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Senate Vote Threatens Protections for Alaska’s Western Arctic
The Senate today approved a resolution utilizing the Congressional Review Act to rollback Biden-era protections for the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. This misuse of the CRA
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Fisheries Commission Adopts Short-Term Protections for Delaware Bay Ecosystem
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission today set a two-year pause on the bait harvest of female horseshoe crabs in Delaware Bay, declining to adopt
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DOI Trades Away Alaskan Refuges, Sells Out Public Lands
The Trump administration dealt a blow to the National Wildlife Refuge System by removing protections from the Arctic and Izembek National Wildlife Refuges. During what
Press Releases
25 Senators, Led by Booker and Boxer, Tell Administration to “Veto Extinction”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 5, 2015 Contact: Melanie Gade: mgade@defenders.org (202) 772-0288 25 Senators, Led by Booker and Boxer, Tell Administration to “Veto Extinction” WASHINGTON
The Obama Administration, Department of Interior Reinforce Conservation in Agency Decision-Making
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NOVEMBER 3, 2015 Contact: Catalina Tresky: ctresky@defenders.org ; (202) 772-0253 The Obama Administration, Department of Interior Reinforce Conservation in Agency Decision-Making WASHINGTON
House Passes Global Anti-Poaching Act
Bipartisan legislation promises to help protect imperiled wildlife and crack down on wildlife poaching and trafficking Washington (November 2, 2015)– In a rare bipartisan vote
New Report Shows Extent of Wildlife Trafficking From Latin America to the United States
The United States is one of the world’s largest consumers of illegal smuggled wildlife and wildlife products, with a domestic market value estimated at $2 billion.
House Natural Resources Committee Advances Sportsmen’s Bill, Undermining Efforts to Stop the Poaching of Elephants and Crack Down on the Sale of Illegal Ivory in the United States
Washington (October 8, 2015) – The so-called “Sportsmen’s Heritage and Recreational Enhancement (SHARE) Act of 2015” (H.R. 2406), passed through the House Natural Resources Committee
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