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May 23, 2012 – Court Rejects Southern California Mega-development Next to Wildlife Area

May 22, 2012 – Lawsuit Launched to Speed Protection for Dozens of Rare and Vanishing Amphibians and Reptiles in Southeast

May 18, 2012 – Forest Service Awards One of Largest-ever Timber Contracts to Agency Insiders

May 18, 2012 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect Endangered California Condors in Arizona From Lead Bullets

May 17, 2012 – Feds Again Deny Permit for Flaming Gorge Pipeline Threatening Green River

May 17, 2012 – Southwest's Rare Trout, Wolves, Utah Prairie Dogs, Condors Among Species Improving Because of Endangered Species Act

May 17, 2012 – Southeast's Red Wolves, Sandhill Cranes, Gray Bats Among Species Improving Because of Endangered Species Act

May 17, 2012 – Rocky Mountains' Wolves, Grizzlies, Falcons, Black-footed Ferrets Among Species Improving Because of Endangered Species Act

May 17, 2012 – Northwest's Gray Wolves, Columbian White-tailed Deer, Bald Eagles Among Species Improving Because of Endangered Species Act

May 17, 2012 – Northeast's Red-bellied Turtles, Atlantic Piping Plovers, Shortnose Sturgeon Among Species Improving Because of Endangered Species Act

May 17, 2012 – Nevada's Native Fish, Bald Eagles Among Species Improving Because of Endangered Species Act

May 17, 2012 – Sea Turtles, Birds in Hawaii, Guam Among Species Improving Because of Endangered Species Act

May 17, 2012 – Gulf Coast's American Alligators, Brown Pelicans, Bayou Darters Among Species Improving Because of Endangered Species Act

May 17, 2012 – Great Lakes' Piping Plovers, Kirtland’s Warblers, Wolves Among Species Improving Because of Endangered Species Act

May 17, 2012 – Florida's Crocodiles, Manatees, Sea Turtles Among Species Improving Because of Endangered Species Act

May 17, 2012 – Whooping Cranes, Gray Bats, Piping Plovers Among Central U.S. Species Improving Because of Endangered Species Act

May 17, 2012 – Caribbean's Sea Turtles, Parrots, Tree Snakes Among Species Improving Because of Endangered Species Act

May 17, 2012 – California's Condors, Sea Otters, Peninsular Bighorn Sheep Among Species Improving Because of Endangered Species Act

May 17, 2012 – Alaska's Bowhead Whales, Gray Whales, Steller Sea Lions Among Species Improving Because of Endangered Species Act

May 17, 2012 – Brown Pelicans, Whooping Cranes, Sea Turtles Among Texas Species Improving Because of Endangered Species Act

May 17, 2012 – Study: 90 Percent of Endangered Species Recovering on Time

May 16, 2012 – Lawsuit Filed to Force Forest Service to Release Crucial Bat Documents

May 16, 2012 – Suit Filed Against Expansion of Navajo Coal Mine Polluting Four Corners Region

May 15, 2012 – Lawsuit Filed to Protect Endangered Beluga Whales From Alaska Oil and Gas Drilling

May 15, 2012 – Endangered Species Act Success Story: Two California Plants Proposed for Downlisting From Endangered to Threatened

May 15, 2012 – Center for Biological Diversity to Release Major Report on Endangered Species Act

May 15, 2012 – More Than 1 Million People Urge White House to Stop Shell's Arctic Drilling

May 14, 2012 – Chicago Supports Clean Air Act, Joins Urgent Call for Climate-change Action

May 14, 2012 – Two Washington Plants Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protection

May 12, 2012 – Feds Cave on Plan to Protect Sonoran Desert National Monument From Destructive Target Shooting

May 10, 2012 – Philadelphia Joins Urgent Call for National Action on Climate Change

May 10, 2012 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect Unique Greenback Cutthroat Trout Population in Colorado's Bear Creek

May 9, 2012 – Lawsuit Challenges Old-growth Logging Near Grand Canyon

May 9, 2012 – Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake Closer to Endangered Species Act Protection

May 8, 2012 – Settlement Will Help Prevent Sea Turtles From Drowning in Fishing Nets

