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A Much-Needed Win for Wildlife: Senate Introduces Bill to Improve Endangered Species Act Implementation
Senators Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Pete Rickets (R-NE) today introduced the Improving Species Recovery Act, an important bipartisan bill that would improve implementation of the Endangered Species Act.
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Enough is Enough: Senate Blocks Yet Another Attempt to Prioritize Drilling in the Arctic
The Senate today blocked an attempt to pass S. 5438, introduced by Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK). The bill would have ratified and approved all authorizations, permits, verifications, extensions, biological opinions, incidental take statements and any other approvals or orders issued pursuant to federal law necessary for the establishment and administration of the Coastal Plain oil and gas leasing program, among other purposes.
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Senate Permitting Deal Threatens Bedrock Endangered Species Protections
Defenders of Wildlife today strongly condemned Endangered Species Act provisions reportedly included in a Senate permitting package, warning they would weaken critical protections for imperiled wildlife.
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New DOI Committee Promotes Trophy Hunting, Not Wildlife Conservation
The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) is establishing a so-called International Wildlife Conservation Council within the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The council will
As state makes new commitments on Salton Sea timeline, it will be judged by its work on the ground
While applauding today’s agreement by the State of California to adhere to a specific timeline for Salton Sea restoration projects in the coming years, a
Conservation Groups Boost Reward to $16,750 for Oregon Wolf-killer Amid Poaching Surge
Conservation organizations are bolstering a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services reward for information on the illegal killing of OR-25, a federally protected gray wolf in
Tribes and Conservation Groups Unite to Celebrate National Bison Day
This Saturday, Nov. 4 is National Bison Day, an annual commemoration of the ecological, cultural, historical and economic contribution of the American bison (also known
Department of the Interior’s “Top 10 Priorities”
Defenders of Wildlife recently obtained a copy of Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke’s “ Top 10 Priorities” for his department and today released an
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