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Defenders Slams Lease Sale in Arctic Refuge
The Bureau of Land Management today opened nine bids on five tracts regarding an oil and gas lease sale on the Coastal Plain of the
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President Trump Rescinds Long Standing Executive Orders Designed to Conserve Wildlife and Federal Lands from Unmanaged Motorized Recreation
President Trump last Friday issued an Executive Order rescinding EOs 11644 and 11989 which guide the management of ATVs, dirt bikes, snowmobiles, jet skis and other off-road motorized vehicles on federal lands. President Trump also ordered federal agencies to rescind or revise regulations that implement the prior EOs.
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House Interior Bill Attacks Crucial Protections for Imperiled Wildlife and Public Lands
Defenders of Wildlife today slammed the House Appropriations Committee’s proposed Interior and Environment spending bill for Fiscal Year 2027, which includes numerous damaging policy riders intended to weaken the Endangered Species Act and undermine protections for individual species.
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Budget Proposal Doubles Down on Disaster for Wildlife
President Trump released his proposed federal budget today that drastically cuts funding to vital wildlife agencies and programs, including endangered species recovery, wildlife trafficking prevention
President’s Infrastructure Proposal Invites Disaster
Today President Trump released an infrastructure proposal that bulldozes environmental laws to favor careless development at the expense of our air, land, water and wildlife
Oregon Raises Protections for Rare Seabird
Responding to a petition from conservation groups, the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission voted today to change the status of marbled murrelets from threatened to
More Than 500 Organizations in All 50 states Urge Congress to Defend Bird Protection Law
More Than 500 Organizations in All 50 states Urge Congress to Defend Bird Protection Law Threats in Congress and the Department of the Interior weaken
ADVISORY: Rally to oppose California offshore drilling
The Trump administration has announced their disastrous five-year plan to expose almost all our nation’s coastal waters to offshore drilling, putting California’s coastline under threat
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