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  • New Mexico and Tennessee Wilderness Bills Move Closer to Enactment

    The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests held a hearing on legislation to protect more than 260,000 acres of wilderness in southern New Mexico and eastern Tennessee.

  • Senators Introduce Bill to Protect Tennessee Land

    The campaign applauded Senators Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Bob Corker (R-TN) for the introduction of the Tennessee Wilderness Act, a bill to permanently safeguard nearly 20,000 acres of the Cherokee National Forest. If enacted, the bill would mark the first new wilderness measure in Tennessee in nearly 25 years.

  • Four Wilderness Bills Get Hearing

    The campaign commended the Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests for holding a hearing on legislation to protect nearly 90,000 acres of wilderness in western Washington State, central and coastal Oregon and northern New Mexico.

  • Bill to Protect Northern NM Wilderness Introduced in Senate and House

    Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) late yesterday introduced the "Rio Grande del Norte National Conservation Area Establishment Act."  Representative Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM) introduced companion legislation in the House. The bills will protect more than 236,000 acres northwest of Taos, N.M., including more than 21,000 acres of designated wilderness and over 214,000 acres as a national conservation area. Senator Tom Udall (D-NM) is an original cosponsor.

  • Gaining Wilderness Protection Throughout America

    The Campaign has helped win wilderness protection in every Congress since it began its work in 2002.

  • Ad Campaign Highlights Colorado's 'Hidden Gems'

    The campaign teamed up with Wilderness Workshop to kick off a print and online ad campaign featuring Coloradans from various backgrounds who share a love of the state's wilderness and a desire for its 'Hidden Gems' to be protected for future generations.

  • New Wilderness Bill Introduced for Tennessee

    The introduction of a bill to designate nearly 20,000 acres of wilderness on the Cherokee National Forest in east Tennessee would mark the first wilderness designation in the state in more than 25 years.

  • Scientists Question Colorado Forest Plan

    A week after the Obama administration issued a statement in support of a State of Colorado proposal to open areas within 4.4 million acres of roadless national forest to new coal mining and oil and gas development, more than 500 scientists from across the country called on the Obama administration to stand behind the national roadless rule.

  • Roadless Rule Supported in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

    In August 2009, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled to uphold a lower court decision reinstating the Roadless Area Conservation Rule.

  • Grand Canyon Gets Reprieve from New Uranium Claims

    Nearly 5 million people will visit the Grand Canyon this year, and while the Canyon itself may be timeless, its surroundings are not.

  • Obama Administration Declares ''Time Out'' for Roadless Areas

    In May 2010, the Obama administration provided a “Time Out” for activities in roadless areas, in response to a call from Pew Environment Group, until conflicts in the court were overcome.

  • Conservationists Call on Queensland Parties to Protect Channel Country Rivers

    The Pew Environment Group's Australia Program joined forces with the Australian Floodplains Association, the Cooper’s Creek Protection Group and the Wilderness Society to seek support from political parties for the permanent protection of river waters in the Channel Country from over extraction and pollution.

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