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CAREER OPPORTUNITY: Communications and Marketing Associate (Eugene/Portland/Santa Fe/Helena)
Career Opportunity: Communications and Marketing Associate Reports to: Communications Director Location: Physical WELC office in Eugene or Portland, OR; Santa Fe, NM; or Helena, MT. Remote candidates will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Timeline: Job opening...
Senate votes to pursue dangerous, unpopular “permitting reform” legislation
Today, the U.S. Senate voted to open debate on the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act (BAAJA, S. 5653) in the first of several procedural cloture votes. The bill lies at the center of a firestorm of pro-fossil fuel and AI data center interests and remains...
Cracks in dangerous “permitting reform” overhaul widen with Jeffries opposition statement
Yesterday, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries made public his opposition to the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act (BAAJA, S. 5653), “raising concerns about the legislation's proposed changes to bedrock environmental laws and protections for Tribal...
Media advisory: “Permitting reform” bill analysis available to reporters
The Western Environmental Law Center holds more than 30 years of deep and expansive expertise regarding public lands and health protection, energy development, watershed and wildlife protection, and climate action in the West. We are acutely cognizant of the...
17 groups sue to require Montana PSC to consider climate in utility decision making
Today, 17 organizations—including healthcare providers, youth organizations, and clean energy and climate advocates—filed a lawsuit against the Montana Public Service Commission (PSC) for rejecting a 2024 petition demanding that it recognize its constitutional duty to...
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