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  Senate Vote Threatens Protections for Alaska’s Western Arctic
                    The Senate today approved a resolution utilizing the Congressional Review Act to rollback Biden-era protections for the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. This misuse of the CRA
      
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  Fisheries Commission Adopts Short-Term Protections for Delaware Bay Ecosystem
                    The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission today set a two-year pause on the bait harvest of female horseshoe crabs in Delaware Bay, declining to adopt
      
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  DOI Trades Away Alaskan Refuges, Sells Out Public Lands
                    The Trump administration dealt a blow to the National Wildlife Refuge System by removing protections from the Arctic and Izembek National Wildlife Refuges. During what
      
                                  Press Releases
Eight members of Congress to be honored for defending wildlife, Endangered Species Act
                    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: March, 16, 2016 Contact: Melanie Gade, (202) 772-0288, mgade@defenders.org Eight members of Congress to be honored for defending wildlife, Endangered Species
      
                                  New poll finds strong support for protecting Gunnison sage-grouse under the Endangered Species Act
                    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 9, 2016 Contact: Catalina Tresky; (202) 772-0253, ctresky@defenders.org New poll finds strong support for protecting Gunnison sage-grouse under the Endangered Species
      
                                  Historic threats must be addressed to delist Yellowstone grizzly
                    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Melanie Gade, mgade@defenders.org (202)772-0288 Date: March 3, 2016 Historic threats must be addressed to delist Yellowstone grizzly MISSOULA, Mont. – Defenders
      
                                  Pressure mounts on Governor Brown to veto anti-wolf bill
                    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: March 3, 2016 Contact: Melanie Gade; mgade@defenders.org (202) 772-0288 Pressure mounts on Governor Brown to veto anti-wolf bill SALEM, Ore. --
      
                                  After a two decade delay, California’s giant garter snake to receive a recovery plan
                    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 1, 2016 Contact: Catalina Tresky; (202) 772-0253, ctresky@defenders.org After a two decade delay, California’s giant garter snake to receive a recovery
      
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