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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
Six months since the explosion, Senate has yet to act
Summary: Today marks the six-month anniversary of the explosion aboard the BP Deepwater Horizon drilling rig that caused the death of 11 workers and initiated
Gov. Otter abandons wolf management in Idaho
Defenders continues working toward sustainable wolf populations in the Northern Rockies Summary: Idaho Gov. “Butch” Otter announces decision to bar state agencies from wolf management
Federal Task Force affirms need for a national strategy to protect wildlife, natural resources and local communities from climate change
WASHINGTON (10/14/2010) - Summary: • The federal Interagency Climate Change Adaptation Task Force today delivered a report to President Obama affirming the need to develop
Deepwater drilling moratorium lifted prematurely, threats to wildlife left unaddressed
Summary: The Obama administration today lifted its moratorium on deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, more than a month before the scheduled end date
Feds rush incomplete environmental review of oil and gas drilling in Arctic Ocean
Alaska office fails to adhere to new goals for responsible offshore drilling based on sound science ANCHORAGE, Alaska (10/12/2010) - The Bureau of Ocean Energy
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