Advocates for the West is celebrating another sweeping win to protect the imperiled sage-grouse from oil and gas drilling approved by the Trump Administration. Our Staff Attorney Sarah Stellberg masterfully handled this case on behalf of clients Center for Biological Diversity and Western Watersheds Project, along with Executive Director Laird Lucas. On Wednesday, U.S. Magistrate Judge Ronald E. Bush suspended new drilling and […]
Advocates for the West is celebrating a sound victory against suction dredge miner Shannon Poe of California for violating the Clean Water Act (CWA) by operating a suction dredge on Idaho’s South Fork of the Clearwater River for 42 days last summer without a CWA permit. We filed suit against Poe on behalf of Idaho Conservation League (ICL). Chief […]
Advocates for the West recently filed suit against the U.S. Department of the Interior and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to halt a plan approved under the Trump Administration that would punch a four-lane highway through the Red Cliffs National Conservation Area in southern Utah. The planned highway would pave over a protected, sensitive, scenic desert paradise in southwest Utah, […]
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A series of outdoor events. ROOTS ZERO WASTE MARKET | GARDEN CITY | June 4th | 5 to 7pm GALLERY FIFTY-FIVE | MCCALL | June 12th | 4 to 6pm COLTER’S CREEK WINERY TASTING ROOM | MOSCOW | June 15 – July 8th(CLOSING SHOW JULY 8TH, DETAILS TBA) Confluence is a collaboration between the contemporary landscape painter, Rachel Teannalach, and Advocates for […]
For our May Social Distancing Hour, Advocates for the West was joined by our partners at Kettle Range Conservation Group, Western Watersheds Project, and Living with Wolves for an in-depth discussion of the issues facing wolves in the Pacific Northwest, and what we and our partners are doing to fight the slaughter of these important […]
Yesterday, Staff Attorney Bryan Hurlbutt argued before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to defend our 2019 victory ordering that the Forest Service take action to protect salmon, steelhead, and bull trout from harmful irrigation diversions in Idaho’s Sawtooth Valley. The water users appealed the district court decision, but we were ready to defend our win for the Idaho Conservation League and […]
For our April Social Distancing Hour, Advocates for the West teamed up with our client and partner, Friends of the Clearwater, for an in-depth discussion of the current challenges facing Idaho’s Clearwater Country. We also dig into our latest case challenging logging in the Salmon-Clearwater Divide. View the full presentation here.
Advocates for the West is hiring an Operations Manager. Location: Boise, Idaho Start Date: June 14, 2021 Summary of Position The Operations Management (OM) is responsible for the smooth business operations of the Boise and Portland offices. The OM has primary responsibility for day-to-day financial operations, office management and coordination of support services to our attorneys, development […]
Judge Rules Against Federal Sheep Station Grazing in Idaho’s Centennial Mountains. Last week, Advocates for the West secured a strong victory for bighorn sheep, grizzly bears, and other vulnerable wildlife in the Centennial Mountains. Judge Bush ruled in our favor in federal court to halt the reauthorization and expansion of domestic sheep grazing in and […]