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Sign-on Letter for Renewable Energy and NEPA PDF

This sign-on letter was sent to White House Council on Environmental Quality Chair Nancy Sutley from a number of organizations. As the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) helps move the nation toward greater reliance on clean energy, these organizations seek to draw attention to continued assaults on the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) with regard to the development and siting of renewable energy facilities. Read the letter below.

Public Lands Briefing Book for 111th Congress PDF

With Congress back in session, our staff and policy experts have been working full-speed with members of the presidential transition team and with members of Congress to prepare them on steps they can quickly take to right many of the environmental wrongs of the past eight years.

Oil Shale Protest Letter PDF

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) undermined the Federal Land Policy and Management Act and the National Environmental Policy Act when it decided to amend 12 land management plans for Colorado, Utah and Wyoming without providing an opportunity for the public to protest, The Wilderness Society charged in a letter sent to the U.S. Department of the Interior. The plans were amended in particular to expedite the commercial development of oil shale in the Green River Basin of the three states.

Analysis of Habitat Fragmentation from Oil and Gas Development and its Impact on Wildlife: A framework for Public Land Management Planning PDF

This brief is submitted as part of the NEPA process for this land management proposal. It is intended to:

Measure Twice. Cut Once. NEPA: Preventing Mistakes and Making Good Projects Better Since 1970 PDF

The federal government wields an extraordinary amount of power that reverberates in all corners of this nation. The National Environmental Policy Act is one way ordinary citizens can weigh in on federal decisions that affect their lives. From highways to oil wells NEPA ensures that a variety of factors, including public input, are considered before the dirt is moved. NEPA is a common sense process that works and any action taken to weaken its provisions would be an assault not just on environmental and health protections but the value of public participation.

A Conservationist’s Guide to BLM Planning and Decision-Making Using FLPMA and NEPA to Protect Public Lands PDF

This citizen's guide contains a toolbox, analysis, and progressive policy framework for the protection and management of irreplaceable landscapes on public lands managed by the BLM. The laws and policies discussed in the guide are important not just to attorneys. They are vital and practical components of all advocacy efforts, and they are important to all citizens in all circumstances. BLM District:  Phoenix District

Bureau of Land Management National Monument Transportation System Planning PDF

The Wilderness Society and its 200,000 members are committed to the resource management planning processes for the spectacular and irreplaceable National Monuments managed by the Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”). This position paper outlines our concerns and suggestions involving one of the most critical aspects of the planning process: the creation of a coherent and legal transportation system.