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 June 17, 2015 Contact: Haley McKey, hmckey@defenders.org, 202-772-0247 Legislation will provide needed climate adaptation guidance Washington –– Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (RI) and
WASHINGTON- (Tuesday, June 16, 2015)– The just-completed House Interior appropriations bill includes a number of anti-wildlife riders which attack the Endangered Species Act (ESA), weaken
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 9, 2015 Contact: Haley McKey, hmckey@defenders.org, 202-772-0247 Bill also blocks tougher restrictions on smuggled ivory and weakens habitat protections for bats
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 5, 2015 Contact: Courtney Sexton, csexton@defenders.org , 202-772-0253 BLM Approves Massive Energy Project at Expense of Environment Soda Mountain destructive, not