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Defenders Celebrates as Mining Company Signals Intent to Leave Ash Meadows

A Canadian mining company with intent to mine lithium near Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge appears to have walked away from the project. Defenders of
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Washington, D.C.

FWS Withdraws Land Protection Plan Threatening Endangered Species

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced it is withdrawing the final Land Protection Plan for the Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge, which established an
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Chapel Hill, N.C.

Bird Sanctuary Protected from Planned Toxic Chemical Experiment

A federal court ruled in favor of Defenders of Wildlife and the Sierra Club in a lawsuit filed by the Southern Environmental Law Center challenging the

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Cliven Bundy and Sons Avoid Trial for Nevada Armed Confrontation

A U.S. District Court judge has ruled that the federal government may not retry Cliven Bundy and his sons on charges that they led armed

Trump Administration Approves Unlawful ‘Road to Ruin’ through Izembek National Wildlife Refuge

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jared Saylor, (202) 236-5855, jsaylor@defenders.org Trump Administration Approves Unlawful ‘Road to Ruin’ through Izembek National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska WASHINGTON (January

President Trump Proposes Catastrophic Plan to Expand Offshore Drilling

T he Trump administration is proposing a 5-year plan that would expand offshore oil and gas drilling to the Atlantic Coast and Arctic Ocean. President

Trump Administration Rips Away Protection for Migratory Birds

The Trump administration is reportedly reversing the longstanding interpretation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to exempt industry – including the oil and gas industry

The Fight to Save the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Continues as Congress Approves Oil Drilling

WASHINGTON – By a vote of 51-48, the Senate has passed a tax bill that mandates destructive oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
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