http://www.westernlaw.org daily 1 2007-04-03T21:39:29Z http://www.westernlaw.org/victories-1/conservation-groups-the-state-of-montana-kootenai-tribe-of-idaho-and-federal-agencies-reach-historic-agreement-to-help-save-the-kootenai-river-white-sturgeon “After nearly six years of litigation, the parties have agreed to a plan that will help save the sturgeon,” said Geoff Hickox, an attorney from the Western Environmental Law Center. No publisher Mari 2008-09-10T18:11:16Z Case http://www.westernlaw.org/victories-1/victory-welc-protects-wildlife-birds-and-habitat-on-farms We are thrilled to report that, in one of the quickest legal resolutions we've seen, WELC won a significant victory protecting habitat for wildlife on farmlands. No publisher Mari 2008-08-14T19:03:24Z Case http://www.westernlaw.org/our-work/cases/ensuring-survival-southwestern-willow-flycatcher The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has failed to designate enough critical habitat to ensure the recovery and survival of the Southwestern Willow Flycatcher. No publisher Mari 2008-10-06T20:58:42Z Case http://www.westernlaw.org/our-work/cases/protecting-the-conservation-reserve-program Without public participation and without reviewing the impacts of its decision the USDA is altering the wonderfully successful Conservation Reserve Program. No publisher Mari 2008-08-11T20:20:20Z Case http://www.westernlaw.org/our-work/cases/protecting-the-sawtooth-national-forest-from-excessive-motorized-recreation The Sawtooth National Forest in Idaho designated a system of motorized recreation routes without including the public in the decisionmaking process, and didn’t properly account for conservation values. No publisher Mari 2008-06-23T23:35:05Z Case http://www.westernlaw.org/our-work/cases/assisting-rio-arriba-county-new-mexico-in-implementing-oil-gas-moratorium Given the dramatic increase in oil and gas development in Rio Arriba County, the County Commission recently passed this moratorium to ensure that it protects its “prime feature — its land.” No publisher Mari 2008-05-14T20:37:23Z Case http://www.westernlaw.org/our-work/cases/challenging-the-u-s-fish-wildlife-services-failure-to-prepare-a-recovery-plan-for-the-threatened-canada-lynx The Fish and Wildlife Service listed the Canada lynx (Lynx Canadensis) as a Threatened species in the lower 48 United States in 2000 and has yet to prepare a Recovery Plan to direct management efforts and ensure the species survival. No publisher Mari 2008-05-14T17:40:02Z Case http://www.westernlaw.org/our-work/cases/challenging-government-abdication-of-duty-to-recover-mexican-wolf We are working to encourage the successful recovery of the Mexican wolf, by getting the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to re-assume responsibility for recovery it abdicated to the states of Arizona and New Mexico. No publisher Mari Client: Defenders of Wildlife Client: Center for Biological Diversity 2008-05-02T16:48:12Z Case http://www.westernlaw.org/our-work/cases/ensuring-sufficient-water-supply-for-the-colorado-river WELC is working to ensure that the Department of Interior plans adequately for future low flows in the Colorado River so that the river and its resources are not harmed. No publisher Mari Client: Living Rivers Client: Center for Biological Diversity 2008-04-28T17:40:26Z Case http://www.westernlaw.org/our-work/cases/reducing-risk-of-climate-change This campaign focuses on the Southwest and Southern Rockies. No publisher Mari 2008-05-12T17:14:25Z Case http://www.westernlaw.org/our-work/cases/shining-a-light-on-dirty-energy-mining Acting as local counsel for our allies at the Energy Minerals Law Center, we’re working to recover public records for Diné C.A.R.E. and the San Juan Citizens Alliance improperly withheld by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. No publisher Mari Client: Dine CARE Client: San Juan Citizens’ Alliance 2008-04-23T23:01:14Z Case http://www.westernlaw.org/our-work/cases/protecting-our-national-forests-nationwide For over a decade, WELC has led the fight to preserve our national forests by defending the integrity of regulations that dictate how they will be managed. No publisher Mari 2008-04-24T01:03:26Z Case http://www.westernlaw.org/our-work/cases/john-muir-and-ansel-adams-wildernesses-alleviating-damage-from-commercial-packstock This suit challenges the Forest Service’s authorization of commercial packstock uses in the John Muir and Ansel Adams Wildernesses in the Sierra Nevada in California -- two of the most popular wildernesses in the lower forty-eight states. No publisher Mari Client: Californians for Western Wilderness Client: Wilderness Watch Client: High Sierra Hikers Client: Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics Staff: Peter Frost 2008-04-14T22:22:34Z Case http://www.westernlaw.org/victories-1/victory-feds-will-reconsider-protecting-the-vulnerable-chub Roundtail and headwater chubs are important indicator species for their current and historic habitat in the rivers of eastern Arizona and western New Mexico. No publisher Mari 2008-02-21T19:38:25Z Case http://www.westernlaw.org/victories-1/victory-welc-wins-battle-for-off-road-records WELC has won a two-year battle to gain access to U.S. Forest Service’s data on the damage caused by off-road vehicles and unmaintained roads on national forests around the West. No publisher Mari 2008-02-21T19:35:03Z Case