Press Releases

Sierra Nevada Forest Plan Flunks on Fish

Feb 03, 2012

Federal Court Finds Forest Service Failed to Evaluate Impacts on Fish

Federal Judge Recommends Striking Down Illegal Oregon Logging Plan

Sep 29, 2011

Big day for wildlife, salmon, clean water, old-growth forests, and the public

Sandy River Hatchery Program is Illegal, Conservation Groups Say

Apr 16, 2011

Native Fish Society, Pacific Rivers Council say state and feds’ operations at Sandy River Hatchery harm threatened wild salmon and steelhead, violate the ESA

Wyden, Merkley, DeFazio Introduce Trio of Bills to Protect Natural Resources in Oregon

Apr 07, 2011

Bills Preserve 4,000 Acres of Oregon Caves National Monument; Designates Devil's Staircase as Wilderness; and Protects Chetco River from Suction Dredge Mining

Obama Plan Leaves National Forest Streams, Watersheds, and Wildlife Without Adequate Protection

Mar 10, 2011

Agency must work to strengthen and fix proposed rule before finalizing

Court Blocks Rock Creek Mine in Northwest Montana

Mar 29, 2010

PRC and allies claim victory in a suit brought to invalidate federal agency approval for the Rock Creek Mine project, which would have had devastating effects on over 10,000 acres of habitat for fragile species of bull trout and grizzly bear in Northwest Montana

Unlikely Allies Share Table at Senate Hearing on Wyden Forest Bill

Mar 10, 2010

Conservationists and timber industry testify in support of old-growth protection and restoration legislation

Future gets brighter for state's aging national forest roads

Dec 21, 2009

Washington State Department of Ecology Press Release

Conservation and Timber Interests Unite Around Wyden Forest Legislation

Dec 16, 2009

Eastern Oregon bill finds common ground between timber industry, state and national conservation leaders

Salmon Advocates Go To Court To Keep WOPR Dead

Oct 06, 2009

Support Obama Administration's efforts to develop a new plan that safeguards Oregon's wild salmon streams and forests

Federal Appeals Court Upholds Roadless Area Protections

Aug 05, 2009

President Obama has pledged to support and defend nationwide protections

River Advocates File Legal Challenge to Bush Plan for Western Oregon Forests

Jan 15, 2009

 

Conservation Groups, State Reach Agreement On Measures to Protect Native Fish, Amphibians from Fish-Stocking

Nov 20, 2008

Pact Requires California Department of Fish and Game to Halt Stocking in Some State Waters while Impacts Are Considered

Court Considers Interim Measures to Protect California's Sensitive Native Fish and Amphibians from Fish Stocking

Nov 11, 2008

 

Bush Administration, Timber Industry Deal Challenged in Oregon

Oct 29, 2008

Conservationists ask judge to uphold law requiring public input on BLM logging plan

New Report Shows Federal Policy Ignores Many Benefits and Exaggerates Costs of Conserving Habitat for Endangered/ Threatened Species

Oct 14, 2008

Pacific Rivers Council, the Environmental Studies Program at San Francisco State University, and the National Center for Conservation Science and Policy Press Release

Legacy Roads Fund Restores and Protects Portland’s Water Supply

Aug 21, 2008

USDA Forest Service, City of Portland, Bark, and Pacific Rivers Council press release

Coastal Cutthroat Trout to Be Considered for Endangered Species Protection

Apr 21, 2008

Court Overturns Decision to Deny Trout Protection in Lower Columbia River and Southwest Washington

Rep. Norm Dicks to Keynote at Watershed and Forest Roads Conference

Apr 03, 2008

Over 500,000 miles of under-funded and deteriorating roads crisscross our national forests, compromising water quality and harming endangered salmon and steelhead. Changing patterns of precipitation and large storm events are causing increasingly frequent road blowouts. Rep. Dicks will discuss congressional funding designed to restore roads in these critical ecosystems.

Conservationists Challenge Federal Approvals of Rock Creek Mine Plan

Mar 03, 2008

Earthjustice Press Release -- Bozeman, MT

Oregon Coho Salmon Regain Federal Protection

Feb 04, 2008

Listing Paves the Way for Revitalized Habitat Protection and Recovery Efforts

PRC launches a series of ads on WOPR

Dec 27, 2007

 

Congress Approves $39 Million for Vital Watershed Restoration on National Forest Lands

Dec 20, 2007

Funds to target crumbling forest roads that harm clean water and salmon habitat

Feds Throw in Towel on Effort to Strip Key Salmon Protections

Nov 20, 2007

This after court found Bush administration misrepresented views of key scientists

