WildEarth Guardians

Join our March Roadless Webinar - The Wild Idea This webinar will provide a chance for community questions, deep analysis and guides to having your voice heard.

🌲Don't miss this important and free webinar tomorrow ➡️ Join The Wild Idea Community Webinar for a thorough history of the Forest Service Roadless Rule, the values the rule protects, and the current proposed rescission of the rule.

https://thewildidea.com/roadless-webinar/

Opening Roadless Areas to bulldozers and chainsaws would undermine decades of grizzly bear recovery efforts. Our latest blog illustrates just how important it is to retain Roadless protections for the sake of grizzly bears and all of us who love the West.

Learn more ➡️ https://loom.ly/ATXxwqc

Northern Corridor construction must hit the brakes, a federal judge rules Construction activities must stop on the controversial Northern Corridor highway through critical Mojave desert tortoise habitat in southern Utah, a federal judge ordered this week.

🏜️🐢 ICYMI, we won a preliminary victory to stop the Northern Corridor highway project through Red Cliffs National Conservation Area in southern Utah. Construction is halted for now in desert tortoise habitat while our case proceeds ➡️ https://loom.ly/4EcWUTk

Lawsuit challenges feds’ authorization of Bull Mountains Mine expansion Environmental groups argue that the “energy emergency” Trump has declared to facilitate fossil fuel development doesn’t exist.

The Bull Mountains mine has devastated the Bull Mountains’ ranching community near Roundup by dewatering groundwater resources and forcing ranchers off their land. Expanding the mine under the guise of an "energy emergency" is plain wrong. #KeepItInTheGround

https://loom.ly/3DAt4yM

Bull Mountains lawsuit challenges energy emergency Environmental groups are suing the Trump administration over a Bull Mountains coal mine expansion they say is draining water from central Montana ranchland unde

We cannot sacrifice Montana's environment and water resources to coal. The Bull Mountains expansion would make it one of the biggest sources of greenhouse gas emissions among underground mines. This week, we sued to #KeepItInTheGround ➡️ https://loom.ly/MEAK1-Q

E&E News: Greens challenge BLM’s relaxed sage grouse management The coalition of groups charged the agency’s new scheme would “inexorably accelerate” the bird's extinction.

We are fighting for a future where sage-grouse thrive across Western sagebrush sea. #StopExtinction

https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews/2026/03/03/greens-challenge-blms-relaxed-sage-grouse-management-00809810

Lawsuit challenges Bull Mountains coal mine expansion Advocacy groups are pushing back against the approval of an underground coal mine near Roundup after a truncated environmental review.

The Trump Administration fast-tracked the expansion of the Bull Mountains Mine last year as part of an executive order expediting fossil fuel and mining projects. We're suing to stop this dangerous mine from further harming water, public health, and Montana's environment.
https://loom.ly/Sbtz8nc

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.

https://loom.ly/q84H0BE

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

https://loom.ly/lubRMkw

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.
https://loom.ly/DYiuPrI

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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.

https://loom.ly/30PUoZs

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 ⚖️.

https://loom.ly/RMcDOoU

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.”

https://loom.ly/-W3N_Yo

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.

https://loom.ly/X9lSLyE

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