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Assault on Endangered Species Protections Continues with New Bill to Delist Gray Wolves
Defenders of Wildlife is sounding the alarm over the latest congressional attack on gray wolves following the introduction of the Pacific Northwest Gray Wolves Relief
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Amendment to Exempt Defense Activity from the ESA Soundly Defeated
Defenders of Wildlife applauds the members of the House of Representatives who voted down a repeat amendment to H.R. 3838, the National Defense Authorization Act
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Defenders Condemns Revocation of Public-Backed Land Health Rule
Defenders of Wildlife today condemns the Trump administration’s announcement that it will revoke the Conservation and Landscape Health Rule, a critical rule that modernized the
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Trump Administration Rolls Back Sage-Grouse Protections Across the West
Revisions to the Obama-era plans will lessen protections for the sage-grouse on tens of millions of acres across the West.
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Trump Administration Targets Atlantic for Risky, Dangerous Drilling
Acting Secretary of Interior David Bernhardt announced that the Atlantic will be included in the 5-year offshore leasing plan for oil and gas development.
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House Bill Aims to Repeal Waiver Authority for Border Wall
The bill will amend broad authority granted to the Secretary of Homeland Security to unilaterally waive “all legal requirements” to construct barriers along the border.
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Nation’s Wildlife Faces Unprecedented Challenges, Extinction
Former president and CEO of Defenders of Wildlife Jamie Rappaport Clark will testify on the state of wildlife in front of the House Natural Resources
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House Introduces the SAVE Right Whales Act
The legislation would support the recovery of the critically imperiled North Atlantic right whale.
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