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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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Interior’s Transfers of Senior Executives Reckless, Disruptive
Today the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Interior released its findings of the Reassignment of Senior Executives at the U.S. Department
Conservation Groups Oppose State of Alaska Attempt to Weaken the Roadless Rule
Today, about 100 conservation groups sent a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue opposing the State of Alaska's petition for rulemaking to exempt the
STATEMENT: Conservation Groups Appeal Border Wall Waiver Decision
Today, a coalition of national conservation groups including Defenders of Wildlife, Sierra Club and the Animal Legal Defense Fund has appealed the decision that allows
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Senators to Zinke: Enforce Migratory Bird Treaty Act
Today, Senators Tom Carper (D-DE) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) and 8 of their colleagues on the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works sent a
In the Shadow of the Wall
From the Pacific Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico, the 2,000-mile U.S.-Mexico border passes through regions rich in biological diversity and communities engaged in conservation
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