The following statement is from Alan Rowsome, director of conservation funding for The Wilderness Society, on President Obama’s speech today on the fiscal cliff.
A historic milestone was reached today with the release of the Department of Interior’s plan for siting solar energy on Bureau of Land Management land across the west.
“The Roadless Rule is now indisputably the law of the land. Today’s announcement by the Supreme Court denying Wyoming’s petition to review the Roadless Area Conservation Rule case is good news for the millions of Americans who have called for safeguarding our nation&rsquo
The White House recommendations for the budget cuts scheduled for 2013 will decimate America’s wild places and necessitate the closing of public places such as National Parks and Refuges, according to The Wilderness Society.
Statement from Nicole Whittington-Evans, Alaska Regional Director for The Wilderness Society on the State of Alaska withdrawing as a “cooperating agency” from the planning agreement for the National Petroleum Reserve – Alaska: