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Defenders Slams Unlawful God Squad Vote to Strip Endangered Species Act Protection from Wildlife in the Gulf
Defenders of Wildlife strongly opposes today’s vote by the Endangered Species Committee, or God Squad, to condemn species to extinction in the name of a fictitious “national security emergency.”
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Court Victory for Florida Wetlands Protection
The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled today that permits to build in wetlands should stay in the hands of
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Sec. of Defense Invokes False “National Security” Rationale to Eviscerate Endangered Species Act Protections for Wildlife in the Gulf
In a litigation filing yesterday in federal district court, the Trump administration publicly admitted for the first time that Interior Secretary Doug Burgum scheduled a snap meeting of the Endangered Species Committee (the “God Squad”) for March 31 at the request of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.
Press Releases
EPA Releases Historic Clean Power Plan to Cut Emissions and Protect Wildlife and the Environment
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Haley McKey, 202-772-0247, hmckey@defenders.org WASHINGTON (August 3, 2015)– Today the Environmental Protection Agency finalized the centerpiece of President Obama’s groundbreaking climate change
Killing of Cecil the Lion Highlights Need for Further Lion Conservation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Melanie Gade: mgade@defenders.org; (202) 772-0288 Date: July 30, 2015 Killing of Cecil the Lion Highlights Need for Further Lion Conservation WASHINGTON
Obama Administration Releases New Proposal to Crack Down on Illegal Ivory Trafficking
Contact: Haley McKey, 202-772-0247, hmckey@defenders.org Washington (July 25, 2015)– Today in Kenya President Obama announced that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) will propose
Defenders of Wildlife Praises Washington Wildlife Agency For Prioritizing Nonlethal Wolf Management in Dealing with the Dirty Shirt Pack
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Melanie Gade, mgade@defenders.org; (202) 772-0288 Date: July 22, 2015 Defenders of Wildlife Praises Washington Wildlife Agency For Prioritizing Nonlethal Wolf Management
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
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