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Defenders Slams SPEED Act as it Speeds Toward Habitat Destruction
Defenders of Wildlife condemns Rep. Bruce Westerman’s (R-AR) SPEED ACT, H.R. 4776 the Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development Act, ahead of Thursday’s expected floor vote in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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ESA Amendments Act Poses a Historic Threat to America’s Wildlife
Defenders of Wildlife remains on high alert as it braces for the House Natural Resources Committee’s full markup of Rep. Bruce Westerman’s (R-AR) Endangered Species Amendments Act of 2025. More aptly labeled the Extinction Act, the bill seeks to eviscerate the Endangered Species Act, stripping away decades of crucial protections for America’s wildlife and their habitats.
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House Vote Scheduled on Ending Gray Wolf Protections, Undermining the Endangered Species Act
The House of Representatives is expected this Thursday to vote on ending gray wolf protections, prematurely delisting gray wolves from the Endangered Species Act before
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Devastating and Reckless Drought Bill Passes through House
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 16, 2015 Contact: Courtney Sexton, csexton@defenders.org; 202-772-0253 Devastating and Reckless Drought Bill Passes through House Latest drought legislation is water grab
Increased Wildlife Protections Secured for California Solar Flats Project in Monterey County
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 10, 2015 Contact: Garrison Frost, Audubon California, (510) 601-1866, ext. 225, gfrost@audubon.org Greg Suba, California Native Plant Society, (916) 447-2677 Ileene
Berryessa Snow Mountain is Newest Designated National Monument
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 10, 2015 Contact: Courtney Sexton, 202-772-0288 Berryessa Snow Mountain is Newest Designated National Monument California’s majestic mountain region now permanently protected
House Clearcut Bill Slashes Forests and Guts Environmental Laws
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: July 9, 2015 Contact: Melanie Gade, gmade@defenders.org, (202) 772-0288 House Clearcut Bill Slashes Forests and Guts Environmental Laws WASHINGTON— Today the
New National Poll Finds 90 Percent of American Voters Support the Endangered Species Act
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 7, 2015 Defenders of Wildlife: Melanie Gade – (202) 772-0288; mgade@defenders.org Earthjustice: Liz Judge – (415) 217-2007- ljudge@earthjustice.org New National Poll
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