Kim Petty is a regional press secretary for the Pacific Northwest, covering issues in Oregon, Washington, and Alaska.
PORTLAND, Ore. — Today, the USDA Forest Service released a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) on the proposed repeal of the Roadless Area Conservation Rule, with a 30-day public…
SEATTLE — Today, the USDA Forest Service released a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) on the proposed repeal of the Roadless Area Conservation Rule, with a 30-day public comment…
SEATTLE – Climate, environmental, and social justice organizations filed testimony today urging the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC) to reduce the proposed rate hike from…
Today, Iowa environmental groups sued the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) for approving permits that allow hazardous disposal practices at the Ottumwa coal ash landfill, which holds waste…
MEDORA, N.D.—Today, the Sierra Club and other members of the North Dakota Public Lands Coalition gathered in Medora to speak out against the Trump administration’s attacks on public lands. The…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Environmental groups today urged a federal court to move quickly in forcing an end to the Defense Department’s de facto ban on new wind energy projects. In an amicus brief…
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Today, Donald Trump announced plans to give away $700 million in taxpayer grants for aging, expensive, toxic coal plants—including funding to build a new coal plant in Alaska…
BOISE, Idaho – Today, the U.S. Senate voted to approve the nomination of ex-congressman Steve Pearce to lead the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The final vote passed 46-43, with Idaho’s…
DES MOINES, Iowa — The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed rolling back protections that stop coal-burning power plants from dumping toxic wastewater—including arsenic, mercury,…
PORTLAND, Ore. — Today, the Trump administration finalized its rescission of the BLM Public Lands Rule, eliminating much-needed modern safeguards for America’s public lands through a…