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August 11, 2020 – Lawsuit Launched Against EPA to Combat Asthma-causing Sulfur Dioxide Air Pollution in Eight States
August 11, 2020 – Labor, Environmental Groups Urge Emergency Action to Protect Frontline Workers From COVID-19
August 10, 2020 – Department of Energy Inaction Will Cost Consumers at Least $22 Billion, Spew at Least 80 Million Tons of Carbon Into Air
August 10, 2020 – Feds: High Extinction Risk for All Seven Leatherback Sea Turtle Populations
August 07, 2020 – Black Teatfish Sea Cucumbers Move Toward Endangered Species Protection
August 06, 2020 – Lawsuit Filed to Reduce Dangerous Sulfur Dioxide Air Pollution
August 06, 2020 – Legal Petition Urges U.S. to Certify That China’s Pangolin Trade Violates Wildlife Treaty
August 06, 2020 – Vessel Speed Limits Sought to Protect Endangered North Atlantic Right Whales
August 05, 2020 – Company Puts Massive Nevada Gold Mine Expansion on Hold
August 05, 2020 – Lawsuit Challenges Mining Permits Near Boundary Waters Wilderness in Minnesota
August 05, 2020 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect Minnesota’s Endangered Rusty Patched Bumblebee
August 05, 2020 – Feinstein-Daines Wildfire Bill Would Evade Environmental Laws, Compromise Community Protection
August 04, 2020 – Lawsuit Challenges Nearly $28 Million in Public Funding for Utah Oil Railway
August 04, 2020 – Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration’s Approval of Mining Road Through Alaska National Park
August 04, 2020 – Sen. Udall, Rep. Neguse Introduce Landmark Legislation Banning Chlorpyrifos, Paraquat, Transforming Pesticide Safety Reviews
July 31, 2020 – Trump Administration Proposes New Limits on Protecting Endangered Species Habitat
July 31, 2020 – Federal Review of Columbia River Dams Fails to Protect Salmon, Orcas
July 30, 2020 – Feds Urged to Deny Third Arizona Pumped-storage Project Threatening Humpback Chub, Little Colorado River
July 30, 2020 – Santa Barbara County to Vote on ExxonMobil Plan to Restart Offshore Platforms, Truck Oil in California
July 30, 2020 – Legal Action Challenges Duke Energy’s Buildout of Unapproved Gas-fired Power Units
July 29, 2020 – Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration’s Attack on Landmark Environmental Law
July 29, 2020 – Legal Petition Urges U.S. Forest Service to Protect Native Bees, Stop Rubber-stamping Commercial Beehives on Federal Lands
July 24, 2020 – Trump Administration OKs Liquid Natural Gas by Rail Despite Explosion Risks
July 24, 2020 – Formosa Plastics Agrees to Delay Work on Louisiana Plant After Opponents File for Injunction
July 23, 2020 – Critical Habitat Designated for Threatened Idaho Plant
July 23, 2020 – New Study Calls for Funding to Prevent Deforestation, Curtail Wildlife Trade
July 23, 2020 – Washington Wildlife Agency Issues Kill Order on Another Endangered Wolf Pack
July 23, 2020 – Central California Coast Snail Is Latest Endangered Species Act Success
July 23, 2020 – Washington Governor Urged to Order New Rules to Reduce Wolf-killing
July 23, 2020 – New Data Underscores Urgent Need for Federal Moratorium on Utility Shutoffs
July 23, 2020 – California Data Show Regular Truck Crashes, Deaths Along Proposed ExxonMobil Oil-trucking Route
July 22, 2020 – Trump Administration Denies Montana Grayling Endangered Species Protection
July 22, 2020 – Trump Administration’s Weak New Aircraft Pollution Rules Fail to Protect Climate
July 22, 2020 – Lawsuit Launched to Finalize Endangered Species Protection for North Carolina Catfish, Salamander
July 21, 2020 – Luxury Resort Approved in Northern California’s Wildfire-prone Guenoc Valley
July 21, 2020 – Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration’s Failure to Release Records on End of North Cascades Grizzly Bear Recovery Plan
July 21, 2020 – Two Rare Nevada Wildflowers Move Toward Endangered Species Protection
July 20, 2020 – California’s Lassen Wolf Pack Has Pups for Fourth Straight Year
July 20, 2020 – Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration’s Order Opening Public Lands to Coal Leasing
July 20, 2020 – Lawsuit Challenges Sprawling Southern California Mega-warehouse
July 16, 2020 – EPA: Waters Around Two Hawaii Beaches Impaired by Plastic Pollution
July 16, 2020 – As Oil Giant Goes Bankrupt, California Governor Urged to Hold Industry Responsible for Well Cleanups
July 16, 2020 – Federal Court Rejects Trump Administration Cancellation of Methane Pollution Rule
July 16, 2020 – Analysis: Dietary Guidelines of U.S., Other G20 Countries, Are Pushing Planet Closer to Climate Catastrophe
July 15, 2020 – Endangered Species Protections Sought for Rare Wolf in Southeast Alaska
