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Jake Li Testimony at EPW
WASHINGTON, D.C.

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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Porcupine caribou making its way through deep snow on the East Fork of the Chandalar River
WASHINGTON, D.C.

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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Juvenile California Condor
WASHINGTON, D.C.

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.

Press Releases

RIDER THREATENS FLINT FUNDING, CA BAY DELTA AND WILDLIFE

WASHINGTON (Dec. 5, 2016) – Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Representative Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) inserted anti-environmental language into the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) bill

Record of Decision on Yellowstone River Dam and Fish Bypass a Record of Failure for Pallid Sturgeon

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 5, 2016 MEDIA CONTACTS: Steve Forrest: Defenders of Wildlife, (720) 943-0456, sforrest@defenders.org Josh Mogerman, 312-651-7909, jmogerman@NRDC.org DENVER – Defenders of Wildlife

Planning 2.0: New Planning Rule Released for National System of Public Lands

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media contact: Catalina Tresky, (202) 772-0253 or ctresky@defenders.org Planning 2.0: New Planning Rule Released for National System of Public Lands WASHINGTON (December

Imperiled Birds Face Multiple Threats, From Climate Change to Fossil Fuel Extraction

For Immediate Release, November 29, 2016 Contacts: Bethany Cotton, WildEarth Guardians, (406) 414-7227, bcotton@wildearthguardians.org Noah Greenwald, Center for Biological Diversity, (503) 484-7495, ngreenwald@biologicaldiversity.org Jason Rylander

Rule Updates Inadequate Oil and Gas Drilling Regulations on National Wildlife Refuges

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media contact: Jennifer Witherspoon, (202) 772-0269 or jwitherspoon@defenders.org Rule Updates Inadequate Oil and Gas Drilling Regulations on National Wildlife Refuges WASHINGTON (November
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