May 3, 2012 – Human Wave of Blue Will "Connect the Dots" Between Climate Change and Rising Seas, Storm Surges

May 3, 2012 – Tampa Joins Urgent Call for National Action on Climate Change

May 3, 2012 – Nation's Smallest Seahorse Moves Toward Endangered Species Act Protection

May 3, 2012 – New Keystone XL Route Is Environmental Disaster

May 3, 2012 – Federal Petition Filed to Protect Black-backed Woodpeckers in California, Oregon and South Dakota

May 3, 2012 – From Sea Turtles to Panthers, Wildlife to Benefit From Launch of Florida Center for Biological Diversity Office

May 2, 2012 – Bat-killing Epidemic Spreads to Civil War Park at Lookout Mountain, Tennessee

May 1, 2012 – Lawsuit Challenges Four-lane Willits Bypass Freeway That Would Destroy Wetlands, Salmon, Rare Plants

May 1, 2012 – U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Asked to Investigate Shell's Statements of Arctic Drilling Risks

April 30, 2012 – New Wyoming Wolf Plan Will Allow Killing of Hundreds of Wolves

April 30, 2012 – Lawsuit Initiated Over Government Failure to Stop Illegal Grazing on Desert Tortoise Habitat in Nevada

April 26, 2012 – Royal Society Study: Population, Consumption Are 'Profound' Challenges to People, Planet

April 26, 2012 – Judge Cites Evidence Sharp Park Golf Course Is Harming Endangered Frogs, Awaits U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Input

April 26, 2012 – Bat-killing Epidemic Strikes C&O Canal National Historical Park Stretching Through Nation's Capital

April 26, 2012 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect 35 Springsnail Species Threatened by Las Vegas Water Grab

April 25, 2012 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect Rare Orchid in Path of Arizona's Proposed Rosemont Mine

April 25, 2012 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect Rare, Mink-like Carnivore in California and Oregon

April 24, 2012 – Appeal Challenges Nevada Water Grab Threatening Dozens of Species

April 23, 2012 – Judge Awards Tribe, Conservation Groups Right to Defend Grand Canyon in Court Case

April 23, 2012 – Pesticide Lobby Attacks Laws Protecting U.S. Waters From Dangerous Pesticides

April 20, 2012 – Center for Biological Diversity Statement on Forest Service Withdrawal of Off-road Vehicle Decision in Oregon

April 19, 2012 – 100,000 Endangered Species Condoms to Be Given Away for Earth Day

April 18, 2012 – Lawsuit Seeks Protections for Sea Turtles, Polar Bears, Other Rare Wildlife From Oil-spill Dispersants

April 17, 2012 – House Passes Wildlife Lead-poisoning Bill Disguised as “Sportsmen’s Heritage Act”

April 17, 2012 – Obama Administration Again Proposes Polar Bear Extinction Plan

April 17, 2012 – Agency Launches Recovery Plans for Endangered Whales Along West Coast, Alaska

April 16, 2012 – Two Southwest Springsnails, Critical Habitat Protected Under Endangered Species Act

April 16, 2012 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect Habitat for Endangered Pacific Loggerhead Sea Turtles

April 13, 2012 – Appeal Challenges Arctic Oil Drilling Decision in Chukchi Sea

April 13, 2012 – 50-plus Corals in U.S. Waters Face Extinction by Century's End

April 13, 2012 – Controversial Wind Project Threatens Endangered California Condors, Golden Eagles

April 11, 2012 – Study Links Massive Oyster Die-offs in Northwest to Ocean Acidification

April 11, 2012 – Petition Seeks to Stop Flow of Toxic PCBs From Sunken Ships Bombed for Navy Target Practice

April 11, 2012 – Boreal Toads Move Toward Endangered Species Act Protection

April 11, 2012 – White House Petitioned to Take National Action on Fast-moving Disease Killing Millions of Bats

April 10, 2012 – Groups Join Legal Battle to Protect Rare Seabird From Timber Industry Attack

April 10, 2012 – Lawsuit Filed to Speed Recovery of Endangered California Tiger Salamander

