SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 8 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: Denver, CO The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission today rejected a livestock industry petition to pause the historic, voter-approved reintroduction of gray wolves in the state. "The commission's decision to continue wolf releases as planned is a win for wolves and a resounding rejection of the livestock industry's attempt to subvert the will of Colorado's voters," said Alli Henderso more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 8 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: Today the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) rejected petitions from the states of Wyoming and Montana to strip federal Endangered Species Act protections from grizzly bears in the Northern Rocky Mountains. It also announced a proposed rule to shrink the geographic scope of where grizzly bears will retain federal protections. The following is a statement from Drew Caputo, Earthjustic more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 8 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: Anchorage, AK Earthjustice issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Interior's announcement today that it received no bids for its lease sale auctioning off parcels of the Coastal Plain of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil-and-gas drilling. "The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is cherished internationally for its ecological value and held to be a sacred more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 8 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: Albany, NY ElectrifyNY, a coalition of New York State's leading climate and transportation advocacy groups, applauds Governor Hochul's $100 million investment in zero-emission transit. This funding advances New York's Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act goals, which mandate an 85% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. The funds are earmarked for non-Metropolitan Tran more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 [Category: Financial Services] -- The Mortgage Bankers Association issued the following news release: D.C. (January 9, 2025) MBA's President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, released the following statement on the victims affected by the wildfires in Southern California: "Our thoughts and prayers go out to our member companies and their employees, families, and customers, as well as all those affected by the tragic wildfires in Southern California."The destruction is truly heartbr more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: LOS ANGELES A winter wildfire in southern California is turning into one of the most devastating disasters in recent history of the Greater Los Angeles area. Multiple wildfires broke out Tuesday in Los Angeles County, exacerbated by hurricane-force winds that continued into Wednesday. The largest fire, in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of the city, has grown to more than 11,000 acres. The seco more PR