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Conservation Groups Welcome the Return of the Grizzly to the North Cascades

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WASHINGTON (December 10, 2016) – The United States Senate passed the Water Infrastructure Improvement for the Nation Act (S. 612), which includes a disastrous rider

DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE OPPOSES THE NOMINATION OF CATHY MCMORRIS RODGERS AS INTERIOR SECRETARY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 9, 2016 MEDIA CONTACTS: Jennifer Witherspoon: Defenders of Wildlife, (202) 772-0269, cell: (415) 298-0582 jwitherspoon@defenders.org WASHINGTON (December 9, 2016) – Today

Record of Decision Falls Short on Old-Growth Logging in Tongass National Forest

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DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE CONDEMNS EPA NOMINATION

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National Wildlife Corridor Legislation Introduced in House

Contact: Susan Holmes, Wildlands Network, susan@wildlandsnetwork.org, 202-329-1553 cell Leda Huta, Endangered Species Coalition - lhuta@endangered.org, 202-320-6467 Jennifer Witherspoon, Defenders of Wildlife, jwitherspoon@defenders.org, 202-772-0369 National Wildlife
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