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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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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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Bill Targeting Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge Undermines Public Land Management
The House Natural Resources Committee is set to take up a bill on Wednesday targeting the Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge, the oldest refuge in Texas
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Western Caucus Members Push Anti-Endangered Species Act, Wildlife Extinction Package
The Congressional Western Caucus introduced a package of 19 anti-wildlife, anti-public lands, anti-Endangered Species Act (ESA) bills today. This Extinction Package would severely weaken implementation
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Defenders Testifying in House Subcommittee Hearing on Climate, Wildlife Impacts
Defenders of Wildlife’s senior policy analyst for climate adaptation, Aimee Delach, will deliver testimony at a legislative hearing before the House of Representatives’ Subcommittee on
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Judge issues preliminary injunction halting old-growth timber sale in Tongass National Forest
Today a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction that halts, for now, the initial phase of the largest timber sale approved by the U.S. Forest
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Interior Authorizes Transfer of 560 Acres of Public Lands for Military Use
The Department of the Interior has authorized a transfer of 560 acres of federal land to the U.S. Army for military use along the U.S.-Mexico
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Over 1,600 Scientists Call for Conservation Funding to Solve the Biodiversity Crisis
Today the prestigious journal Science published a letter entitled “ Solve the biodiversity crisis with funding,” coauthored by scientists at Defenders of Wildlife and universities
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