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Trump Proposal Puts America’s Most Vulnerable and Valuable Coastal Resources in the Crosshairs

Protected areas across United States coasts are in the sights of a new oil and gas drilling proposal released on Thursday by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
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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 Species Act, which, for more than 50 years, has served as the backstop to America’s most imperiled wildlife.
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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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ADVISORY: Rally in Santa Teresa to protest border wall construction

In March, conservation groups including Defenders of Wildlife sued the Trump administration over waiving 25 environmental laws in an effort to speed up construction of

Arctic Refuge Threatened with Imminent Oil Exploration

The Washington Post reported today that the Trump administration has received an application from an oilfield services company to conduct 3-dimensional seismic exploration across the
Washington, DC

Defense Bill Heads to Senate Burdened with Anti-Wildlife Riders

The House of Representatives has passed a National Defense Authorization Act full of harmful anti-environmental riders that threaten the laws that protect endangered wildlife, marine
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Washington, DC

Lawsuits Seek to Restore Protections for Migratory Birds

A coalition of national environmental groups, including the American Bird Conservancy, Center for Biological Diversity, Defenders of Wildlife, National Audubon Society, National Wildlife Federation, and

Wyoming Game and Fish Commission Moves Forward with 2018 Grizzly Bear Hunting Season

The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission approved Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s (WGFD) proposal to open a hunting season for Greater Yellowstone ecosystem grizzly bears
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