July 15, 2020 – Lawsuit Launched to Force Trump Administration to Restore North Cascades Grizzly Bears
July 15, 2020 – Trump Administration Dismantles Bedrock Environmental Law
July 15, 2020 – Dunes Sagebrush Lizard One Step Closer to Endangered Species Protections
July 14, 2020 – Keystone XL Faces New Legal Challenge Over Faulty Federal Review
July 14, 2020 – Opponents of Formosa Plastics’ Louisiana Plant File for Preliminary Injunction
July 13, 2020 – Lawsuit Filed to Ensure Water for Rare Nevada Fish
July 13, 2020 – 60 Groups Denounce Trump Administration’s Proposal to Revive Super-polluting Supersonic Planes
July 10, 2020 – Federal Court Strikes Down EPA’s ‘Free Pass’ for Colorado Oil, Gas Pollution in Smog-reduction Effort
July 09, 2020 – Updated ‘Redlist:’ More Than 1 in 4 Evaluated Species Facing Extinction
July 09, 2020 – Lawsuit Seeks Documents on President Trump’s Order ‘Expediting’ Fossil Fuel Project Approvals
July 09, 2020 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect Endangered Wildlife in California Redwood Forest
July 09, 2020 – Right Whales Decline as Deadly Entanglements Continue, IUCN Finds
July 08, 2020 – Understanding Protects Endangered Owls From Arizona, New Mexico Forest Projects
July 08, 2020 – Appeals Court Victory Maintains Protections for Yellowstone Grizzlies
July 08, 2020 – California Coastal Commission Orders Oceano Dunes to Remain Closed to Vehicles to Protect Nesting Shorebirds
July 08, 2020 – 9th Circuit Court Urged to Reject Arizona Utility’s Discrimination Against Rooftop Solar
July 07, 2020 – Nevada Court Protects Bi-state Sage Grouse From Off-road Vehicles
July 07, 2020 – Gunnison Sage-Grouse in Dire Straits as Population Numbers Continue to Decline
July 06, 2020 – In Yet Another Blow to Keystone XL, Supreme Court Rejects Bid to Revive Key Water-crossing Permit
July 06, 2020 – New Air Pollution Violation Revealed at UNC-Chapel Hill’s Coal Plant
July 06, 2020 – With New Permits, Newsom Ramps Up Fracking in California
July 06, 2020 – Two Map Turtles Species Move One Step Closer to Endangered Species Act Protection in Mississippi, Louisiana
July 02, 2020 – Prescott National Forest Withdraws Approval of Hassayampa River Gold Mine
July 02, 2020 – Feds Agree to Decide on Endangered Species Protection for Wolverines by Aug. 31
July 01, 2020 – House Democrats Set to Give 850,000 Acres of Nevada Wildlife Refuge to Military
June 30, 2020 – Miles de tortugas siguen muriendo en Costas de BCS, insuficientes los esfuerzos para su conservación
June 29, 2020 – Petition Seeks California Endangered Species Protection for Quino Checkerspot Butterfly
June 29, 2020 – 27,488 Acres of Critical Habitat Designated for Elfin-woods Warbler
June 29, 2020 – California Holds Hearing on Rule to Prevent Whale Entanglements in Crab Gear
June 29, 2020 – Lawsuit Launched to Force Recovery Plans for Two Southeastern Salamanders
June 29, 2020 – U.S. Department of Agriculture Petitioned to Ban Mass Burial, On-Site Incineration of Factory-Farmed Animals During Pandemic
June 26, 2020 – Feds Kill Another Endangered Mexican Gray Wolf
June 26, 2020 – Washington Commission Rejects Petition for New Rules to Prevent Wolf Killing, Conflicts
June 25, 2020 – Newly Discovered Wetland Flower in North Carolina Already Extinct
June 25, 2020 – Trump Administration Plan Expands Oil Drilling in Alaska’s Arctic Reserve
June 23, 2020 – Filing Challenges Trump Administration Approval of Alaska LNG Project
June 22, 2020 – Critical Habitat Finalized for Endangered Arizona Mud Turtle
June 22, 2020 – Lawsuit Challenges Colorado Air Pollution Agency Approval of Smog Pollution From Oil, Gas Well
June 19, 2020 – Washington Agency Issues Kill Order on Another Endangered Wolf Pack
June 19, 2020 – Trump Administration OKs Beaver Killing in Oregon, Despite Harm to Endangered Salmon, Steelhead
June 19, 2020 – Trump Administration Abandons Hammond Ranches Appeal in Reprieve for Oregon Wildlife, Public Lands
June 18, 2020 – California Agency: Protection for Leatherback Sea Turtles May Be Needed
June 18, 2020 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect Tiny Florida Crayfish
June 17, 2020 – Lawsuit Launched to Compel Trump Administration to Protect Bi-state Sage Grouse
June 17, 2020 – Lawsuit Challenges Trump OK of Commercial Fishing in Atlantic Marine Monument
June 16, 2020 – Rural Residents, Hunters Join Nationwide Effort to Save Mexican Wolves
June 16, 2020 – Conservation Groups File Motions to Defend Ventura County Wildlife Connectivity
June 16, 2020 – Report: Nearly 90% of Minnesotans Recognize Importance of Maintaining State’s Wolf Population
June 16, 2020 – Solar Co-op Launches for Tucson Residents to Go Solar Together
