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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
Defenders reacts to NOAA report on Gulf oil disaster
"Dispersed" does not mean gone Summary: A NOAA report released today claims much of the oil spewed into the Gulf of Mexico from BP’s Macondo
As CA sea otter population declines, conservation fund falters
Defenders of Wildlife calls on late tax-filers to save the Sea Otter Fund, research Summary: According to the USGS’s spring survey of California sea otters
The House of Representatives passes the CLEAR Act, taking a landmark step toward fixing our broken offshore drilling system
Summary: The U.S. House of Representatives today voted to pass H.R. 3534, the CLEAR Act, in response to the ongoing oil disaster in the Gulf
PARC Project finds three potential new frog species
Many more species could be lost to deadly fungus unless quick action is taken Summary: Three new frog species found by researchers in Panama Rescue
Defenders of Wildlife mourns the loss of climate scientist, Dr. Stephen Schneider
Statement on the passing of Dr. Stephen Schneider Summary: The following is a statement by Jamie Rappaport Clark, executive vice president for Defenders of Wildlife
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