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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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Conservation groups challenge limited protections for lesser prairie-chicken
Defenders of Wildlife * WildEarth Guardians * Center for Biological Diversity FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 10, 2014 Contact: Jason Rylander, Defenders of Wildlife, (202) 772-3245
Victory for Wild Bison in Montana
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 8, 2014 Contact information: Timothy Preso, Earthjustice, (406) 586-9699 Jonathan Proctor, Defenders of Wildlife, (406) 214-5327 Garrit Voggesser, Tribal Partnerships Director
House Majority Aims to Dismantle Endangered Species Act with Piecemeal Approach
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April, 8, 2014 Contacts: Kari Birdseye, Earthjustice, (415) 217-2098 Derek Goldman, Endangered Species Coalition, (406) 721-3218 Virginia Cramer, Sierra Club, (804) 225-9113
Nearly 500,000 More Americans Speak Out Against Federal Plan to Strip Wolves of Protections
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 31, 2013 Contact: Leda Huta, Endangered Species Coalition, (202) 320-6467 Melanie Gade, Defenders of Wildlife, (202) 772-0288 Kierán Suckling, Center for
New Management Plan for Yellowstone Bison Could Stop Annual Slaughter and Expand Areas to Roam
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 31, 2014 Contact: Steve Forrest; sforest@defenders.org ; 406 581-2663 New Management Plan for Yellowstone Bison Could Stop Annual Slaughter and Expand
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