June 16, 2020 – Oregon Wildlife Commission Keeps Cruel Trapping Practices in Place
June 15, 2020 – Nevada Takes Important Step to Protect Endangered Fish
June 15, 2020 – Trump Administration Seeks to Thwart Resident Reporting of Coal-mining Violations
June 15, 2020 – 450 Environmental, Energy Justice Groups Urge Federal Commission to Reject Threat to Solar Net Metering
June 11, 2020 – Emergency Motion Seeks Contempt for EPA Administrator Wheeler for Defying Ruling Barring Farmers from Spraying Dicamba
June 11, 2020 – Trump Administration Plan to Graze 24 Million Acres in Nevada Could Worsen Wildfire Risk
June 11, 2020 – Lawsuit Filed to Force Trump Administration to Protect Arizona’s Mount Graham Red Squirrel From Extinction
June 11, 2020 – Legal Intervention Fights Shadowy Organization’s Effort to Gut Solar Net Metering
June 11, 2020 – Demanda busca sanciones comerciales contra México mientras la vaquita marina afronta la extinción
June 11, 2020 – Lawsuit Seeks Trade Sanctions Against Mexico as Vaquita Porpoise Faces Extinction
June 10, 2020 – Lawsuit Halts Border Road Construction in Key Grizzly Bear Habitat
June 10, 2020 – Tiny Oregon Lake Fish Is Latest Endangered Species Act Success
June 10, 2020 – Trump Administration Revokes Protections for Brown Bears, Other Wildlife in Alaska’s Kenai National Wildlife Refuge
June 10, 2020 – California Officials Interfering With Protected Shorebirds’ Nesting at Oceano Dunes
June 10, 2020 – Lawsuit Launched Targeting Trump Administration’s Suspension of Pollution Monitoring
June 09, 2020 – Lifesaving Critical Habitat Proposed for Florida Bonneted Bat
June 09, 2020 – Unprecedented Lawsuit Launched Against President Trump for Order ‘Expediting’ Fossil Fuel Project Approvals
June 08, 2020 – Trump Administration Urged to Consider Sustainability, Climate, Accessibility in New U.S. Dietary Guidelines
June 08, 2020 – Endangered Status Sought for Death Valley Region Fish
June 08, 2020 – Documents Sought on Industry Giveaways in Trump Order ‘Expediting’ Fossil Fuel Project Approvals
June 05, 2020 – Legal Action Halts Federal Use of Strangulation Snares in Washington
June 05, 2020 – Trump Removes Atlantic Ocean Protections to Expand Commercial Fishing
June 05, 2020 – Trump Administration Releases Draft Plan to Allow Widespread Bird-killing at Industrial Sites
June 04, 2020 – Emergency Petition Filed With FDA to Suspend Ractopamine Approval
June 04, 2020 – Court Rejects Meatpacker’s Efforts to Kill Lawsuit Over Slaughterhouse Pollution in South Platte River
June 03, 2020 – Federal Court Holds Dicamba Pesticide Unlawful, Citing Unprecedented Drift Damage to Millions of Acres
June 03, 2020 – Rare Gray Wolf Found in Utah Targeted by State Trappers
June 03, 2020 – Judge: EPA Must Update 26-year-old Plan for Offshore Oil Spills
June 02, 2020 – Court Rejects Trump Administration’s Illegal Land Swap to Bulldoze Alaska’s Izembek National Wildlife Refuge
June 01, 2020 – New Study Warns of Dire Human Impacts if Wildlife Extinction Crisis Continues
June 01, 2020 – Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration’s Delay in Protecting Rare Nevada Fish
June 01, 2020 – Tucson Solar Co-op to Help Area Residents Go Solar
May 29, 2020 – Court Rejects Koch Brothers-funded Group’s Attack on Rare Texas Arachnid
May 29, 2020 – Center for Biological Diversity Statement on Murder of George Floyd, Institutional Racism, Presidential Threat of Violence
May 29, 2020 – Southern California Flower Recovered, No Longer Needs Endangered Species Protection
May 28, 2020 – Appeals Court Upholds Order Blocking Keystone XL’s Water-crossing Permit
May 28, 2020 – Lawsuit Challenges Federal Approval of Jordan Cove Natural Gas Project
May 28, 2020 – Lawsuit Launched to Fight Trump EPA’s Delay in Reducing Sulfur Dioxide Air Pollution
May 27, 2020 – Appeal Targets Mining Permits Near Boundary Waters Wilderness in Minnesota
May 27, 2020 – Lawsuit Targets Trump Administration Push to Gut Car Pollution Standards
May 27, 2020 – EPA Asked to OK Bee-killing Dinotefuran on Apples, Peaches, Nectarines
May 26, 2020 – Trump Administration Again OKs Oil Drilling in California’s Carrizo Plain National Monument
May 21, 2020 – Decades-long Campaign Forces Nevada Board to Kill Huge Las Vegas Groundwater Pipeline
May 21, 2020 – Public Outcry Prompts Minneapolis Park Board to Prioritize Nonlethal Responses to Wildlife Conflicts
May 21, 2020 – Reward Increased to $3,500 for Info on Illegal Poisonings of Wolves, Family Dogs
May 20, 2020 – California Lawsuit Challenges Federal Water Contracts That Imperil Delta, Fish, Wildlife
May 20, 2020 – New Mexico Wolf Pack Destroyed After Alpha Female Killed, Yearling Flees
