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Defenders' Statement on Trump Nominee for Director of Bureau of Land Management
“The administration’s nomination of Kathleen Sgamma represents a threat to the conservation of our nation’s public lands and wildlife."
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Defenders Statement on ‘Restoring Energy Dominance’ Hearing
The House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources today held a hearing taking aim at science and longstanding legal protections for U.S. coastal waters, as
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Burgum Signs Orders That Will Destroy Wildlife, Protected Places
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum yesterday issued a series of secretarial orders that are an attack on the Endangered Species Act, migratory bird protections and federal
Press Releases
No taxing effort to help save sea otters
Defenders calls on Californians to donate to the Sea Otter Tax Fund MONTEREY BAY, Calif. (04/07/2011) - With the tax deadline fewer than two weeks
Senate decides the health of American people, natural resources trumps interests of big polluters
Senate votes to uphold the power of EPA to regulate dangerous greenhouse gases WASHINGTON (04/06/2011) - The U.S. Senate rejected four amendments today that would
Groups to Interior Department: Put clean energy first
Lawsuit filed challenging Interior’s sham coal leasing program in nation’s largest coal producing region Powder River Basin, Wyo. and Mo. (04/05/2011) - WildEarth Guardians, the
Rep. Costa introduces bill to eliminate vital protections for California salmon fishery
Legislation would undercut critical federal and state efforts to restore the Bay Delta Summary: Rep. Jim Costa introduced a bill on March 30 that would
Hundreds of thousands say no to drilling in America’s Arctic Ocean
WASHINGTON (03/31/2011) - As Republicans in Congress continue to do Big Oil’s bidding, more than 250,000 people from across the country spoke out to demand
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