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FWS Withdraws Land Protection Plan Threatening Endangered Species
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced it is withdrawing the final Land Protection Plan for the Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge, which established an
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Bird Sanctuary Protected from Planned Toxic Chemical Experiment
A federal court ruled in favor of Defenders of Wildlife and the Sierra Club in a lawsuit filed by the Southern Environmental Law Center challenging the
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Bill Targeting Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge Undermines Public Land Management
The House Natural Resources Committee is set to take up a bill on Wednesday targeting the Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge, the oldest refuge in Texas
Press Releases
Fish and Wildlife Service’s new proposed management rule to hamper recovery for Mexican gray wolves
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 24, 2014 Contact: Courtney Sexton, csexton@defenders.org, 202-772-0253 Fish and Wildlife Service’s new proposed management rule to hamper recovery for Mexican gray
Moran amendment to remove ban on sage-grouse listing under the Endangered Species Act fails
Rep. Moran sought to prevent anti-conservation rider to appropriations bill from becoming law Today Representative Jim Moran (D-VA) offered an amendment to strike a provision
Rep. Matt Cartwright Introduces SAFE Act in House of Representatives
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 11, 2014 Contact: Haley McKey, hmckey@defenders.org, 202-772-0247 Rep. Matt Cartwright Introduces SAFE Act in House of Representatives Bill would provide a
Defenders Report: Trouble for Sage-grouse in Wyoming
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 11, 2014 Contact: Courtney Sexton, csexton@defenders.org, 202-772-0253 Defenders Report: Trouble for Sage-grouse in Wyoming Wyoming sage-grouse strategy inadequate to protect the
House appropriations bill would cripple national conservation programs, sentence key species to extinction
Washington(July 9, 2014) –– Today, the U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Subcommittee for Interior, Environment and Related Agencies passed the 2015 appropriations bill for the
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