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Trump Administration Seeks ESA Regulatory Rollbacks, Risks Accelerating Extinction for America’s Most Vulnerable Wildlife
In a move that could accelerate the extinction crisis we face today, the Trump administration today proposed significant changes to the regulations implementing the Endangered
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House Votes to Overturn Conservation Protections in Alaska
The United States House of Representatives today approved resolutions under the Congressional Review Act to remove Biden-era protections from the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska.
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Defenders of Wildlife Challenges Interior’s Secretive Refuge and Wilderness Sellout on Alaskan Peninsula
Defenders of Wildlife today filed suit in federal district court to challenge Interior Secretary Doug Burgum’s unlawful land exchange in Izembek National Wildlife Refuge and
Press Releases
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Department of Defense Legislation Proposes 1.1 Million Acre Takeover of National Wildlife Refuge for Military Training
The Washington Post reported today that the Department of Defense has developed legislation that would expand military control and use of more than two-thirds of Desert National Wildlife Refuge in Nevada for military training purposes.
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New Mexico State Game Commission Votes to Rejoin Wolf Recovery Program
The New Mexico State Game Commission voted today to rejoin the Mexican Gray Wolf Recovery Program.
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Conservation Groups Challenge Repeal of Clean Water Act Protections in Federal Court
Conservation groups today challenged in court the administration’s effort to strip away crucial clean water protections from rivers, lakes, streams and other waters that feed drinking-water sources for 200 million Americans and 32 million people in the South, or seven out of ten Southerners.
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Statement on Deaths of Florida Panthers Suffering from Mystery Illness
Today, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) announced that the agency has confirmed neurological damage in one panther and one bobcat through necropsy.
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Trump Administration Guts Endangered Species Act Protections for San Francisco Bay-Delta Fish
Today, USFWS and NMFS released new Endangered Species Act biological opinions for endangered salmon and other fish species in the San Francisco Bay-Delta.
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