May 19, 2020 – Nevada Urged to Protect Rare Wildflower As Mine Permitting Ramps Up
May 19, 2020 – Lawsuit Seeks Records on Trump Administration’s Fossil Fuel Bailout
May 18, 2020 – To Revive Economy, Congress Should Invest $25 Billion in Protecting Wildlife, Restoring Public Lands
May 18, 2020 – Plan: Preventing Future Pandemics Requires Sweeping U.S. Action on Wildlife Trade
May 15, 2020 – Trump Administration Forced to Review Coal-mining Threats to Endangered Species Nationwide
May 15, 2020 – California Proposes Regulations to Prevent Whale Entanglements in Crab Gear
May 15, 2020 – Pipeline Shutdown Prevented 34 Million Tons of Carbon Pollution in California
May 14, 2020 – New Study Finds Broad Public Support For Wolf Reintroduction In Colorado
May 14, 2020 – Trump’s Border Wall Would End Jaguar Recovery, Bulldoze Sky Island Mountains
May 14, 2020 – Trump Administration Denies Endangered Species Protection for Pacific Fisher Across Most of Species’ Range
May 14, 2020 – ‘Oil 101’ Webinar to Discuss Industry Impacts on Santa Barbara County
May 14, 2020 – Petition Seeks Federal Protections for Black Teatfish Sea Cucumbers
May 12, 2020 – Lawsuit Targets Arch Coal’s Illegal Air Pollution at Colorado Coal Mine
May 12, 2020 – Objections Filed Over Massive National Forest Logging, Road-building Project in Wyoming
May 12, 2020 – Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration’s $7.2 Billion Transfer for Border Wall Construction
May 12, 2020 – Virtual Town Hall to Explore Why Congress Must Fight for Power, Water, Broadband for All
May 11, 2020 – Federal Court Upholds Ruling Blocking Permit Critical to Keystone XL, Other Oil and Gas Pipelines
May 11, 2020 – Appeal Challenges Massive Sprawl Project in Rural Riverside County
May 11, 2020 – Legal Petition Seeks New Rules to Reduce Washington Wolf-killing
May 11, 2020 – Protection Sought for Southern California Freshwater Minnow
May 08, 2020 – Forest Service Trims Colorado Logging Project After Conservation Groups Object
May 06, 2020 – Louisiana Groups Urge Delay in Power Project for Industrial Polluters, Citing COVID-19 Concerns
May 06, 2020 – Lawsuit Targets Toxic Copper Mine Threatening Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Wilderness
May 05, 2020 – Humboldt County Agrees to Prioritize Nonlethal Solutions to Wildlife Conflict
May 04, 2020 – National Institutes of Health Study Links Dicamba, Increased Cancer Risks
May 04, 2020 – Lawsuit Seeks Endangered Species Act Protections for Humboldt Marten
May 01, 2020 – Colorado Bans Cruel Wildlife-killing Contests
May 01, 2020 – Utah Oil Industry Asks Governor for Bailout in Midst of Pandemic
May 01, 2020 – Public Records Sought After Federal Agents Kill Four Wolves in New Mexico
April 30, 2020 – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Consider Endangered Listing for Dunes Sagebrush Lizard
April 30, 2020 – Court Allows Slaughterhouse Pollution Lawsuit to Move Forward
April 30, 2020 – Federal Court to Hold Video Hearing on Future of Yellowstone Grizzly Bears
April 30, 2020 – Legal Action Prompts New Review of Ski Resort Expansion’s Impact on Southern Nevada Butterfly
April 30, 2020 – Seven State Bans on Electricity Shutoffs Expiring Soon
April 30, 2020 – Study: Cutting U.S. Meat Intake in Half Could Prevent 1.6 Billion Tons of Climate Pollution
April 29, 2020 – Trump Administration to Consult on Protecting Endangered Whales in California Shipping Lanes
April 29, 2020 – Trump Administration Cuts Requirement to Monitor Atrazine in Midwest Rivers, Streams
April 29, 2020 – Lawsuit Challenges California’s Failure to Address State Water Project’s Threat to Bay Delta, Salmon Runs
April 28, 2020 – Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Bungles Lesser Prairie Chicken Conservation Effort
April 28, 2020 – New Drone Footage Shows Damage From Trump’s Wall in Remote Arizona Wildlands
April 28, 2020 – Public Records Sought on Anti-Solar Group’s Efforts to Gut Net Metering
April 27, 2020 – Critical Habitat Proposed for Threatened Snakes in Arizona, New Mexico
April 27, 2020 – Lawsuit Challenges Trump EPA’s Attempt to Blame Mexico for Smog in California’s Imperial County
April 24, 2020 – Southeastern Flower Recovers in Latest Endangered Species Act Success Story
April 23, 2020 – Trump Working Group Calls for Uranium Industry Handout, Slashing Laws, Public-lands Protections
April 23, 2020 – Endangered Species Act Protection Sought for Suckley’s Cuckoo Bumblebee
April 23, 2020 – Briefing to Announce Launch of National Peoples’ Mobilization to Save Lives, Prevent Second Wave of COVID-19 Deaths
April 21, 2020 – Earth Day Webinar to Highlight Plan to Protect 50% of America’s Wildlands
