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Defenders Signs onto Letter Demanding Release of Female Mexican Gray Wolf
Thirty-six conservation groups representing millions of members and supporters from across the United States today sent a formal letter to the U.S. Department of the
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New Bill Would Gut Marine Mammal Protections
Rep. Nicholas Begich (R-AK) introduced a draft bill today that would eviscerate the Marine Mammal Protection Act, the sole federal law protecting marine mammals in
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Trump Administration Guts Public Comments for Federal Projects
The Trump administration has gutted the National Environmental Policy Act by restricting the public’s ability to participate in government decision-making and understand how our tax dollars are being spent.
Press Releases
Congressional Negotiators Dump Anti-Wildlife Riders
Lawmakers stripped almost all of the anti-wildlife riders attached to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) from the final conference report. These included ones harming
Trump Administration Stakes Out Unlawful “Road to Ruin” through Izembek National Wildlife Refuge
Despite pending litigation, the Trump administration secretly ordered ground-disturbing survey work to facilitate an illegal land trade and construction of a destructive road through wilderness
Sweeping Rewrite of Endangered Species Act Regulations Endangers Species
Proposed changes to key regulations implementing the Endangered Species Act – our nation’s most important endangered wildlife and habitat conservation law – will weaken federal
House Interior Appropriations Bill Loaded with Anti-Wildlife Riders
The House of Representatives passed a n Interior and Environment Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2019 ( H.R. 6147 ) today that includes several extremely damaging
House Spending Bill Allots $5 Billion for Border Wall Construction and Security
Today the Department of Homeland Security House Appropriations Subcommittee passed a spending bill for fiscal year 2019 that includes $5 billion for physical border barriers
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