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Trump Administration Cancels Critical Offshore Wind Projects and Increases Costs for Taxpayers
The Department of Interior this week announced that two offshore wind companies, Bluepoint Wind and Golden State Wind, have abandoned their developments. According to reports, the companies received some $900 million to walk away from the projects.
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Defenders’ Laura Nunes Named to Prestigious ESIIL Working Group
Defenders of Wildlife scientist Laura Nunes has been selected to join the Environmental Data Science Innovation & Impact Lab’s third cohort of working groups.
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Defenders of Wildlife Partners with Rep. Don Beyer on Monumental Corridors Act
Defenders of Wildlife today celebrated the introduction of the Wildlife Corridors and Habitat Connectivity Conservation Act of 2026, a landmark bill that would establish a national framework for identifying, designating and protecting wildlife corridors across the country.
Press Releases
NM Game and Fish Commission denies Ted Turner Ladder Ranch’s appeal to support lobo recovery
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 14, 2016 Contact: Catalina Tresky: ctresky@defenders.org ; (202) 772-0253 NM Game and Fish Commission denies Ted Turner Ladder Ranch’s appeal to
Yellowstone’s plan: Switch from bison slaughter to restoration
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Melanie Gade, (202) 772-0288; mgade@defenders.org Date: January 14, 2016 Yellowstone’s plan: Switch from bison slaughter to restoration MAMMOTH, Wy. – The
CO Parks and Wildlife passes anti-wolf resolution
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 13, 2016 Contact: Catalina Tresky; ctresky@defenders.org , (202) 772-0253 Colorado Parks and Wildlife passes anti-wolf resolution A damaging blow to Mexican
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service bans import of salamander species in the face of deadly disease
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: January 12, 2016 Contacts: Haley McKey, 202-772-0247, hmckey@defenders.org Melanie Gade, 202-772-0288, mgade@defenders.org U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service bans import of salamander
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Northern Rockies Fishers One Step Closer to Endangered Species Act Protection
In response to a petition from the Center for Biological Diversity and allies, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that the Northern Rockies fisher, a rare and vanishing species, may warrant federal protection under the Endangered Species Act.
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