WildEarth Guardians

Conservation groups challenge Montana coal mine expansion The roughly 50 million-ton expansion was approved as a step toward implement Trump's energy emergency directives.

"When a mine has a dangerous history of safety and environmental violations, the last thing regulators should do is rush approval behind closed doors,” said Rebecca Sobel, climate and health director for WildEarth Guardians.

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Conservation groups sue BLM over sage grouse plans | Capital Press Conservation groups on March 2 sued the U.S. Bureau of Land Management over new plans for greater sage grouse management across 71 million acres of federal public land. The lawsuit …

More on our legal efforts to defend sage-grouse across the West ➡️ https://capitalpress.com/2026/03/04/conservation-groups-sue-blm-over-sage-grouse-plans/

As our partners Western Watersheds Project said, this policy is "basically a blank check for the revenge killing of any Mexican wolf who wanders by."

We stand for coexistence, not killing. #WolvesBelong

https://www.sfgate.com/national-parks/article/endangered-wolf-kill-permit-21955189.php?

Wildlife groups sue to defend sage grouse protections Environmental groups sued the Trump administration this week to restore protections for the sage grouse, a chicken-sized bird with habitat stretching from Northern...

Greater sage grouse are the bellwether of the health of the sagebrush sea. The sage grouse population has declined by more than 80% in the past 60 years. We're going to court to protect a future for these iconic birds. #StopExtinction

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New Colorado Bill Protects Beavers to Reduce Wildfire, Drought Risks New Colorado Bill Protects Beavers to Reduce Wildfire, Drought Risks

🙌 Great beaver news from Colorado! Conservation groups joined state lawmakers yesterday to introduce House Bill 26-1323, a first-of-its-kind measure that would protect beavers on public lands and support their proven role in building drought and wildfire resilience.
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Thank you, Senator Heinrich, for voting NO on #SellOffSteve and standing strong for #PublicLands 🙏

The Senate Energy and Natural Resource Committee voted 11-9 for Steve Pearce to lead the Bureau of Land Management. His nomination will soon head to a full Senate vote.

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Trump administration sued over 'gutting' of greater sage-grouse protections A new policy adopted by the Bureau of Land Management would open up 71 million acres of land to oil and gas drilling, as well as mining.

We are suing the Trump administration on behalf of the iconic sage-grouse. The Bureau of Land Management would open up 71 million acres of sage-grouse habitat to oil and gas drilling, as well as mining. Not on our watch ⚖️.

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Groups challenge Trump's 'emergency' orders that allow a Bull Mountain Mine expansion • Daily Montanan Conservation groups have taken the Trump administration to court challenging a national emergency that allowed them to circumvent reviews for the Bull Mountain Mine in Musselshell and Yellowstone counties.

Our latest lawsuit challenges the Bull Mountains coal mine in Montana, a mine with a long history involving criminal and corrupt actions that has devastated the ecology and ranching community of the Bull Mountains. https://loom.ly/YCmozf4

Lawsuit challenges Trump administration reversal of greater sage-grouse protections • Nevada Current The Trump administration is being sued after rolling back protections for the greater sage-grouse in eight western states, a move that opened up critical sagebrush habitat for energy and mineral development. A coalition of conservation groups filed a lawsuit against the Bureau of Land Management Monday for approving a management plan in December that reversed …

We cannot sacrifice sage-grouse across the West to Trump's extraction agenda. So, we're taking the Trump administration to court for rolling back protections for the greater sage-grouse, a move that opened up critical sagebrush habitat for energy and mineral development. https://loom.ly/qcVzfw0

In New Mexico, Natural Gas Transporter Goes to the Mat Over $47.8 Million Fine The state has spent $225,000 in staff time fighting Targa over emission infractions, some that the company reported itself.

Melissa Troutman, Guardians' Climate & Health Advocate, has a message for the oil and gas industry ➡️ “People like to make ‘responsibility’ complicated, but it’s not. One of the first things we teach kids in schools is, if you contribute to a mess, you help clean it up.”