April 21, 2020 – Endangered Species Lawsuit Launched Over Trump Administration’s Suspension of Pollution Monitoring
April 20, 2020 – Washington Wolf Population Increased Only 11% After Another Season of Killing
April 20, 2020 – New Mexico Delegation Must Support People, Oppose Big Oil Bailout
April 20, 2020 – Amid COVID-19 Pandemic, Trump EPA Approves Use of Important TB Antibiotic as Pesticide
April 20, 2020 – 300 Groups Call on Congress to Bail Out People, Not Polluters
April 20, 2020 – Lawsuit Launched Challenging Feds’ Failure to Fully Assess Harms of Lake Okeechobee Toxic Releases to Protected Sea Turtles, Sawfish
April 16, 2020 – California Moves to Protect Imperiled Mountain Lion Populations
April 16, 2020 – Nevada Water Officials to Abandon Appeal of Massive Las Vegas Pipeline Project
April 16, 2020 – Legal Victory Secures Habitat Protection for 14 Imperiled Hawaii Island Species
April 16, 2020 – USDA Inspector Describes Filth, Mistreatment at ‘Model’ High-speed Slaughterhouse
April 15, 2020 – Oregon’s Wolf Population Grows to 22 Packs, 158 Animals
April 15, 2020 – Federal Court Invalidates Key Permit for Keystone XL
April 15, 2020 – Trump Administration Moves to Weaken Oil Pipeline Spill Rules
April 15, 2020 – Lawsuit Launched to Overturn Trump Administration’s Denial of Protection to California Spotted Owls
April 15, 2020 – Alexander Archipelago Wolves Need Urgent Help Following Record Killings in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest
April 15, 2020 – 54 Groups Urge Congress: Don’t Use COVID-19 Funds to Prop Up Factory Farms
April 14, 2020 – California to Vote on Protections for Imperiled Mountain Lion Populations
April 14, 2020 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect North Oregon Coast Red Tree Voles
April 14, 2020 – Feds Begin Court-ordered Rewrite of Mexican Wolf Rule for New Mexico, Arizona
April 14, 2020 – Army Corps Abruptly Rescinds Its Position on Seismic Exploration in Florida’s Big Cypress
April 13, 2020 – Trump Opens Door to Return of Super-polluting Supersonic Planes
April 13, 2020 – State Agency Recommends Advancing Protection for California’s Joshua Trees
April 13, 2020 – In Next Coronavirus Rescue Bill, 830 Groups Urge Congress to Halt Electricity, Water, Broadband Shutoffs
April 10, 2020 – Oregon Coast Spring Chinook Salmon One Step Closer to Endangered Species Protections
April 10, 2020 – Court: Feds Failing to Protect North Atlantic Right Whales From Lobster Gear Entanglements
April 09, 2020 – Trump Administration Plan Expands Fossil Fuel Extraction Across Southwestern Colorado
April 09, 2020 – Congress to WHO: End Live Wildlife Trade, ‘Wet Markets’
April 08, 2020 – Lawsuit Targets Grazing Damage to Arizona’s San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area
April 07, 2020 – Memos Show Feds Killed Four Endangered Mexican Gray Wolves in Late March
April 06, 2020 – Judge Blocks California Development That Threatens Santa Ana Mountain Lions
April 06, 2020 – California Court Approves Ban on Federal Wildlife Poisoning, Trapping
April 06, 2020 – Public Records Sought on Fossil Fuel Companies’ Bailout Requests
April 06, 2020 – Lawsuit Launched Against Trump Administration for Failing to Protect Nassau Grouper Habitat
April 03, 2020 – Information Sought on Trump EPA’s Suspension of Environmental Rules
April 02, 2020 – Judge Allows Lawsuit Challenging Trump’s Emergency Border Wall Declaration to Proceed
April 02, 2020 – Lawsuit Prompts Review of Plastic Pollution Impacts on Hawaiian Waters
April 02, 2020 – Lawsuit Launched Challenging Trump EPA’s Delay in Cleaning Up Smog in Denver, Front Range
April 01, 2020 – Lawsuit Launched to Save Endangered Southern Nevada Butterfly
March 31, 2020 – Trump Administration Cripples Effort to Curb Car Pollution
March 31, 2020 – Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration’s Authorization to Kill 72 Grizzlies Near Yellowstone
March 31, 2020 – 100+ Groups Urge Congress to Invest $100 Million to Save Monarch Butterfly
March 30, 2020 – Trump Administration Denies Endangered Species Protection to Bi-state Sage Grouse
March 27, 2020 – Environmentalists Object to Broad EPA Waivers for Polluters During Coronavirus Crisis
March 26, 2020 – Crews Break Ground on Formosa Plastics Project in Louisiana Despite Coronavirus Crisis, Flood Risk
March 26, 2020 – Senate Republicans Bail Out Major Fossil Fuel Polluters
March 24, 2020 – Congress Urged to Reject $400+ Billion Fossil Fuel Bailout
March 24, 2020 – Washington Enacts Law to Protect Rivers, Endangered Salmon From Suction Dredge Mining
March 24, 2020 – 100 Groups Urge Congress to Address COVID-19 Causes: Wildlife Trade, Habitat Destruction
