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  Senate Vote Threatens Protections for Alaska’s Western Arctic
                    The Senate today approved a resolution utilizing the Congressional Review Act to rollback Biden-era protections for the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. This misuse of the CRA
      
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  Fisheries Commission Adopts Short-Term Protections for Delaware Bay Ecosystem
                    The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission today set a two-year pause on the bait harvest of female horseshoe crabs in Delaware Bay, declining to adopt
      
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  DOI Trades Away Alaskan Refuges, Sells Out Public Lands
                    The Trump administration dealt a blow to the National Wildlife Refuge System by removing protections from the Arctic and Izembek National Wildlife Refuges. During what
      
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  6 Ways We’re Defending Wildlife During a National Emergency
                    6 Ways We’re Defending Wildlife During a National Emergency As the world is “social distancing” amid a global pandemic, Coronavirus Disease-19 (COVID-19), and communities across
      
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  Trump Administration Proposes Allowing GE Crops on Thousands of Acres of National Wildlife Refuges
                    The Trump administration has proposed to approve genetically engineered crops on national wildlife refuges throughout the southeastern United States, a step likely to increase use of glyphosate and other pesticides known to harm wildlife.
      
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  More than 180,000 Americans Oppose Trump’s Plan to Cripple Migratory Bird Protections
                    AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCY * CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY * DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE * NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY * NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE More
      
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  Retired Communications Professionals Blast U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Over Press Release
                    According to PEER, 10 prominent retired public affairs, communications and outreach professionals have criticized their former agency, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), for violating press relations norms and fairness policies in a complaint to the Inspector General.
      
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  Despite Increase in Mexican Wolf Count Numbers, Recovery Challenges Remain
                    Today the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) released the official Mexican gray wolf population count for 2019.
      
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