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Defenders of Wildlife Announces Sierra Weaver as New Vice President of Conservation Law
Defenders of Wildlife is proud to announce Sierra Weaver as its new vice president of conservation law and director of the Biodiversity Law Center.
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Colorado Releases Wolverine Reintroduction Plan, Defenders Stands Ready to Support
Colorado Parks and Wildlife today released a landmark plan to reintroduce wolverines to the state’s high country regions, some of the best remaining habitat in
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Court Urged to Uphold Ship Strike Protections for North Atlantic Right Whales
Conservation groups today filed a friend of the court brief expressing support for a federal vessel speed limit rule to protect critically endangered North Atlantic
Press Releases
No taxing effort to help save sea otters
Defenders calls on Californians to donate to the Sea Otter Tax Fund MONTEREY BAY, Calif. (04/07/2011) - With the tax deadline fewer than two weeks
Senate decides the health of American people, natural resources trumps interests of big polluters
Senate votes to uphold the power of EPA to regulate dangerous greenhouse gases WASHINGTON (04/06/2011) - The U.S. Senate rejected four amendments today that would
Groups to Interior Department: Put clean energy first
Lawsuit filed challenging Interior’s sham coal leasing program in nation’s largest coal producing region Powder River Basin, Wyo. and Mo. (04/05/2011) - WildEarth Guardians, the
Rep. Costa introduces bill to eliminate vital protections for California salmon fishery
Legislation would undercut critical federal and state efforts to restore the Bay Delta Summary: Rep. Jim Costa introduced a bill on March 30 that would
Hundreds of thousands say no to drilling in America’s Arctic Ocean
WASHINGTON (03/31/2011) - As Republicans in Congress continue to do Big Oil’s bidding, more than 250,000 people from across the country spoke out to demand
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