Federal Judge Restores Endangered Species Act Protections for Oregon Coast Coho Salmon

Oct 09, 2007

Another example of Bush administration's use of flawed science

Judge Upholds Endangered Species Protections for Wild Salmon

Aug 15, 2007

Developers and farm groups fail to convince judge that hatchery-bred salmon are legally identical to wild salmon

Freshwater Ecosystems In Crisis: A Synopsis of Decline

Jul 26, 2007

Scientific "Primer" Released By Pacific Rivers Council

Federal Judge Recommends Restoring Endangered Species Act Protections for Oregon Coast Coho Salmon

Jul 16, 2007

Another example of Bush administration's use of flawed science

Federal Hatchery Policy Plays Politics with Salmon Science: Judge Throws it Out

Jun 13, 2007

 

Judge: Counting Hatchery Salmon as Wild Violates Law

Jun 13, 2007

Federal court sets aside controversial Bush Administration policy on endangered salmon runs

Court Orders Review Of California's Harmful Fish Stocking Practices

May 10, 2007

Impacts to Native Fish and Amphibians Will be Assessed

Adequate funding can fix state’s deteriorating national forest roads

Apr 18, 2007

Washington State Department of Ecology Press Release

Court Ruling Protects Salmon and Clean Water from Harmful Logging

Apr 02, 2007

Court finds Bush administration misrepresented views of key scientists

Pacific Rivers Council Releases Science Report On Watershed Impacts Of Fuel Treatments

Mar 20, 2007

Report Finds Treatments Fail To Address Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Needs

Sierra Frog May Get Endangered Species Protections

Oct 18, 2006

Ninth Circuit Tells Fish and Wildlife Service to Rethink Its Decision

California’s Harmful Fish Stocking Practices Challenged

Oct 05, 2006

Conservationists Seek Review of Impacts on Imperiled Species

Court Reinstates Roadless Rule: Almost 50 million acres of national forests and grasslands once again protected

Sep 20, 2006

Earthjustice Press Release -- San Francisco, CA

Conservation Groups Move to Protect Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout

May 02, 2006

Fish and Wildlife Service Ignored Ongoing Declines, Massive Threats and Inadequate Management Measures in Denying Protection Under Endangered Species Act

Judge Blocks Forest Service Move to Exclude Public from Project Decisions

Apr 25, 2006

Earthjustice Press Release

Oregon Coho Salmon Defenders Seek To Restore Federal Protection

Apr 17, 2006

Bush Administration decision disputed by federal agency scientists

Twain's Frog Gets Reduced Living Space

Apr 13, 2006

Experts Say New Habitat Decision Threatens Frogs Survival

PRC Challenges Weakening of Steelhead Protection on Basis of Unscientific Hatchery Policy

Apr 06, 2006

Real Recovery Depends on Improving Freshwater Habitat

Politics, Not Science, Motivates Fish Agency’s Change of Heart

Jan 17, 2006

It's Too Soon to Pull Protection for Oregon's Coho Salmon

Groups Defend Fish, Local Economies and Public Opinion

Oct 06, 2005

Court battle will decide fate of roadless areas

Congress Hamstrings Salmon and Trout Recovery

Sep 26, 2005

Freshwater Ecosystems, Already Highly Endangered, May Suffer Most

Federal Salmon Extinction Policy Announced

Jun 16, 2005

 

Pacific Rivers Council Files Lawsuit to Protect Sierra Nevada’s Fragile Watersheds

May 16, 2005

 

Court Rejects Rock Creek Mine

Mar 30, 2005

Earthjustice Press Release

Bonneville Cutthroat Trout Needs Protection

Feb 17, 2005

Conservation Groups File Suit to Protect State Fish of Utah

Coastal Cutthroat Needs Protection

Feb 03, 2005

Four Conservation Groups File Suit to Protect Trout as Endangered Species

Conservationists and Commercial Fisherman Successfully Defend Klamath River Salmon

Jan 11, 2005

Klamath coho remain protected

Yellowstone cutthroat trout to be considered for endangered species protection

Dec 20, 2004

US Fish and Wildlife Service ordered to reconsider earlier decision

Conservation groups take first step in lawsuit to protect Bonneville cutthroat trout

Sep 08, 2004

State fish of Utah threatened with extinction; Bush administration plays politics

Coastal Cutthroat Trout Headed for Extinction; Bush Administration Plays Politics

Jun 23, 2004

Four Conservation Groups Take First Step in Suit to Protect Trout as Endangered Species

