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Defenders Sends Notice of Intent to Sue the Trump Administration over Rescission of ‘Harm’
Defenders of Wildlife today sent a letter to the Department of Interior and the Department of Commerce signaling its intent to sue over the administration’s rescission of the long-standing definition of “harm” under the Endangered Species Act.
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Defenders of Wildlife Raises Concerns Over Proposed BLM Rule That Would Roll Back Land Health and Grazing Safeguards
Defenders of Wildlife today submitted comments on the Bureau of Land Management’s proposed livestock grazing regulations, urging that healthy public lands and robust public participation in land management must be a priority.
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Trump Administration Rescinds ‘Harm’ Definition, Defenders Prepares for Court
In a devastating blow to wildlife, the Trump administration today formally rescinded the regulatory definition of “harm” under the Endangered Species Act, eliminating the long-standing legal interpretation that habitat destruction that leads to death or injury of protected species is illegal.
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Wyoming Governor Signs Bill Authorizing Game and Fish Commission to Conduct Hunt of Threatened Grizzly Bears
Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon signed a bill (SF 93) last Friday authorizing the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission (the Commission) to conduct an illegal grizzly bear hunt in Wyoming.
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Defenders of Wildlife Announces Thu Pham as Chief of Staff
Thu Pham has been named the Chief of Staff at Defenders of Wildlife, managing the day-to-day operations of the president’s office and helping to advance the president’s agenda and priorities.
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House Democrats Introduce Bills to Restore the Rule of Law and Protect Landowner Rights in Border Fight
House Democrats have introduced three bills to the Committee on Homeland Security that will protect the rights of homeowners along the border from eminent domain land seizure in the fight for border construction.
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Trump Declares National Emergency to Build Border Wall
"Border wall construction will have devastating consequences for wildlife and communities and we will continue to fight..."
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DHS Appropriations Bill includes Border Wall Construction Through National Wildlife Refuge
“We are grateful to congressional negotiators for exempting from destructive wall construction border areas of great importance to wildlife."
jcovey@defenders.org