March 20, 2020 – Trump Administration Proposes Allowing GE Crops on Thousands of Acres of National Wildlife Refuges
March 20, 2020 – Congress Urged to Hold Airlines Accountable on Climate, Workers
March 19, 2020 – More than 180,000 Americans Oppose Trump’s Plan to Cripple Migratory Bird Protections
March 19, 2020 – Lawsuit Seeks to Finalize Endangered Species Protection for Eastern Black Rail
March 19, 2020 – In Coronavirus Crisis, 575 Groups Urge Halt to Electricity, Water Shutoffs
March 18, 2020 – Lawsuit Seeks Federal Protection for Wolverines in Lower 48 States
March 18, 2020 – Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration’s Expansion of Gulf of Mexico Drilling
March 18, 2020 – Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration’s Refusal to Release Public Records on Hog Slaughterhouse Rules
March 18, 2020 – Mexican Gray Wolf Numbers Jumped to 163 in 2019
March 17, 2020 – New Border Wall Segments Would End U.S. Jaguar Recovery
March 16, 2020 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect Arizona’s Verde River From Ravages of Grazing
March 13, 2020 – Población de Mariposa Monarca del Este se Desploma Más de la Mitad
March 13, 2020 – Court Stalls Fracking Leases in Ohio’s Only National Forest
March 13, 2020 – Eastern Monarch Butterfly Population Plunges by More Than Half
March 13, 2020 – Lawsuit Aims to Save San Pedro River, Slow Groundwater Pumping Tied to Arizona Military Base
March 12, 2020 – Trump EPA’s New Rules for Assessing Pesticide Risks Ignore Many Harms to Endangered Species
March 12, 2020 – Appeal Challenges Arkansas’ Unconstitutional ‘Ag-Gag’ Law
March 11, 2020 – Federal Court Rules Against Massive Old-Growth Rainforest Logging Plan in Alaska
March 11, 2020 – Idaho Agreement Restricts Wolf-killing, Bans Use of M-44 Cyanide Bombs
March 11, 2020 – Presentan Demanda Para Enlistar a Tiburones Martillo Como Especies Amenazadas
March 11, 2020 – Groundbreaking Lawsuit Pushes Mexico to Protect Hammerhead Sharks
March 10, 2020 – Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration’s Construction of Northern Border Road
March 10, 2020 – Trump Move to Gut NEPA, Bedrock U.S. Environmental Law, Would Slash Protection for Air, Water, Wildlife
March 10, 2020 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect Rare Caribbean Lizards as Endangered
March 06, 2020 – Seismic Oil Activities in Big Cypress Had Adverse, Degrading Effect, Army Corps Finds
March 06, 2020 – Conservation Groups Argue in Federal Court That Trump’s Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Was Illegal
March 05, 2020 – EEUU Amplía Embargo de Pescados y Mariscos Mexicanos para Salvar a la Vaquita
March 04, 2020 – U.S. Government Expands Mexican Seafood Ban to Save Vaquita Porpoise
March 04, 2020 – Lawsuit Advances Protections for Hawaii’s Cauliflower Coral
March 04, 2020 – Opponents of Formosa Plastics Project to Demand Louisiana’s St. James Parish Council Rescind Approval
March 02, 2020 – Appeals Court: Trump Administration Wrongly Opened 5,000 Acres of Colorado Forest to Coal Mining
March 02, 2020 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect Endangered Whales in California Shipping Lanes
February 28, 2020 – Trump Administration Review of Columbia-Snake River Dams Fails to Protect Salmon, Orcas, Rivers
February 27, 2020 – Judge Voids Trump Oil and Gas Lease Sales on Nearly 1 Million Acres of Sage Grouse Habitat
February 27, 2020 – Lawsuit Forces Trump Administration to Protect Habitat for 12 Coral Species
February 27, 2020 – Lawsuit Attacks Trump Failure to Protect 241 Species From Extinction
February 26, 2020 – Appeals Court Victory Secures Steelhead Protection on California’s Santa Clara River
February 26, 2020 – Legal Victory Secures Habitat Protection for Two Central Texas Salamanders
February 26, 2020 – Nearly 500,000 Acres Proposed as Protected Habitat for Western Cuckoo
February 26, 2020 – Tucson’s Pueblo High to Host Climate Science, Advocacy Forum
February 25, 2020 – California Court: Kern County Violating Law by Rubberstamping Oil Drilling
February 25, 2020 – More Than 95 Conservation Groups Oppose Trillion Trees Act
February 25, 2020 – Wednesday Border Wall Action Planned at Arizona’s Organ Pipe National Monument
February 25, 2020 – Black Pinesnake Wins 324,000 Acres of Protected Critical Habitat in Mississippi, Alabama
February 24, 2020 – Analysis: Prescott’s Water Plan Promotes Sprawl, Threatens Arizona’s Upper Verde River
February 24, 2020 – Court Orders Trump EPA to Rein in Dangerous Particulate Pollution in Arizona
February 24, 2020 – Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration Failure to Update Plan to Save Houston Toads
