Conservation groups this week asked a federal judge to set a Nov. 1 deadline for long-delayed federal action to finalize expanded vessel strike protections for
The National Park Service released new regulations that restore protections for predators on national preserves in Alaska. This is a reversal of a Trump administration
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today released its final review and proposal to retain environmental protections on 28 million acres of habitat critical to
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Haley McKey , 202-772-0247 571-480-2113 (cell) hmckey@defenders.org Patrick Lavin Plavin@defenders.org WASHINGTON ( Janu ary 14, 2017 ) – Yesterday t he
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) proposed to list the giant manta ray as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. NMFS now has until November 10, 2017 to determine if the species will receive a final listing decision.
For Immediate Release 1/12/2017 Restore the Grizzly Bear to the North Cascades Release of restoration strategies welcomed as a historic step towards recovery of North
U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney (WY-Al) introduced a bill in Congress on Jan. 10 to permanently remove gray wolves from the endangered species list and prevent the delisting from being subject to judicial review and lawsuits.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jared Saylor, (202) 772-3255; jsaylor@defenders.org Feds Review U.S. Coal Program, Reforms Needed to Account for Coal’s Environmental Impacts WASHINGTON, D.C. (January
