado

This is the first summer in which hikers are using Pika Patrol, an innovative new mobile app, to track observations and monitor populations of climate-sensitive American pika.

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PRESS RELEASE: Wilderness Workshop and Rocky Mountain Wild file litigation to stop the Berlaimont Estates Access Road

PRESS RELEASE: Wilderness Workshop and Rocky Mountain Wild file litigation to stop the Berlaimont Estates Access Road

On March 13, 2023, Wilderness Workshop and Rocky Mountain Wild filed a lawsuit in Federal Court in Washington D.C., asking for a ruling overturning the White River National Forest’s Record of Decision for the Berlaimont Estates Road Improvement Project.

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PRESS RELEASE: Irresponsible Operators: New interactive map shows inadequate financial assurance plans from dozens of oil and gas companies

PRESS RELEASE: Irresponsible Operators: New interactive map shows inadequate financial assurance plans from dozens of oil and gas companies

Rocky Mountain Wild released Irresponsible Operators, a new statewide mapping project showing that dozens of Colorado's oil and gas producers are skirting new financial assurance laws that Governor Jared Polis once referred to as the strongest in the nation.

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PRESS RELEASE: Celebrating 50 Years of Endangered Species Act Success

PRESS RELEASE: Celebrating 50 Years of Endangered Species Act Success

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.

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PRESS RELEASE: COGCC’s “Strongest in the Nation” Financial Assurance Rules Being Tested by K.P. Kauffman

PRESS RELEASE: COGCC’s “Strongest in the Nation” Financial Assurance Rules Being Tested by K.P. Kauffman

Earthworks and Rocky Mountain Wild released an interactive map that shows the location and production of K.P. Kauffman 1,206 wells, and the location of the 279 spills it has had since 2020.

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PRESS RELEASE: Court Again Rejects Village at Wolf Creek Development Proposal

PRESS RELEASE: Court Again Rejects Village at Wolf Creek Development Proposal

A Federal District Court Thursday once again rejected plans by the would-be developers of the Village at Wolf Creek to gain access across National Forest lands for the ill-conceived project.

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Leading Conservation Groups Launch ‘The Coalition for Oil and Gas Reform,’ Urging Reform Before Oil and Gas Lease Sales Resume

Leading Conservation Groups Launch ‘The Coalition for Oil and Gas Reform,’ Urging Reform Before Oil and Gas Lease Sales Resume

Coalition pushes Interior Department to act quickly to implement the reforms outlined in its report  For Immediate Release: February 14, 2022Contact: Abby Grehlinger, abby@team-arc.com (WASHINGTON, DC) — Today, leading national and western-based environment...

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Federal District Court Judge Overturns Oil & Gas Lease Sales on Public Lands in Southwest Colorado

Federal District Court Judge Overturns Oil & Gas Lease Sales on Public Lands in Southwest Colorado

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 10, 2022 CONTACTS: Megan Mueller, Rocky Mountain Wild, 303-704-9760Hilary Cooper, San Miguel Co. Commissioner, 970-728-3844Jimbo Buickerood, San Juan Citizens Alliance, 970-259-3583 Federal District Court Judge Overturns Oil &amp...

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