February 24, 2020 – Groups Urge Arizona Sen. McSally to Protect Grand Canyon From Uranium Mining
February 21, 2020 – Feds Urged to Deny Permit for 200-foot Dam on San Francisco River on Arizona-New Mexico Border
February 21, 2020 – More Than 4,000 Acres of Protected Habitat Proposed for Endangered Florida Fern
February 20, 2020 – Lawsuit Targets Forest Service Failure to Protect Endangered Mouse, Riparian Areas in Arizona’s White Mountains
February 20, 2020 – California Terminates Plan for Southern California Gas-fired Power Plant
February 20, 2020 – Lawsuit Targets Trump Administration Delays in Protecting Ancient Lake Sturgeon
February 20, 2020 – Congress Introduces Bill to Save Monarch Butterflies in West
February 20, 2020 – Legal Petition: TVA Violating Customers’ Rights by Giving Millions to Dirty Energy Lobbyists
February 20, 2020 – Utah Coalition to Protest Misuse of Public Money on Fossil Fuel Projects
February 20, 2020 – Legal Petition Urges EPA to End Abuse of ‘Emergency’ Pesticide Exemptions
February 20, 2020 – Trade Ban, Stronger Protections Sought for 20 Imperiled Coral Species
February 20, 2020 – Report: Refusal to Ban Trapping Threatens Turtles in Nine States, Enables Illegal Trade
February 19, 2020 – Court Orders EPA to Finalize Steps to Protect Arizona, California From Deadly Soot, Smog
February 19, 2020 – Lawsuit Forces Trump Administration Action on Emperor Penguins
February 19, 2020 – Trump Administration Announces New Plans to Slash Sage Grouse Protections in Seven Western States
February 19, 2020 – Legal Petition Aims to Protect Wyoming’s Path of the Pronghorn From Massive Drilling Project
February 19, 2020 – Lawsuit Challenges Trump EPA’s Delay in Protecting Denver Area From Harmful Smog From Oil, Fracked Gas
February 18, 2020 – Study: Tropical Snake Diversity Collapses After Widespread Amphibian Loss
February 18, 2020 – Lawsuit Launched Over Trump’s Massive Rollback of Pollution Protections for Rivers, Wetlands
February 14, 2020 – Appeal Challenges Louisiana’s Air Permits for Formosa Plastics’ Massive Petrochemical Complex in Cancer Alley
February 13, 2020 – Legal Action Threatened to Stop Construction of Keystone XL, Prevent Imminent Harm to Endangered Species
February 13, 2020 – 40,000 Endangered Species Condoms Sent to Top 10 ‘Sexually Satisfied’ Cities
February 12, 2020 – State Recommends Advancing Protection of Mountain Lions in Southern California, Central Coast
February 12, 2020 – Beloved Florida Bat to Gain Protected Habitat
February 12, 2020 – Puerto Rican Butterfly, Rare Virgin Islands Flower One Step Closer to Endangered Species Protection
February 11, 2020 – Salmon Advocates Challenge Approval of Washington Net Pen Aquaculture
February 11, 2020 – Bill Would Slow Expansion of U.S. Plastic Production, Study Impacts to Communities, Oceans, Climate
February 11, 2020 – EPA Extends ‘Emergency’ Antibiotic Use on California, Florida Citrus Crops
February 10, 2020 – Judge Overturns Wildlife Agency’s Approval of Rosemont Copper Mine in Arizona
February 10, 2020 – Trump Administration’s Nevada Lease Sale for Oil and Gas on Public Lands Violates Court Order
February 10, 2020 – Trump Budget Ignores Extinction Crisis, Slashes Endangered Species Funding
February 09, 2020 – After Legal Loss, Trump Administration Disbands Illegal Trophy Hunting Council
February 07, 2020 – Lawsuit Challenges Southern California City’s Sprawl-promoting Climate Plan
February 07, 2020 – Today: 400 Endangered Species Condoms to Be Given Away in Boise
February 07, 2020 – Interior Secretary Bernhardt Wins 2019 Rubber Dodo Award as Top Eco-Villain
February 06, 2020 – Endangered Wolf Found Dead in California, Officials Investigating
February 06, 2020 – Federal Protection Sought for Rare Freshwater Alaska Seals
February 05, 2020 – Lawsuit Prompts Suspension of Trump Administration Fracking Leases Threatening Water, Wildlife in Arizona
February 05, 2020 – Lawsuit Targets Trump Administration’s Failure to Protect Hawaiian Waters From Plastic Pollution
February 05, 2020 – International Turtle Experts Urge Florida to Protect Diamondback Terrapins From Drowning in Crab Pots
February 05, 2020 – Threatened Mussel to Receive 319 River Miles of Lifesaving Habitat in North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland
February 03, 2020 – Sens. Sanders, Merkley Introduce Bill to Ban Fracking Nationwide
February 03, 2020 – Dugong Defenders to Rally Today at S.F. Hearing on U.S. Airbase’s Threat to Endangered Animals
January 31, 2020 – Petition Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Overturn Border-wall Waiver Decisions
January 31, 2020 – Lawsuit Launched to Save Alaska’s Cook Inlet Beluga Whales From Harmful Oil Exploration
