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WASHINGTON, Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In an effort to inspire more families to get outside and enjoy nature, the U.S. Forest Service, The Wilderness Society and the Ad Council are partnering with GOOD (good.is) and GOOD Maker (maker.good.is) to launch the "Discover the Forest's Get Your Community Outdoors!" challenge. Individuals, groups and nonprofits are encouraged to submit their best ideas for how to motivate people in their communities to discover their wild side...

Feds Urged to Avoid Sensitive Lands, Support Renewable Energy SAN FRANCISCO, July 3, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A coalition of conservation organizations and a western Colorado county reached a landmark settlement agreement today with federal agencies, including the Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Forest Service and Department of Energy, requiring the agencies to revise a Bush-era plan creating energy corridors in the West. The agreement, filed in federal court in San...

DENVER, Oct. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Anticipating a major announcement by the Department of Interior (DOI) and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in late October, The Wilderness Society has released Smart Solar, a report that shows why there is great support for the Department's commitment to focusing solar development in low-conflict "Solar Energy Zones" on public lands. As shown in Smart Solar, people from many walks of life--sportsmen, ranchers, regulators, members of Congress...

Scientists warned on Wednesday that 45 rare species of wallaby, bandicoot and other Australian animals could become extinct within 20 years unless urgent action is taken to control introduced predators and other threats. A study found that dozens of mammals, birds, lizards and other vertebrates in the remote northwestern Kimberley region are at risk from hunting by feral cats and from destruction of their native habitat by wild donkeys, goats and fires. "We're in the midst of a massive...

WASHINGTON, June 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Bill Meadows, president of The Wilderness Society, today praised the U.S. House of Representatives for passing and sending to the Senate the American Clean Energy and Security Act (H.R. 2454), the landmark energy and climate package sponsored by Reps. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.). Meadows' statement follows: "When the history of the 21st century is written, historians will mark 2009 as the beginning of an energy revolution...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today's White House announcement of the president's federal budget framework for FY 2010 brings welcome evidence that President Obama and his administration are deeply committed to protecting our nation's lands, air, and water and the human communities that depend on them. Today's budget announcement also makes clear that the oil and gas industry will not continue to enjoy a taxpayer-funded feast at the expense of America's public lands and...

Document Outlines Agency Funding Needed to Sustain Environmental Programs WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Representatives of national conservation organizations today released the annual "Green Budget" for FY 2010, a document that details the federal agency funding the groups say is needed to sustain clean air and water, lands, oceans and wildlife over the long term -- an increasingly urgent priority in an era of global warming. "Many of these programs have been...

With a vote of 73-21, the members of the US Senate on Thursday voted to approve what is expected to be the first of many aggressive conservation measures that will be signed into law by President-elect Barack Obama. The measure, which contains more than 160 bills, will be sent to the House of Representatives, where it is expected to be approved. The bill provides protections for the largest expansion of National Wilderness Preservation System in 15 years, designating 2.1 million acres of...

To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Kathy Westra, The Wilderness Society, +1-202-429-2642, kathy_westra@tws.org; or Cindy Shogan, Alaska Wilderness League, +1- 202-544-5205, cindy@alaskawild.org Majority Says New Drilling Would Enrich Oil Companies Rather than Benefit Consumers,and 76 Percent Support New Technology Development Over Drilling WASHINGTON, July 24/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --The American public is not buying the arguments of President Bush and the oil industry that new drilling will...

WASHINGTON, July 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- David Moulton, Director of Climate Policy at The Wilderness Society, released the following statement today in response to the decision of the Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to delay regulation of greenhouse gas pollution in the United States: "Today EPA is expected to make it official: our nation's protector of the environment has decided to take a summer vacation from global warming regulation, and instead has headed...