Statement on proposed changes to the Endangered Species Act
The ESA is a bedrock American environmental law that provides a backstop against loss of our natural heritage and deserves our best efforts to protect it.
News Category: Legislation
Tell Congress to give grizzly bears hope
WILD NW Action Alert #279: Contact your representatives and urge them to vote NO on Rep. Newhouse’s rider defunding grizzly restoration.
House Farm Bill poses threat to public forests
The House bill eliminates public review for logging, removes wildlife protections, and opens roadless areas to road-building and clearcuts.
Statement on budget rider defunding North Cascades grizzly bear restoration
NWF and its local affiliates urge congressional leaders to remove riders that would obstruct the public process to restore North Cascades grizzly bears.
Recovering America’s Wildlife Act would help keep Washington wild
We’re working with the National Wildlife Federation and elected leaders to support House Resolution 4647, which would provide funding our wildlife need.
Statement on reports that Congress has reached a wildfire funding deal
The deal appears to not include the feared riders related to Alaska or roadless areas, but we await further details. The agreed upon provisions would be amended to the Omnibus Appropriations Bill that Congress has a Friday night deadline to pass.
Pushing back against H.R. 1349, the “Wheels Over Wilderness” bill
This past summer we joined our partners at the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) and 23 other NWF State Affiliate Organizations from across the country in voicing our strong objections to H.R. 1349. Our joint letter is copied below.
Statement on U.S. House Resolution 2936
“Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2017” does not promote resiliency and instead undermines years of collaborative restoration work.