April 10, 2012 – Wild Turtles Move Closer to International Trade Protection

April 9, 2012 – EPA Allows Widespread Lead Poisoning of Wildlife to Continue

April 9, 2012 – Alabama Ends Commercial Harvest of Wild Freshwater Turtles

April 5, 2012 – Endangered Species Act Protection Finalized for Miami Blue Butterfly

April 4, 2012 – Court Sends Richardson Grove Highway Expansion Back to Drawing Board

April 4, 2012 – White House, EPA Need National Plan to Save Sea Life, Curb Ocean Acidification

April 3, 2012 – Trapped Idaho Wolf Tortured Before Killing

April 3, 2012 – Conservationists' Appeal Halts Coal Mine Expansion

April 3, 2012 – Challenge Filed to Destructive Suction Dredge Mining in California's Rivers

April 2, 2012 – Disease That Has Killed 7 Million Bats Strikes Missouri

March 30, 2012 – 10,000-plus Public Acres in Upper Las Vegas Wash Will Not Be Sold to Private Developers

March 30, 2012 – National Geographic's New TV Show 'Wicked Tuna' Trivializes Plight of Disappearing Bluefin Tuna

March 29, 2012 – Agency Finds Longfin Smelt Deserves Endangered Species Act Protection but Adds It to Waiting List

March 29, 2012 – Interior Secretary Salazar Urged to Restart Mexican Wolf Releases Into Wild

March 29, 2012 – Thousands Ask Coconino Sheriff to Enforce Laws Protecting Wildlife, Wild Places

March 28, 2012 – Salt Lake City Joins Urgent Call for National Action on Global Warming

March 28, 2012 – Feds OK Unproven Oil-spill Response Plan in Arctic; Move Toward Offshore Drilling Off Virginia

March 28, 2012 – U.S. Airlines Give Up Legal Fight Against European Union Anti-pollution Law

March 27, 2012 – 26 Organizations Sound Alarm on Klamath Water

March 27, 2012 – EPA Proposes Cuts to Industrial Carbon Pollution

March 27, 2012 – 100,000 Endangered Species Condoms to Be Given Away for Earth Day

March 23, 2012 – Obama's Forest Service Weakens Protections for Wildlife on All National Forests

March 23, 2012 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect Imperiled Crayfish in Kentucky, Virginia and West Virginia

March 22, 2012 – Nevada Groundwater Ruling May Doom Dozens of Species

March 22, 2012 – Lawsuit Filed Against L.A. County Approval of Massive Newhall Ranch Project

March 22, 2012 – Protection Sought Once Again for Cactus Ferruginous Pygmy Owl and Its Sonoran Desert Home

March 21, 2012 – Coalition Slams Obama's Expediting of Southern Segment of Keystone XL

March 21, 2012 – EPA Refuses to Take Action Against Acid Rain, Acid Deposition

March 21, 2012 – Expedition Conducts First-ever Extensive Search for South Florida Rainbow Snake

March 20, 2012 – Two of Nation's Most Treasured National Parks -- Acadia and Great Smoky Mountains -- Stricken by Bat-killing Epidemic

March 20, 2012 – Lawsuit Seeks Plan to Recover Highly Endangered Alaska Whale

March 19, 2012 – California Agency Approves Destructive Suction Dredge River Mining

March 19, 2012 – 10,000 Acres of Critical Habitat Protected for Rare Chiricahua Leopard Frog in Arizona, New Mexico

March 15, 2012 – Federal Appeals Court Upholds Limits on Sea Turtle Deaths in Hawaii's Longline Fishery

March 15, 2012 – Lawsuit Seeks Plan to Save Florida’s Corals, Urgently Threatened by Ocean Warming and Acidification

March 14, 2012 – Bat-killing Disease Spreads to Alabama, Putting Colonies of Endangered Gray Bats at Risk

March 14, 2012 – Appeals Court Denies Challenge to Congressional Rider That Stripped Northern Rocky Mountain Wolves of Endangered Species Act Protection

March 14, 2012 – Bold Steps Needed for New Clean Air Rules Combating Global Warming

March 13, 2012 – Analysis: Voluntary State Plans Will Not Save Rare Dunes Sagebrush Lizard; Endangered Species Act Protections Are Needed

March 13, 2012 – Grand Canyon Uranium Mining Ban Defended in Court by Havasupai-Environmental Coalition

