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Final Rescission of Public Lands Rule Reverses Modern Land Management, Threatens Wildlife Habitat
The Bureau of Land Management today announced a decision to roll back the Conservation and Landscape Health Rule, commonly referred to as the Public Lands Rule. The policy modernized how BLM manages our national public lands and represented the critical incorporation of ecological resilience into management alongside traditional resource extraction. The rule required science-based decision-making, conservation considerations within multiple land uses and a focus on sustaining public lands for the long-term benefit of wildlife and the American people.
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Trump Administration Cancels Critical Offshore Wind Projects and Increases Costs for Taxpayers
The Department of Interior this week announced that two offshore wind companies, Bluepoint Wind and Golden State Wind, have abandoned their developments. According to reports, the companies received some $900 million to walk away from the projects.
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Defenders’ Laura Nunes Named to Prestigious ESIIL Working Group
Defenders of Wildlife scientist Laura Nunes has been selected to join the Environmental Data Science Innovation & Impact Lab’s third cohort of working groups.
Press Releases
Florida leaders highlight opportunities presented by America’s Great Outdoors Initiative
Widespread support for land and river protection and blueways ORLANDO, Fla. (08/25/2010) - The Obama administration’s “America’s Great Outdoors” initiative comes to Orlando on August
Environmental groups call for expansion of Panther Refuge
Landowners make thousands of acres available Naples, Fla. (08/23/2010) - When the U.S. Department of the Interior comes to Orlando this Thursday as part of
Defenders shifts focus to wolf coexistence partnerships
As states take over compensation, Defenders devotes resources to working with ranchers Summary: New federal legislation supplants need for Defenders of Wildlife Wolf Compensation Trust
Court victory greets returning plovers
Judge upholds critical habitat designation for wintering shorebirds WASHINGTON (08/17/2010) - Summary: A federal judge today ruled in favor of designating critical habitat areas for
Federal protections restored for Northern Rockies’ wolves
Defenders wins lawsuit; future of wolf recovery still uncertain Summary: U.S. district court overturns Interior Secretary Salazar’s action that removed wolves in the Northern Rockies
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