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House Set to Vote on Misleading Bill Blocking Regulation of Lead Ammunition on Federal Lands
The United States House of Representatives is expected this Wednesday to vote on H.R. 556 – Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2025.
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First-of-its-Kind Study Sheds Light on Forest Thinning Impacts on Pinyon Jays
Though the pinyon jay population continues to decline at alarming rates, until now the threats facing it remained largely under-researched. Defenders of Wildlife, along with
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Trump Administration Calls on “God Squad” to Weaken Endangered Species Act Protections
The Trump administration today announced its intent to convene the Endangered Species Committee — colloquially known as the “God Squad”— on March 31, 2026, to consider an exemption under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) for oil and gas-related activities in the Gulf of Mexico.
Press Releases
Victory for wildlife: Congress strikes an Omnibus funding deal free of catastrophic Anti-Endangered Species Act riders
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Haley McKey, 202-772-0247, hmckey@defenders.org Victory for wildlife: Congress strikes an omnibus funding deal free of catastrophic anti-Endangered Species Act riders WASHINGTON
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service launches closed door series of Mexican gray wolf recovery workshops
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 14, 2015 Contact: Catalina Tresky: ctresky@defenders.org ; (202) 772-0253 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service launches closed door series of Mexican gray
Nations strike global climate change agreement in Paris
Contact: Haley McKey, 202-772-0247, hmckey@defenders.org Washington (December 14, 2015) – After two weeks of negotiations, the 21 st Conference of Parties of the U.N. Framework
New analysis dispels myths about the Endangered Species Act, but raises other questions about how federal agencies have implemented the law
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Melanie Gade, mgade@defenders.org (202)772-0288 Date: Dec 14, 2015 New analysis dispels myths about the Endangered Species Act, but raises other questions
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Issues Draft Regulations to Prevent Avoidable Damage from Non-Federal Oil and Gas Drilling on National Wildlife Refuges
Reporter contact: Haley McKey, 202-772-0247, hmckey@defenders.org WASHINGTON (December 10, 2015)– Today the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (the Service) issued long-awaited draft rules for regulating
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