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Trump Administration Cancels Critical Offshore Wind Projects and Increases Costs for Taxpayers
The Department of Interior this week announced that two offshore wind companies, Bluepoint Wind and Golden State Wind, have abandoned their developments. According to reports, the companies received some $900 million to walk away from the projects.
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Defenders’ Laura Nunes Named to Prestigious ESIIL Working Group
Defenders of Wildlife scientist Laura Nunes has been selected to join the Environmental Data Science Innovation & Impact Lab’s third cohort of working groups.
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Defenders of Wildlife Partners with Rep. Don Beyer on Monumental Corridors Act
Defenders of Wildlife today celebrated the introduction of the Wildlife Corridors and Habitat Connectivity Conservation Act of 2026, a landmark bill that would establish a national framework for identifying, designating and protecting wildlife corridors across the country.
Press Releases
Iconic Yellowstone female white wolf illegally killed
BOZEMAN, Mont. (May 12, 2017) – An iconic female white wolf in Yellowstone National Park was illegally shot last month, according to necropsy results released
State of New Mexico issues 'Sophie's Choice' on Mexican gray wolf pups
SANTA FE , N.M. (May 4, 2017) – Today it was reported that the Department of Game and Fish in New Mexico has permitted the
Lawsuit challenges Trump reversal of Arctic and Atlantic drilling ban
ANCHORAGE, AK (May 3, 2017) – Conservation and Alaska Native groups today filed a lawsuit against President Trump, challenging his decision to jettison a permanent
Crisis Averted: Spending bill free of Attacks on wildlife
Washington (May 1, 2017) – Congress has reached a deal on a 2017 omnibus spending bill which will fund the federal government through September of
Defenders of Wildlife joins People's Climate Movement March
WASHINGTON (Apr. 29, 2017) – Defenders of Wildlife is participating in the People’s Climate Movement March in Washington, D.C. today. Aimee Delach , senior climate
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