March 13, 2012 – 100 Groups Ask EPA to End Wildlife Poisoning From Lead Hunting Ammunition

March 12, 2012 – Two Rare Eastern Mussels Protected Under Endangered Species Act, Promising Improved Water Quality for People

March 8, 2012 – Lawsuit Challenges Sprawling Salton Sea Development

March 8, 2012 – 89 Conservation Groups, 97 Scientists Oppose Proposed Obama Policy That Would Limit Protection for Endangered Species

March 8, 2012 – Conservation Groups, Developer Sign Agreement to Protect Endangered Mississippi Gopher Frog

March 8, 2012 – Georgia Festival Ends Cruel 'Rattlesnake Roundups,' Switches to Wildlife Celebration

March 7, 2012 – Cincinnati Joins Growing List of Cities Supporting Use of Clean Air Act to Slow Global Warming

March 6, 2012 – Deadly Expansion of Shark, Swordfish Fishery Planned for California Sea Turtle Protected Area

March 5, 2012 – Sharp Park Golf Course Caught Killing Endangered Frogs, Tampering With Evidence

March 1, 2012 – Fanita Ranch Fails Second Test: Court Rules City of Santee Has Still Not Addressed Development's Fire Safety

March 1, 2012 – Feds Plan to Strip Endangered Species Act Protection From Gray Wolves Across United States

February 29, 2012 – Judge Upholds Suspension of Uranium Leasing Program on 42 Square Miles in Colorado

February 29, 2012 – Wisconsin's Largest Cities Join Others Nationwide Urging Feds to Use Clean Air Act to Slow Global Warming

February 28, 2012 – Bill Would Steal 260 Billion Gallons of Water Annually From California Salmon for Wealthy Water Brokers

February 27, 2012 – Industry Tries to Overturn Ban on Grand Canyon Uranium Mining

February 27, 2012 – Keystone XL Pipeline in Texas Still Lacks Review of Impacts to Wetlands, Imperiled Wildlife

February 27, 2012 – 'Polar Bears' At Shell Gas Stations: Activists Target Arctic Drilling on International Polar Bear Day

February 27, 2012 – Petition Filed to Protect Gray Wolves Under California Endangered Species Act

February 24, 2012 – Minneapolis Becomes Latest U.S. City Urging Action on Clean Air, Climate Crisis

February 23, 2012 – Feds Reject Permit for Flaming Gorge Pipeline Threatening Colorado River, Endangered Fish

February 23, 2012 – Appeal Challenges Old-growth Logging Near Grand Canyon

February 23, 2012 – Bats and Other Rare Wildlife in Central Pennsylvania Cave Saved From Mine

February 22, 2012 – EPA Refuses to Address Deadly Wildlife Toll of Toxic Lead Fishing Gear

February 22, 2012 – Oregon Spotted Frog Closer to Endangered Species Act Protection

February 22, 2012 – 700 Miles of Critical Habitat Protected for Two Endangered Fish in Southwest

February 21, 2012 – Center for Biological Diversity Statement on Heartland Misinformation Campaign

February 21, 2012 – Lawsuit Challenges Air Pollution Permit for Arctic Oil Drilling

February 15, 2012 – Polar Bear Mascot to Tell Obama: Halt Shell's Arctic Drilling Plans

February 15, 2012 – Coconino County Sheriff Attacks ORV Rules That Protect Forests From Damage

February 15, 2012 – Endangered Species Ringtones Downloaded More Than 500,000 Times

February 14, 2012 – More than 793,000 People Call on Congress to Reject Climate-killing Keystone XL

February 13, 2012 – Judge Nixes Tejon Pass Sprawl Development Project

February 13, 2012 – Obama's Proposed Budget Short-changes Endangered Species

February 13, 2012 – 40 Groups Call on Supporters to Oppose Keystone XL

February 13, 2012 – Two Rare Eastern Mussels Protected as Endangered Species

February 13, 2012 – Habitat Protection Finalized for Rare Cave-dwelling Creatures in Texas

February 7, 2012 – House Committee Approves Disastrous Keystone XL Pipeline

February 7, 2012 – Petition Seeks International Investigation of Canada's Farmed Fish Operations, Protections for Wild Salmon

