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Sec. of Defense Invokes False “National Security” Rationale to Eviscerate Endangered Species Act Protections for Wildlife in the Gulf
In a litigation filing yesterday in federal district court, the Trump administration publicly admitted for the first time that Interior Secretary Doug Burgum scheduled a snap meeting of the Endangered Species Committee (the “God Squad”) for March 31 at the request of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.
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Lawsuit Filed Over Trump Administration Abandonment of Sage-Grouse Protections
Montana Wildlife Federation, Defenders of Wildlife, and The Wilderness Society today sued the U.S. Bureau of Land Management over its abandonment of critical protections for
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Defenders of Wildlife Testifies on Opportunities to Collaborate on Improving the Implementation of the Endangered Species Act
Defenders of Wildlife’s vice president of conservation policy Jake Li today testified before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife on opportunities to improve implementation of the Endangered Species Act.
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Senate farm bill debate produces surprising reform
Key conservation amendment passes, but steep cuts loom Washington, D.C. — Yesterday, the Senate passed an amendment to the Farm Bill that requires farmers who
House Interior Department appropriations bill takes an axe to conservation programs
Washington, D.C. — Crucial programs that protect wildlife and habitat were slashed today in a bill approved by the House Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
House passes anti-wildlife, anti-public lands bill
Measure was opposed by scores of conservation, human rights, humane and tribal organizations Washington, D.C. — Yesterday the House passed a bill that strips environmental
Groups Challenge Decision to Ignore Risks to Wildlife, Environment in Gulf Oil Drilling Expansion
WASHINGTON— Conservation groups today filed a lawsuit in Washington, D.C., that challenges the Obama administration’s plans to increase offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico
Senator Lee tries to dismantle Endangered Species Act
Farm Bill amendment would gut federal protections for wildlife living within a state’s borders WASHINGTON (June 12, 2012) – Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) introduced an
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