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Defenders of Wildlife Urges Public Opposition to NOAA’s Planned Review That Could Weaken California’s Authority to Protect its Coastline
NOAA will review California's Coastal Management Program following a directive from Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. Defenders of Wildlife urges public participation in upcoming public meetings to protect California's coast, wildlife, and state authority.
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America the Beautiful Act Would Reauthorize Nearly $2 billion for National Parks and Public Lands
Defenders of Wildlife supports passage of the America the Beautiful Act, sponsored by Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-CA) and Chair Bruce Westerman (R-AR).
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BLM Oil and Gas Rule Rescission Threatens Wildlife Habitat — and American Pocketbooks
Today, the Bureau of Land Management announced a proposed rule to rescind the 2024 BLM Oil and Gas rule which will significantly roll back bonding requirements for oil and gas companies and reduce public comment periods for drilling applications.
Press Releases
Lawsuit Launched to Protect Rare Borderlands Moth in Arizona
Contact: Rebecca Bullis, Defenders of Wildlife, rbullis@defenders.org , 202-772-0295 Brian Segee, Center for Biological Diversity, bsegee@biologicaldiversity.org , 805-750-8852 WASHINGTON (May 4, 2018) – Defenders of
Trump Administration’s Greater-sage Grouse Plans Disaster for Species, West
Bureau of Land Management state offices posted draft revisions to the National Greater Sage-Grouse Planning Strategy today, proposing scads of new provisions that would undermine
U.S. Forest Service Moves Backwards on Old-Growth Logging
Today the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) released a draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Prince of Wales Landscape Level Analysis project , proposing massive
Fish and Wildlife Service Status Review Shows Red Wolf is in Crisis
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has released its Species Status Assessment (SSA) and five-year review for the critically endangered Red Wolf. Red wolves
Defenders of Wildlife Testifies in Support of Protecting Marine Mammals
Defenders of Wildlife Senior Attorney Jane Davenport will testify at a hearing titled “Enhancing the Marine Mammal Protections Act” to be held by the Senate
jcovey@defenders.org
