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Trump Proposal Puts America’s Most Vulnerable and Valuable Coastal Resources in the Crosshairs
Protected areas across United States coasts are in the sights of a new oil and gas drilling proposal released on Thursday by the Bureau of
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Trump Administration Seeks ESA Regulatory Rollbacks, Risks Accelerating Extinction for America’s Most Vulnerable Wildlife
In a move that could accelerate the extinction crisis we face today, the Trump administration today proposed significant changes to the regulations implementing the Endangered
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House Votes to Overturn Conservation Protections in Alaska
The United States House of Representatives today approved resolutions under the Congressional Review Act to remove Biden-era protections from the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska.
Press Releases
Roadmap Released for a ‘Smart from the Start’ #CleanEnergy Future in California Desert
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 14, 2016 Media contact: Catalina Tresky, (202) 772-0253 or ctresky@defenders.org Roadmap Released for a ‘Smart from the Start’ #CleanEnergy Future in
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces Disastrous Decision on Endangered Red Wolves
Contact: Haley McKey 202-772-0247 hmckey@defenders.org WASHINGTON (September 12, 2016) –The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) announced today that it intends to remove from private
Emergency Protections Sought for Imperiled Lesser Prairie Chicken
New Science Shows Key Populations are in Imminent Danger of Extinction Contact: Erik Molvar, WildEarth Guardians, (307) 399-7910, emolvar@wildearthguardians.org Jason Rylander, Defenders of Wildlife, (202)
Defenders of Wildlife Sounds Alarm on Greater Yellowstone Grizzly Delisting Process
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jennifer Witherspoon, jwitherspoon@defenders.org (202)772-0269 Date: September 6, 2016 Washington – Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) reopened the public
Defenders Encouraged by Efforts of Fish and Wildlife Service to Address ESA Backlog
Media Contact: Jared Saylor: choffman@defenders.org or 202 772 3255 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 1, 2016 Defenders Encouraged by Efforts of Fish and Wildlife Service to
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