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Press Release : Leading Scientists Back U.S. Efforts to Protect World's Largest Salmon Fishery

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:21:55 GMT

More than 300 leading scientists sent a letter to the White House expressing "deep concerns" about the prospect of large-scale mining in the Bristol Bay watershed of Southwest Alaska, home to the world's largest wild salmon runs.

Press Release : Obama Names New Mexico's Rio Grande Gorge a National Monument

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:55:52 GMT

President Obama has designated five new national monuments, including one in northern New Mexico that encompasses more than 200,000 acres of spectacular wild lands. The Rio Grande del Norte is home to one of the great migratory bird routes in the world, and habitat for bear, deer, elk, and bighorn sheep. The monument designation will preserve this special land and the culture and traditions of its people.

Press Release : Pew Commends Interior for Balanced Plan on National Petroleum Reserve Lands

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 17:16:51 GMT

Joshua Reichert, an executive vice president at The Pew Charitable Trusts who leads the organization’s environmental work, issued a statement applauding the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management for approving a management plan for the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska that protects critical wildlife habitat.

Press Release : Pew Commends Interior for Adopting Balanced Plan on Natural Petroleum Reserve Lands

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 12:00:00 GMT

"This decision is the Obama Administration's crowning land conservation accomplishment to date," said Pew's Joshua Reichert, who leads the organization's environmental work. "After years of thoughtful review, consideration of scientific studies and extensive public input, the department has achieved the first comprehensive management blueprint for this globally significant area. This balanced plan protects some of America's greatest treasures in the Arctic while allowing for measured resource development."

Report : Infographic: 2012 Conservation Victories

Wed, 19 Dec 2012 17:20:00 GMT

With wins for clean energy, lands and the ocean, 2012 was an important year for conservation. The Pew Environment Group's new infographic celebrates these wins, and the tens of thousands of Pew Environment Group supporters who made them possible.

Press Release : Pew Lauds Interior, BLM for Balanced Plan on National Petroleum Reserve Lands in Alaska

Wed, 19 Dec 2012 12:10:00 GMT

Pew issued the following statement in support of the final plan issued by the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management(BLM) for the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A). The 23-million-acre site is the largest contiguous expanse of unspoiled public land in the nation.

Opinion Editorials : Protecting National Treasures Should be Bipartisan Affair

Thu, 29 Nov 2012 11:45:00 GMT

In an opinion editorial for The Hill's Congress Blog, Joshua Reichert, managing director of the Pew Environment Group, discusses the need for bipartisan congressional support for legislation protecting our nation's public lands.

Pew in the Media : 'This American Land' Series Features Wilderness in New Mexico, Montana, other States

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 12:20:00 GMT

"Learn why local Hispanic farmers and ranchers support legislation, which will preserve traditional hunting, grazing, fishing and wood gathering, on this episode of “This American Land,” produced in partnership with The Pew Charitable Trusts."

Media Coverage : Editorial: Congress Dawdles on Wilderness Approval

Tue, 23 Oct 2012 14:50:00 GMT

(The Paris Post-Intelligencer) Declaring an additional 20,000 acres of the Cherokee National Forest in East Tennessee as wilderness is an idea everyone approves of, apparently.

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