Western Environmental Law Center
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The Western Environmental Law Centerhttp://www.westernlaw.org("WELC") is a nonprofit public interest law firm that works to protect and restore western wildlands and advocates for a healthy environment on behalf of communities throughout the West.
Our lawyers provide free or reduced-fee legal services to conservation groups, communities and individuals, challenging corporations and government agencies that violate environmental laws in the West. WELC's legal advocacy brings about long-lasting protections to preserve the region’s air, water, public lands and forests, wildlife and habitat, and communities.
Since the Western Environmental Law Center’s inception in 1993, the center have worked with over 250 national and local organizations, individuals and local governments to:
* Preserve air and water quality;
* Enforce our nation’s environmental laws;
* Hold our government accountable;
* Empower local communities;
* Protect our public lands and natural resources;
* Be a voice for the public; and
* Promote healthy, livable communities in the West.
We envision a West that has clean air, clean and abundant water, permanent protection for wildlife and wilderness, and healthy communities, through the active and dedicated enforcement of our nation’s environmental laws.
We are headquartered in Eugene, Oregon with offices in Taos, New Mexico
and Durango, Colorado
and Helena, Montana.
WELC started http://www.westernlaw.org/about/history in the early 1990s by public interest
attorneys Michael Axline and John Bonine. It grew out of the Environmental Law Clinic at the University of Oregon
.
Our lawyers provide free or reduced-fee legal services to conservation groups, communities and individuals, challenging corporations and government agencies that violate environmental laws in the West. WELC's legal advocacy brings about long-lasting protections to preserve the region’s air, water, public lands and forests, wildlife and habitat, and communities.
Since the Western Environmental Law Center’s inception in 1993, the center have worked with over 250 national and local organizations, individuals and local governments to:
* Preserve air and water quality;
* Enforce our nation’s environmental laws;
* Hold our government accountable;
* Empower local communities;
* Protect our public lands and natural resources;
* Be a voice for the public; and
* Promote healthy, livable communities in the West.
We envision a West that has clean air, clean and abundant water, permanent protection for wildlife and wilderness, and healthy communities, through the active and dedicated enforcement of our nation’s environmental laws.
We are headquartered in Eugene, Oregon with offices in Taos, New Mexico
Taos, New Mexico
Taos is a town in Taos County in the north-central region of New Mexico, incorporated in 1934. As of the 2000 census, its population was 4,700. Other nearby communities include Ranchos de Taos, Cañon, Taos Canyon, Ranchitos, and El Prado. The town is close to Taos Pueblo, the Native American...
and Durango, Colorado
Durango, Colorado
The City of Durango is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous city of La Plata County, Colorado, United States. The United States Census Bureau said that the city population was 16,887 in 2010 census.-History:...
and Helena, Montana.
WELC started http://www.westernlaw.org/about/history in the early 1990s by public interest
Public interest
The public interest refers to the "common well-being" or "general welfare." The public interest is central to policy debates, politics, democracy and the nature of government itself...
attorneys Michael Axline and John Bonine. It grew out of the Environmental Law Clinic at the University of Oregon
University of Oregon
-Colleges and schools:The University of Oregon is organized into eight schools and colleges—six professional schools and colleges, an Arts and Sciences College and an Honors College.- School of Architecture and Allied Arts :...
.