January 30, 2020 – Trump Administration Proposes Rule to Solidify Its Policy of Allowing Widespread Bird-killing at Industrial Sites
January 30, 2020 – EPA Proposes to Reapprove Bee-killing Pesticides With Token Restrictions
January 30, 2020 – EPA Reapproves Glyphosate, Claims Pesticide Poses No Human Health Threat
January 30, 2020 – Lawsuit Challenges EPA’s Dangerously Outdated Plan for Offshore Oil Spills
January 30, 2020 – Lawsuit Threatened Over Trump Administration’s Failure to Cut Airplane Climate Pollution
January 30, 2020 – ‘Frostpaw the Polar Bear’ Arrives In Iowa to Kick Off Extinction Crisis Campaign
January 29, 2020 – House Democrats Advance Legislation to Undo Trump’s Attack on Endangered Species Act
January 29, 2020 – Court: Northern Long-eared Bat Was Unlawfully Denied Endangered Species Protection
January 28, 2020 – Florida Petition Seeks to Protect Diamondback Terrapin Turtles From Drowning in Crab Traps
January 27, 2020 – Environmental Group Launches Energy Justice Program
January 27, 2020 – Two Appalachian Coalfields Crayfish to Receive 445 Miles of Lifesaving Habitat
January 24, 2020 – Report: $550 Million Needed to Plug Abandoned California Oil, Gas Wells
January 24, 2020 – New York Urged to Protect Gray Wolves, Hellbenders, Eels
January 23, 2020 – Trump Administration Slashes Protections for Millions of Acres of Streams, Wetlands
January 23, 2020 – Groups Ask Gov. DeSantis to Prevent Oil Prospecting in Big Cypress
January 22, 2020 – Tusayan, Developers Begin New Push for Massive Grand Canyon Project
January 22, 2020 – Lawsuit Challenges Trump EPA’s Delay in Cleaning up Harmful Smog From Oil, Fracked Gas in 11 States
January 22, 2020 – Lawsuit Aims to Force Trump Administration to Halt U.S. Pangolin Trade
January 21, 2020 – Lawsuit Launched to Prevent Forest Service From Killing 72 Grizzlies Near Yellowstone
January 21, 2020 – Trump Administration Proposes Cutting Humpback Chub Protections Despite Lack of Recovery
January 21, 2020 – Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration Failure to Protect Turtles in Louisiana, Mississippi
January 17, 2020 – New Mexico OKs Widespread Trapping Despite Broad Public Opposition
January 16, 2020 – Conservationists Seek Wolverine Protection
January 16, 2020 – Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration’s Suppression of Grid Study Bolstering Clean Energy Transition
January 15, 2020 – Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration’s Fast-tracking of Louisiana Plastics Project
January 14, 2020 – Lawsuit Challenges Trump Plan to Frack, Drill 1 Million Acres of California Public Lands, Minerals
January 13, 2020 – Minnesota Appeals Court Strikes Down PolyMet Copper-sulfide Mine Permit, Orders New Hearing
January 13, 2020 – Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration’s Failure to Protect Endangered Species From Livestock on Arizona, New Mexico Waterways
January 13, 2020 – Plan: Ending Extinction Crisis Requires $100 Billion, 500 New National Parks, Refuges, Ocean Sanctuaries
January 10, 2020 – Lawsuit Challenges Reapproval of Controversial Grapevine Development in Southern California
January 09, 2020 – Placer Lawsuit Challenges Sprawl Development in California Vernal Pool Habitat
January 09, 2020 – Reward Increased to $7,500 for Info on Killing of Endangered California Wolf
January 09, 2020 – Petition Seeks California Endangered Species Protections for Leatherback Sea Turtles
January 08, 2020 – Scientists Welcome Reports of Wolf Pack in Northern Colorado, Call for Reintroduction to Ensure Recovery
January 08, 2020 – Trump Administration Sued for Failing to Protect Green Sea Turtle Habitat
January 08, 2020 – South Carolina Senate Bill Would Protect Wild Turtles, Other Reptiles, Amphibians From Commercial Exploitation
January 07, 2020 – Louisiana Issues Air-pollution Permits for Formosa Plastics Plant
January 07, 2020 – Rare Southern California Butterfly Proposed for Protection as Threatened Species Under Endangered Species Act
January 07, 2020 – Analysis: Trump EPA Approved 100-plus Products With Pesticides Banned Elsewhere or Slated for U.S. Phaseout
January 07, 2020 – Sierra Nevada Red Fox Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protection
January 06, 2020 – Cost of Destructive U.S. Airbase Project in Japan Nearly Triples
January 06, 2020 – Study: International Action Needed to Save Declining Insects
January 06, 2020 – Trump Administration Attacks National Environmental Policy Act on Bedrock Law’s 50th Anniversary
January 03, 2020 – Agreement Protects Rare Nevada Wildflower From Mine Exploration
January 02, 2020 – Trump EPA Used ‘Emergency’ Loophole to Approve Pesticides Toxic to Bees on 16 Million Acres in 2019