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Trump Administration Turns its Back on Wildlife – Again
The National Park Service today proposed a regulation that would abdicate the agency from its responsibility to manage wildlife in Alaska’s national preserves and to
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Defenders Calls on Service to Pull Out from Habitat-Degrading Land Swap
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently outlined its proposed land deal with SpaceX that would divest hundreds of acres across two national wildlife refuges
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Oregon Legislature Passes Historic Bill Investing in the Environment
Defenders of Wildlife is today celebrating a monumental legislative victory for wildlife and wild places in Oregon. Passed with bipartisan support, HB4134 directs revenue from
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House Interior Appropriations bill is riddled with harmful anti-environmental riders
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
Montana Begins Developing Blueprint for Bison Restoration
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: June 11, 2015 Contact: Melanie Gade: mgade@defenders.org ; (202) 772-0288 Montana Begins Developing Blueprint for Bison Restoration HELENA, Mont. – Montana
Disastrous House Interior Appropriations Bill Attacks Protections for Gray Wolf, Sage Grouse
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
BLM Approves Massive Energy Project at Expense of Environment
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
Bureau of Land Management Approves First Projects within Nevada Solar Energy Zone
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 2, 2015 Contact: Courtney Sexton, csexton@defenders.org, 202-772-0253 Bureau of Land Management Approves First Projects within Nevada Solar Energy Zone Solar Energy
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