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New Lawsuit Aims to Halt Expansion of a Montana Coal Mine Blamed for Drying up the Land Above It - Inside Climate News The proposed expansion of Signal Peak Energy’s Bull Mountains Mine has also revived scrutiny of a controversial land swap bill that would deprive Musselshell County of tax revenue.

[Lawsuit filed ✅] Yesterday, we took legal action to halt Signal Peak Energy’s Bull Mountains Coal Mine in Montana. Signal Peak has been dewatering the area for over a decade, diminishing the region’s wildlife and habitat and driving ranchers off their land. Read more ➡️ https://loom.ly/8YmfTr8

The Trump administration tried, and failed, to dismantle sage grouse protections before. We’re going to court once more to ensure that our public lands are managed for wildlife and future generations, and that sage grouse aren’t sacrificed for corporate gain.

Read more ➡️ https://loom.ly/6WTJ3kc

Thank you, Senator Heinrich (D-NM) for speaking up to opposing former Congressman Steve Pearce’s nomination to lead the Bureau of Land Management!

Help stop #selloffsteve and take action NOW to oppose Pearce's nomination ➡️ https://loom.ly/grMxNNs

🏜️Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) is always scheming to take public lands out of public hands. Follow the steps below to stop his latest attack ⬇️

☎️ Call 202-224-3121 to be directed to your Senators’ offices & tell your Senators to oppose S. 3004, the Upper Price River Watershed Act.

📸: BLM

Tell your Senators: Vote no on BLM Director nominee Steve Pearce President Trump has nominated former Congressman Steve Pearce of New Mexico to serve as Bureau of Land Management Director. If confirmed, Pearce would undermine BLM’s mission to sustain public lands for present and future generations as demonstrated by his congressional track record. Help us defeat Pearce’s nomination by urging your Senators to vote no on his confirmation.

In Congress, Steve Pearce voted to fast-track public land sales, including BLM lands, and backed what was called “one of the largest land giveaways in our nation’s history.”

🚫 We can’t let him run the BLM. #selloffsteve

Reject Sell-Off Steve ➡️ https://loom.ly/OKqqNIY

We are thrilled that after over 40 years, the Forest Service is taking action to remediate the abandoned Challenge Venture Mill.

It's clear that extractive industry is not the future for the Greater Gila, one of the wildest places on the planet.

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While an increase in population is worth celebrating, 319 wolves does not guarantee a healthy, thriving population. We hope the agencies will do more to address the political, geographic, and genetic barriers that continue to hinder and threaten recovery. https://loom.ly/w3rrhY0

Feds strip protections from lesser prairie chicken, launch ESA study Ranchers and the oil and gas industry have sought to overturn the Biden administration's Endangered Species Act listing of the bird.

Bending to ranchers and the oil and gas industry, protections for the lesser prairie chicken are being overturned. The species needs expansive, connected grasslands and is harmed by habitat fragmentation and oil and gas development in the Permian Basin. ➡️ https://loom.ly/s_3YYew

Tell your Senators: Vote no on BLM Director nominee Steve Pearce President Trump has nominated former Congressman Steve Pearce of New Mexico to serve as Bureau of Land Management Director. If confirmed, Pearce would undermine BLM’s mission to sustain public lands for present and future generations as demonstrated by his congressional track record. Help us defeat Pearce’s nomination by urging your Senators to vote no on his confirmation.

The Senate will soon vote on whether to confirm Steve Pearce as BLM Director. Pearce showed utter disregard for public lands during his 14 years representing New Mexico’s 2nd Congressional District. Our senators must vote NO to “Sell-off Steve”! #selloffsteve

ACT NOW! ➡️ https://loom.ly/grMxNNs

A newly revealed USFWS document allows Catron County ranchers to kill any one endangered Mexican wolf who happens to be in the area of 2 grazing allotments near Quemado, New Mexico. These regressive, ineffective lethal tactics harm lobo recovery efforts. More ➡️https://loom.ly/Amym0Ro

Tell your Senators: Vote no on BLM Director nominee Steve Pearce President Trump has nominated former Congressman Steve Pearce of New Mexico to serve as Bureau of Land Management Director. If confirmed, Pearce would undermine BLM’s mission to sustain public lands for present and future generations as demonstrated by his congressional track record. Help us defeat Pearce’s nomination by urging your Senators to vote no on his confirmation.

