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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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Governor Listens to Constituents, Vetoes Anti-Bison Bill
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date : May 5, 2015 Contact: Melanie Gade: mgade@defenders.org ; (202) 772-0288 Governor Listens to Constituents, Vetoes Anti-Bison Bill HELENA, Mont. --
Recommended Route for Western Transmission Line Another Blow for Sage-Grouse
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 1, 2015 Contact: Courtney Sexton, csexton@defenders.org, 202.772.0253 Recommended Route for Western Transmission Line Another Blow for Sage-Grouse “TransWest” line would impact
Court Throws Out Industry Challenge to 2012 Forestry Rules
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 30, 2015 Contacts: Joseph Vaile, Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center, 541-488-5789, joseph@kswild.org Susan Jane Brown, Western Environmental Law Center, 541-525-5087, brown@westernlaw.org Trent W
First Washington Wolf Goes West
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: April 30, 2015 Contact: Melanie Gade: mgade@defenders.org ; (202) 772-0288 First Washington Wolf Goes West SEATTLE – The first gray wolf
House Armed Forces Committee Passes Anti-Sage-Grouse Language in Defense Bill
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 29, 2015 Contact: Courtney Sexton, csexton@defenders.org, 202.772.0253 House Armed Forces Committee Passes Anti-Sage-Grouse Language in Defense Bill Rep. Tsongas’ laudable attempt
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