Scientists Say Real Salmon Recovery Depends on Improving Freshwater Habitat

May 28, 2004

Federal Hatchery Policy Plays Politics with Salmon Science

Administration Increases Logging to Appease Timber Industry

May 27, 2004

Groups move to uphold law that protects clean water and salmon

North Umpqua Hydropower License Illegal

May 24, 2004

Forest Service ignored its own scientists

Siskiyou Restoration Plan will create over 400 new jobs in Southern Oregon

May 17, 2004

The plan focuses on watershed restoration activities and commercial logging in the area affected by the 2002 Biscuit Fire

Federal Court Keeps Protections in Place for Wild Steelhead

May 17, 2004

 

Conservation Groups File Suit to Protect Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout

Jan 13, 2004

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Failed to Use Best Science in Denying Listing of Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout under Endangered Species Act

Board of Forestry charged with authorization of illegal logging

Oct 16, 2003

 

Schedule Announced for Salmon and Steelhead Habitat Protection

Sep 03, 2003

Fisheries Service Pledges to Re-Designate Critical Habitat

Can Hatcheries Help Recover Coho Salmon?

Aug 21, 2003

New Study Finds Even “Conservation” Hatcheries Offer Few Benefits, Real Recovery Depends on Improving Freshwater Habitat

Forestry Board Members Violating Endangered Species Act

Apr 17, 2003

Fish protection advocates urge stronger logging standards on landslide-prone sites

Plum Creek Slapped by Judge Over Logging Lawsuit

Apr 02, 2003

Judge refuses to insulate logging plan from legal challenges

Lawsuit Aims For Protection Of Vanishing Sierra Amphibian

Apr 01, 2003

Groups claim species relegation to “bureaucratic purgatory” is illegal

Private Forest Plan Could Doom or Save Scores of Species

Mar 17, 2003

Hearings kickoff public involvement in major federal decision process

Judge hears request to protect coho from logging-induced landslides

Feb 10, 2003

Court order would halt industrial clearcuts on some high risk slopes

At One Year Anniversary of Bitterroot Settlement Conservation Groups Reveal Only Small Fraction of Restoration Work Completed

Feb 06, 2003

 

PRC Plans Lawsuit to Push for Listing of Two Imperiled Amphibians

Jan 16, 2003

 

PRC Wins Preliminary Victory in Case Against State Forester

Dec 24, 2002

 

Feds Acknowledge Sierra Amphibian Is Endangered, Illegally Delay Protection

Dec 10, 2002

 

“Watershed Restoration in the Sierra Nevada”

Sep 30, 2002

A Prescription for Economic Health

Conservation Groups to File Suit over Plum Creek's Conservation Plan

Jun 11, 2002

 

Court Asked to Protect Coho from Logging-Induced Landslides

May 31, 2002

Court Order Would Halt Industrial Clearcuts on High Risk Slopes

Judge Defers Ruling on Whether Forests and Fish Deal is Adequate to Protect Salmon

Feb 28, 2002

 

Lawsuit Targets Logging that Kills Coho

Feb 28, 2002

First Oregon “Take” Case Filed to Protect Coastal Salmon

Conservationists and Commercial Fishermen Move to Defend Klamath River Salmon

Feb 26, 2002

 

Conservationists Laud On-the-Ground Protections for Bitterroot Burned Area

Feb 01, 2002

 

PRC Issues New Report: Roadless Areas Are the Last Refuge for Native Trout

Nov 01, 2001

 

PRC Joins Groups Fighting for Wild Coho Protection

Oct 01, 2001

 

Conservationists Intervene to Save "Jumping Frog" Habitat

Aug 01, 2001

 

California's Aerial Fish Stocking Program Endangers Native Frogs

Aug 01, 2001

 

Oregon Logging Rules to be Challenged in Federal Court

May 23, 2001

 

Environmental Groups Sue for Sierra Amphibian Protection

May 01, 2001

 

Mark Twain's "Celebrated Jumping Frog" Receives Protection

Mar 01, 2001

 

Plum Creek's HCP Just Plum Bad News for Bull Trout

Nov 01, 2000

 

Scientific Report Shows Logging and Road Building Will Not Protect Forests From Fire

Sep 01, 2000

Most Fires This Year Not on National Forests, not in Roadless Areas, 36% not Even in Forests

What's the Point?

Jul 01, 2000

Oregon's Proposed Logging Rules Don't Meet Federal Law

Mountain Yellow-Legged Frog Endangered in Sierra Nevada

Feb 08, 2000

 

Watershed Councils’ effectiveness limited by policy

Jan 28, 2000

Broad-scale land use changes still needed

Simpson HCP Provides Inadequate Safety Net For Salmon

Jan 14, 2000

 

Economic Benefits of Salmon Protection Equal or Exceed Costs

Jan 05, 2000