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Tongass Nat'l Forest
WASHINGTON, D.C.

Defenders Joins Recreation, Conservation Groups to Unite Against Forest Service Travel Rule Rollback

The U.S. Department of Agriculture launched a process to significantly revise its Travel Management Rule, which guides where motorized vehicles are and are not allowed on almost 200 million acres of national forests and grasslands
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Washington, DC

BLM Proposal Puts Wildlife and Public Lands at Risk, Sends Taxpayers the Bill

Defenders of Wildlife and coalition partners oppose BLM's proposed Oil & Gas Rule that will harm wildlife, weaken bonding requirements and limit public input.
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Mule Deer
WASHINGTON, D.C.

Administration Continues Assault on National Forests, Moves to Gut Rule Managing Off-Road Vehicles

The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced its intention to revise the Travel Management Rule governing motorized vehicle use on almost 200 million acres of federal lands.

Press Releases

Sweeping Rewrite of Endangered Species Act Regulations Endangers Species

Proposed changes to key regulations implementing the Endangered Species Act – our nation’s most important endangered wildlife and habitat conservation law – will weaken federal

House Interior Appropriations Bill Loaded with Anti-Wildlife Riders

The House of Representatives passed a n Interior and Environment  Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2019 ( H.R. 6147 ) today that includes several extremely damaging
Silver City, NM

House Spending Bill Allots $5 Billion for Border Wall Construction and Security

Today the Department of Homeland Security House Appropriations Subcommittee passed a spending bill for fiscal year 2019 that includes $5 billion for physical border barriers
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Gray Wolf
Washington, DC

Senate Changes to Endangered Species Act Tries to Solve a Problem that Doesn’t Exist

The Senate Environment and Public Works committee, led by Chairman John Barrasso (R-WY), held a hearing today on proposed changes that would drastically weaken our

House Republicans Attack Endangered Species Act (Again)

In what seems to be an annual summer tradition, House Republicans today announced yet another destructive package of anti-wildlife legislation that would severely undermine the
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