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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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Budget Deal Invests in Natural and Working Lands to Tackle Climate Change
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 16, 2014 Contacts: Paul Mason, PFT, 916-214-1382, pmason@pacificforest.org Rico Mastrodonato, TPL, 415-572-3107, rico.mastrodonato@tpl.org Amelia Oliver, CA Releaf, 916-497-0034, aoliver@californiareleaf.org Haley Stewart
One Year after the Proposal to Remove Federal Protection for Wolves
One Year after the Proposal to Remove Federal Protection for Wolves FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 13, 2014 Contact: Melanie Gade; mgade@defenders.org; (202) 772-0288 WASHINGTON –
Wildlife Groups and Sportsmen Petition Feds to End Lead Ammunition on Public Lands
Wildlife Groups and Sportsmen Petition Feds to End Lead Ammunition on Public Lands: Tens of Millions of Animals – from Doves to Condors – Poisoned
Great Day in CA for Gray Wolves: California commission votes to protect gray wolves; OR-7 has a family
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Courtney Sexton, Defenders of Wildlife: csexton@defenders.org; 202-772-0253 Great Day in CA for Gray Wolves: California commission votes to protect gray wolves
Defenders of Wildlife Launches Ad Campaign Against Governor Otter’s War on Wolves
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 2, 2013 Contact: Suzanne Stone: sstone@defenders.org, 208-861-4655 Melanie Gade: mgade@defenders.org; 202-772-0288 WASHINGTON – A new advertising campaign pressuring Idaho’s Governor Butch
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