The people don’t want Steve Pearce in charge of our public lands! 📊

❌ Idaho: 76% opposed
❌ Montana: 75% opposed
❌ New Mexico: 71% opposed

Reject Steve Pearce’s nomination. Act now ➡️ https://action.wildearthguardians.org/page/91554/action/1?ea.tracking.id=social-media

Tell your Senators: Vote no on BLM Director nominee Steve Pearce President Trump has nominated former Congressman Steve Pearce of New Mexico to serve as Bureau of Land Management Director. If confirmed, Pearce would undermine BLM’s mission to sustain public lands for present and future generations as demonstrated by his congressional track record. Help us defeat Pearce’s nomination by urging your Senators to vote no on his confirmation.

Meet Steve Pearce: The anti-public lands ideologue nominated to manage 245 million acres for the BLM. Steve Pearce thinks public lands should be exploited rather than preserved for future generations.

ACT NOW! Tell your senators to vote NO on Pearce’s confirmation ➡️ https://loom.ly/grMxNN

The latest in our legal effort to protect the state-endangered western gray squirrel in Washington State ➡️ https://wildearthguardians.org/press-releases/appeals-court-ruling-sets-stage-for-protection-of-western-gray-squirrel-in-washington-state/

#StopExtinction

While oil and gas industry in New Mexico continues to profit, New Mexicans will continue to bear the cost. Our spill report reveals that in 2025 oil and gas operators reported 38,153 spills statewide, an average of 104 spills per day. Read more ➡️ https://loom.ly/2bGmo68

Tell your Senators: Vote no on BLM Director nominee Steve Pearce President Trump has nominated former Congressman Steve Pearce of New Mexico to serve as Bureau of Land Management Director. If confirmed, Pearce would undermine BLM’s mission to sustain public lands for present and future generations as demonstrated by his congressional track record. Help us defeat Pearce’s nomination by urging your Senators to vote no on his confirmation.

🚨 Steve Pearce’s congressional record makes clear that he is committed to the exploitation, sell-off, and privatization of America’s public lands—not stewarding them for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations. Our public lands deserve better. Act now ➡️ https://loom.ly/grMxNNs

A deeply special thanks to Rep. Matthew McQueen, who has championed wildlife issues in NM for years. SB104 is a great capstone to Rep. McQueen's tenure, but he also helped lead the charge to ban coyote killing contests and recreational and commercial trapping on public lands. Thank you!

🎉 Exciting news! Senate Bill 104, a bill to reform the State Wildlife Commission has become law. SB104 received unanimous, bipartisan support in both chambers. We appreciate the thousands of New Mexicans who spoke up for a less political State Wildlife Commission.

Feds sued for wolverine management failures Scientists estimate that a few hundred wolverines currently inhabit mountain ranges in the contiguous United States.

ICYMI ➡️ We're going to court to protect wolverines from extinction as a changing climate, indiscriminate trapping, and habitat loss threaten the survival of these remarkable mountain critters.

https://thewesternnews.com/news/2026/feb/10/feds-sued-for-wolverine-management-failures/

Trump administration sued over plan for highway through Utah conservation area The highway plan was originally canceled by the Biden administration, but was revived after President Donald Trump took office

We've defeated this illegal highway threatening the Mojave desert tortoise in court before, and we will defeat it again. Read more ⬇️

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-sued-utah-highway-conservation-area-b2914962.html

Santa Fe National Forest pine species under threat, but protections remain informal New Mexico is home to a handful of key five-needle pine species, including the Southwestern white pine and the limber pine.

Sam Hitt, a true Forest Guardian, is currently working to safeguard the Southwestern white pine from extinction from a multitude of threats.

“The cure for anxiety is action,” he said. “We can protect this beautiful tree from likely extinction.”

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