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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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Defenders Backs Colorado, Calls on Federal Government to Push Onward with Gray Wolf Reintroduction
Defenders of Wildlife sent a comment letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today in response to a public request for information, urging continued
Press Releases
Fish and Wildlife Service Gives Free Pass on Failed Conservation Deadline
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 2, 2015 Contact: Courtney Sexton, 202.772.0253, csexton@defenders.org Fish and Wildlife Service Gives Free Pass on Failed Conservation Deadline Western Association of
Senator Harry Reid Announces Retirement
Champion for Wildlife and Wild Places FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 27, 2015 Contact: Jared Saylor 202-772-0355 WASHINGTON–Nevada Senator Harry Reid, a longtime champion of America’s
Senate Budget Resolution Replete With Attacks on the Environment
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (March 27, 2015) Contact: Haley McKey, (202)-772-0247, hmckey@defenders.org WASHINGTON– The United States Senate has passed a budget resolution which included toxic anti-environmental
Department of Energy Releases Report on Collaborative Study of Future of Wind Energy in America
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 12, 2015 Contact: Courtney Sexton; csexton@defenders.org, 202.772.0253 Department of Energy Releases Report on Collaborative Study of Future of Wind Energy in
Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan “Phased Approach” raises concerns for CA desert conservation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 10, 2015 Contact: Courtney Sexton; csexton@defenders.org, 202.772.0253 Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan “Phased Approach” raises concerns for CA desert conservation California
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