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BLM Prepares Illegal Move to Open Ouray National Wildlife Refuge to Oil & Gas, a Dangerous Precedent for Wildlife
Defenders of Wildlife is calling on BLM to withdrawal an unprecedented proposal to open Ouray National Wildlife Refuge in Utah to new oil and gas leasing.
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A Much-Needed Win for Wildlife: Senate Introduces Bill to Improve Endangered Species Act Implementation
Senators Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Pete Rickets (R-NE) today introduced the Improving Species Recovery Act, an important bipartisan bill that would improve implementation of the Endangered Species Act.
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Enough is Enough: Senate Blocks Yet Another Attempt to Prioritize Drilling in the Arctic
The Senate today blocked an attempt to pass S. 5438, introduced by Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK). The bill would have ratified and approved all authorizations, permits, verifications, extensions, biological opinions, incidental take statements and any other approvals or orders issued pursuant to federal law necessary for the establishment and administration of the Coastal Plain oil and gas leasing program, among other purposes.
Press Releases
California Releases Final Conservation Plan for Gray Wolves
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media contact: Catalina Tresky, (202) 772-0253 or ctresky@defenders.org California Releases Final Conservation Plan for Gray Wolves SACRAMENTO, Calif. (December, 7 2016) –
RIDER THREATENS FLINT FUNDING, CA BAY DELTA AND WILDLIFE
WASHINGTON (Dec. 5, 2016) – Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Representative Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) inserted anti-environmental language into the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) bill
Record of Decision on Yellowstone River Dam and Fish Bypass a Record of Failure for Pallid Sturgeon
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 5, 2016 MEDIA CONTACTS: Steve Forrest: Defenders of Wildlife, (720) 943-0456, sforrest@defenders.org Josh Mogerman, 312-651-7909, jmogerman@NRDC.org DENVER – Defenders of Wildlife
Planning 2.0: New Planning Rule Released for National System of Public Lands
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media contact: Catalina Tresky, (202) 772-0253 or ctresky@defenders.org Planning 2.0: New Planning Rule Released for National System of Public Lands WASHINGTON (December
Imperiled Birds Face Multiple Threats, From Climate Change to Fossil Fuel Extraction
For Immediate Release, November 29, 2016 Contacts: Bethany Cotton, WildEarth Guardians, (406) 414-7227, bcotton@wildearthguardians.org Noah Greenwald, Center for Biological Diversity, (503) 484-7495, ngreenwald@biologicaldiversity.org Jason Rylander
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