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Defenders Signs onto Letter Demanding Release of Female Mexican Gray Wolf
Thirty-six conservation groups representing millions of members and supporters from across the United States today sent a formal letter to the U.S. Department of the
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New Bill Would Gut Marine Mammal Protections
Rep. Nicholas Begich (R-AK) introduced a draft bill today that would eviscerate the Marine Mammal Protection Act, the sole federal law protecting marine mammals in
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Trump Administration Guts Public Comments for Federal Projects
The Trump administration has gutted the National Environmental Policy Act by restricting the public’s ability to participate in government decision-making and understand how our tax dollars are being spent.
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Trump’s SOTU Promises Will Lead to Further Rollbacks of Environmental Laws
President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address reinforced his commitment to building an ecologically and socially catastrophic, ineffective and offensive wall along the U.S
Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration’s Fatally Flawed Mexican Wolf Plan
A coalition of wolf advocates today filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s deeply flawed recovery plan for the Mexican gray wolf, one of North
Trump’s Infrastructure Scam is a Bad Deal for Wildlife and Habitat
President Trump’s leaked proposal to upgrade our nation’s infrastructure guts basic environmental protections, including safeguards for endangered species and their habitat, while increasing the costs
Hundreds of Groups Call on Congress to Protect Endangered Species from Pesticides
A broad coalition of more than 258 conservation, consumer, agricultural and other public interest groups sent a letter to Congress opposing all efforts to weaken
ADVISORY: Rally to Save Santa Ana
The Santa Ana Wildlife Refuge is celebrating its 75 th anniversary this year, all while facing the threat of border wall construction. The Trump administration’s
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