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Senate Vote Threatens Protections for Alaska’s Western Arctic
The Senate today approved a resolution utilizing the Congressional Review Act to rollback Biden-era protections for the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. This misuse of the CRA
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Fisheries Commission Adopts Short-Term Protections for Delaware Bay Ecosystem
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission today set a two-year pause on the bait harvest of female horseshoe crabs in Delaware Bay, declining to adopt
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DOI Trades Away Alaskan Refuges, Sells Out Public Lands
The Trump administration dealt a blow to the National Wildlife Refuge System by removing protections from the Arctic and Izembek National Wildlife Refuges. During what
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Secretarial order threatens the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
WASHINGTON (May 31, 2017) –Secretary Ryan Zinke has signed a signed a secretarial order pushing for further energy development in the National Petroleum Reserve –
Wildlife Haven or Oil Field?
The battle to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from Big Oil begins anew. Click below to read the full story from Defenders Magazine Spring
El financiamiento del muro fronterizo amenaza la vida silvestre y las comunidades
SANTA FE (23 de mayo de 2017) - El gobierno de Trump publicó el día hoy su presupuesto para el año fiscal del 2018 que
Proposed border wall funding threatens wildlife, communities
SANTA FE (May 23, 2017) – The Trump administration released its FY 2018 budget proposal today, which includes funding for an expansion of the U.S.-Mexico
President's budget sells out America's wildlife and wild places
WASHINGTON (May 23, 2017) – President Trump has released the administration’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2018. Contrary to its title, “A New Foundation for
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