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BLM Prepares Illegal Move to Open Ouray National Wildlife Refuge to Oil & Gas, a Dangerous Precedent for Wildlife
Defenders of Wildlife is calling on BLM to withdrawal an unprecedented proposal to open Ouray National Wildlife Refuge in Utah to new oil and gas leasing.
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A Much-Needed Win for Wildlife: Senate Introduces Bill to Improve Endangered Species Act Implementation
Senators Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Pete Rickets (R-NE) today introduced the Improving Species Recovery Act, an important bipartisan bill that would improve implementation of the Endangered Species Act.
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Enough is Enough: Senate Blocks Yet Another Attempt to Prioritize Drilling in the Arctic
The Senate today blocked an attempt to pass S. 5438, introduced by Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK). The bill would have ratified and approved all authorizations, permits, verifications, extensions, biological opinions, incidental take statements and any other approvals or orders issued pursuant to federal law necessary for the establishment and administration of the Coastal Plain oil and gas leasing program, among other purposes.
Press Releases
House Natural Resource Committee Passes Four Bills Undermining Endangered Species Protections
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 30, 2014 Contact: Melanie Gade, Defenders of Wildlife: mgade@defenders.org; 202-772-0288 House Natural Resource Committee Passes Four Bills Undermining Endangered Species Protections
California Wavering on Protection for Gray Wolves Under State Law
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 16, 2014 Contact: Courtney Sexton, Defenders of Wildlife: csexton@defenders.org; 202-772-0253 California Wavering on Protection for Gray Wolves Under State Law VENTURA
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
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