February 3, 2012 – Mexican Gray Wolf Numbers Increase for Second Year in a Row

February 2, 2012 – California Protects Vanishing High Sierra and Southern California Frogs Under State Endangered Species Act

February 1, 2012 – Obama Continues Destructive Federal Grazing Subsidy on 258 Million Acres of Public Land

February 1, 2012 – Government Delay, Drought Prompts Renewed Push for Protection of Klamath River Chinook Salmon

January 31, 2012 – Oregon Cattlemen's Association Pushing Wolf-killing Legislation

January 31, 2012 – Rare Southern California Flying Squirrel, Threatened by Climate Change and Habitat Destruction, Closer to Endangered Species Act Protection

January 30, 2012 – Lawsuit Aims to Protect Endangered Caribbean Corals From Overfishing

January 30, 2012 – Shawnee National Forest Plan Would Trade Away Endangered Bat Habitat for Strip Mining

January 30, 2012 – Senate Republicans Attempt End Run Around Obama's Rejection of Keystone XL

January 27, 2012 – New Report Shows Too Few Mexican Wolves Released to Boost Population

January 26, 2012 – Obama's Forest Service Weakens National Forest Wildlife Protections

January 26, 2012 – Navy Training Blasts Marine Mammals With Harmful Sonar

January 25, 2012 – Georgia Reins In Harvest of Freshwater Turtles

January 25, 2012 – Oxnard, Pittsburgh Join Growing List of U.S. Cities Calling for Federal Action on Global Warming

January 24, 2012 – Center for Biological Diversity Response to State of the Union Address

January 24, 2012 – Court Overturns 42,000-acre Grazing Plan Threatening Arizona's Fossil Creek, Endangered Species

January 24, 2012 – Rattlesnake Roundup in Georgia Switches to Humane Wildlife Festival

January 23, 2012 – Citizens, Groups Condemn Approval of Green River Nuclear Reactor's Water Rights, Pledge to Continue to Fight Proposal

January 23, 2012 – Beautiful Hawaiian Bird One Step Closer to Endangered Species Act Protection

January 23, 2012 – Climate Crisis Should Be Front and Center in Obama's State of the Union Speech

January 23, 2012 – Sanctions Sought Against Canada Over Unsustainable Polar Bear Hunting

January 20, 2012 – More Than 40,000 Square Miles Protected for Pacific Leatherback Sea Turtles

January 19, 2012 – Public Comment Period Closes on Rosemont Mine, Amidst Public Outrage

January 19, 2012 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect Threatened Marbled Murrelets From Clearcutting in Oregon State Forests

January 19, 2012 – Dunes Sagebrush Lizard Named One of 10 U.S. Species Most Threatened by Fossil Fuel Development

January 19, 2012 – Kentucky Fish Named One of 10 U.S. Species Most Threatened by Fossil Fuels

January 18, 2012 – Obama Rejects Keystone XL Pipeline

January 18, 2012 – Lawsuit Seeks Endangered Species Act Protection for Alabama Shad

January 17, 2012 – Scientists Estimate Up to 6.7 Million Bats Dead From Fast-spreading Disease

January 13, 2012 – Obama Deals a Blow to Ocean Wildlife With Plan to Move Ocean Agency to Interior Department

January 11, 2012 – Reward Offered For Information on Killings of Rare Hawaiian Monk Seals

January 11, 2012 – Rare Forest Carnivore, Once Believed Extinct, Now a Step Closer to Endangered Species Act Protection

January 10, 2012 – Tonto National Forest ORV Plan Is Disaster for Air, Wildlife and Watersheds

January 9, 2012 – Grand Canyon's Million-acre Uranium Mining Ban Finalized

January 9, 2012 – Lawsuit Launched Seeking Emergency Protection for Rare Texas Salamander Threatened by Austin Water Project

January 9, 2012 – Puget Sound, Under Threat From Ocean Acidification, Put on "Waters of Concern" List

January 5, 2012 – Lawsuit Filed to Protect Endangered Woodpecker From Excessive Logging on Mississippi's Noxubee Wildlife Refuge

January 4, 2012 – Florida's Endangered Wood Stork Recovering, Ready for Downlisting

 


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