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Defenders Slams SPEED Act as it Speeds Toward Habitat Destruction
Defenders of Wildlife condemns Rep. Bruce Westerman’s (R-AR) SPEED ACT, H.R. 4776 the Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development Act, ahead of Thursday’s expected floor vote in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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ESA Amendments Act Poses a Historic Threat to America’s Wildlife
Defenders of Wildlife remains on high alert as it braces for the House Natural Resources Committee’s full markup of Rep. Bruce Westerman’s (R-AR) Endangered Species Amendments Act of 2025. More aptly labeled the Extinction Act, the bill seeks to eviscerate the Endangered Species Act, stripping away decades of crucial protections for America’s wildlife and their habitats.
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House Vote Scheduled on Ending Gray Wolf Protections, Undermining the Endangered Species Act
The House of Representatives is expected this Thursday to vote on ending gray wolf protections, prematurely delisting gray wolves from the Endangered Species Act before
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Orca Salmon Alliance delivers 43,000+ public comments to Governor Inslee and Orca Task Force
Leaders of the Orca Salmon Alliance delivered more than 43,000 citizen comments to Governor Jay Inslee and the co-chairs of the Emergency Southern Resident Task
Trump Administration Opens National Wildlife Refuges to Pollinator Poisons and Harmful GMOs
The Trump administration has reversed an Obama administration ban on the use of neonicotinoid pesticides and genetically engineered crops on national wildlife refuges where farming
PRESS ADVISORY: Orca Recovery Task Force Meeting in Wenatchee
TITLE: SOUND THE ALARM FOR ORCAS WHAT: Orca Salmon Alliance to deliver 43,000 signatures of support for orca recovery WHERE: Confluence Technology Center, 85 technology
Forest Service Rolls Back Protections for Roadless Areas in the Tongass National Forest
In a controversial move , t he Trump administration announced today that it is assenting to the S tate of Alaska’s request to r e
Lawsuit Challenges Oregon’s Denial of Full Protection for Marbled Murrelets
Five conservation groups filed a lawsuit today against the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) Commission for failing to uplist the marbled murrelet from
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