Advocates for the West filed a lawsuit against the J.R. Simplot Company and Simplot Livestock Company for years of unlawful pollution discharges from the Grand View Feedlot into the Snake River in violation of the Clean Water Act (CWA). Simplot’s Grand View Feedlot, located in the Snake River canyon about a one-hour-drive south of Boise, is one of […]
Advocates for the West won a significant victory in defense of a pristine corner of Arizona’s Tonto National Forest just below the scenic Mogollon Rim. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Forest Service made “serious errors” in violation of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) in approving a plan to expand grazing […]
The vital role of migration in ensuring healthy and abundant big-game populations also provides significant cultural, economic, and dietary benefits for humans. We’re joined by Linda Baker, Executive Director of the Upper Green River Alliance, and Sarah Stellberg, Advocates for the West Staff Attorney, to discuss preserving connectivity along the iconic Path of the Pronghorn […]
Strong court decisions aren’t the only way we win for the West. In this special edition of Voices for the West, we take trip down memory lane to discuss the different ways we have achieved lasting protections for bighorn sheep over our 20-year history — from court decisions, to settlements, to using legal action to […]
The Central Idaho Dark Sky Reserve is a treasured resource for local residents and for all Idahoans and visitors from across the world that come to experience the wonder of the starry night sky. We’re joined by Betsy Mizell, Central Idaho Director for the Idaho Conservation League (ICL); Carol Cole, President of the Idaho Dark […]
Get the latest on the work we’re doing to protect the West’s public lands, water, fish, and wildlife! Read our 2022 Annual Report here.
We’re joined by award-winning author Claire Boyles and Ryan Shannon, Senior Attorney at the Center for Biological Diversity to discuss the current condition of the Gunnison sage-grouse and the bird’s appearance in Claire’s book Site Fidelity, as well as fiction as a means for drawing attention to pressing environmental issues. View the full presentation here.
This week, a federal judge ruled that in approving the Caldwell Canyon phosphate mine in southeast Idaho, the Bureau of Land Management failed to adequately assess environmental harms, including harms to vital habitat for the imperiled sage-grouse. The ruling by the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho determined that the agency violated the […]
The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) today finalized its decision on how to distribute more than $500 million in surplus revenues gathered from power sales in 2022. The decision affirms the agency’s proposal to spend only 10% ($50 million) of these revenues on fish and wildlife projects. Most of the revenues (70%) will be returned to […]
Advocates for the West recently filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) suit against the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) to compel the agency to produce certain records as required by law. The records concern BPA’s relationship with Canadian research company Kintama Research Services. Over the last decade, BPA has funded Kintama’s research, including studies on the […]