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Trump Proposal Puts America’s Most Vulnerable and Valuable Coastal Resources in the Crosshairs
Protected areas across United States coasts are in the sights of a new oil and gas drilling proposal released on Thursday by the Bureau of
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Trump Administration Seeks ESA Regulatory Rollbacks, Risks Accelerating Extinction for America’s Most Vulnerable Wildlife
In a move that could accelerate the extinction crisis we face today, the Trump administration today proposed significant changes to the regulations implementing the Endangered
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House Votes to Overturn Conservation Protections in Alaska
The United States House of Representatives today approved resolutions under the Congressional Review Act to remove Biden-era protections from the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska.
Press Releases
Conservation Groups Act to Protect Salmon from Pesticide Peril
EPA’s Eight Years of Failure Draws Legal Action Seattle, WA (11/29/2010) - Conservation and fishing groups today filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in
Department of the Interior takes essential stand for the future of polar bears, designates critical habitat
Summary: The Department of the Interior today announced it will protect more than 187,000 square miles of onshore barrier islands, denning areas and offshore sea
Conservation groups seek responsible ORV management at Cape Hatteras
Preferred alternative plan falls short CHAPEL HILL, NC (11/16/2010) - After a record-breaking year for wildlife at Cape Hatteras National Seashore and visitor occupancy in
Conservationists intervene against frivolous anti-Mexican gray wolf lawsuit
Summary: Conservation groups are intervening against a lawsuit that seeks the trapping and shooting of endangered Mexican gray wolves, the third since reintroduction began in
List of candidates for endangered status grows again
Summary: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) yesterday released its Candidate Notice of Review, the annual list of plants and animals being considered for
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