public lands

California Orders Bottled Water Company to Stop Drawing From Natural Springs Needed for Wildlife Habitat and Wildfire Protection

California Orders Bottled Water Company to Stop Drawing From Natural Springs Needed for Wildlife Habitat and Wildfire Protection

The California State Water Resources Control Board has ordered Arrowhead bottled water’s parent company BlueTriton to significantly reduce the amount of water it takes from natural springs in the San Bernardino National Forest. The company has been drawing water from the Strawberry Creek watershed, which provides protection from wildfires and serves as an important wildlife […]

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    Conservation Groups Sue Biden Administration to Stop Willow Oil Project in Alaska’s Sensitive Western Arctic

    Conservation Groups Sue Biden Administration to Stop Willow Oil Project in Alaska’s Sensitive Western Arctic

    In response to the Biden administration’s approval of the controversial Willow oil project in Alaska’s Western Arctic on March 13, today nonprofit public interest organization Earthjustice filed a lawsuit on behalf of conservation groups the Center for Biological Diversity, Defenders of Wildlife, Friends of the Earth and Greenpeace, along with the Natural Resources Defense Council, […]

    Biden Admin Moves to Expand Solar Development on Public Lands

    Biden Admin Moves to Expand Solar Development on Public Lands

    The Biden administration is looking to expand solar development on public lands to meet its clean energy goals.  The Department of the Interior (DOI) announced Monday that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) would update Obama-era guidelines for solar installations on federal property as well as launch reviews of three solar projects proposed for Arizona. […]

    ‘Big Win’ for Climate and Public Lands as U.S. Judge Reinstates Coal Lease Ban

    ‘Big Win’ for Climate and Public Lands as U.S. Judge Reinstates Coal Lease Ban

    By Brett Wilkins Climate and Indigenous activists on Friday applauded the reinstatement of an Obama-era moratorium prohibiting new coal leases on all public lands until after the completion of a thorough environmental review. Brian Morris, chief judge of the U.S. District Court in Montana, issued an order reinstating the 2016 moratorium, which Ryan Zinke, former President Donald Trump’s disgraced interior secretary, reversed the […]