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July 28, 2021 – House Hearing to Focus on Bills to Save Critically Endangered Species
July 28, 2021 – 'New York Times' Ad Urges Biden to Dramatically Cut Tailpipe Pollution
July 27, 2021 – Lawsuit Threatened Over U.S. Failure to Protect Imperiled Wildlife From Marine Highway Program
July 26, 2021 – Rare Southeast Alaska Wolf One Step Closer to Endangered Species Protection
July 23, 2021 – La UNESCO insta a poner fin al muro fronterizo que amenaza la vida silvestre en sitio de Patrimonio Mundial en México
July 23, 2021 – UNESCO Urges End to Border Wall Threatening World Heritage Site, Wildlife in Mexico
July 22, 2021 – Lawsuit Forces EPA to Reduce Dangerous Smog Affecting Millions in California, Colorado
July 22, 2021 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect National Conservation Area in Arizona From Destructive Cattle Grazing
July 22, 2021 – Biden Administration Announces Decommissioning of Oil Rigs Off California
July 22, 2021 – Lawsuit Challenges Seismic Oil, Gas Testing in Gulf of Mexico
July 20, 2021 – Wildlife Protection Groups Call on Wisconsin Attorney General to Remove Natural Resources Board Chair
July 20, 2021 – Lawsuit Targets Wildlife Agency for Failing to Protect Habitat for 23 Endangered Micronesian Species
July 19, 2021 – Lawsuit Launched Over Idaho’s Harmful Wolf-Hunting Laws
July 19, 2021 – Gov. DeSantis Urged to Declare State of Emergency Due to Red Tide
July 19, 2021 – Groups Sue EPA Over Approval of Toxic Herbicide Citing Risks to Endangered Species, Drift Harms
July 16, 2021 – Mexico Drastically Eases Enforcement in Vaquita ‘Zero Tolerance’ Area
July 15, 2021 – Navy to Reexamine Effects of Pacific Training Exercises on Endangered Whales
July 15, 2021 – Buscan protección para el emblemático caracol rosado
July 15, 2021 – Protection Sought for Mexico’s Iconic Queen Conch
July 13, 2021 – Lawsuit Targets Hawai‘i Land Board’s Failure to Protect Reefs, Fish From Aquarium Pet Trade
July 12, 2021 – Biodiversity Negotiations Fail to Call for Global Halt to Species Extinctions
July 12, 2021 – 517 River Miles of Lifesaving Habitat in Mississippi Proposed to Protect Threatened Pearl Darter
July 12, 2021 – EPA Seeks Public Comments on Legal Petition to Cancel Seresto Flea Collars Linked to Deaths of Nearly 1,700 Pets
July 09, 2021 – Oregon Approves Petition to Increase Marbled Murrelet Endangered Species Protection
July 08, 2021 – Los Angeles Court Makes Oil Industry Pay Over $2 Million for Retaliatory Lawsuit
July 08, 2021 – Congress Must Pass Save Oak Flat Act to Protect Sacred Land in Arizona From Massive Copper Mine
July 07, 2021 – Offshore Fracking Report Finds Toxic Pollution in Gulf of Mexico
July 07, 2021 – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Rescinds Approval for Luxury Marina, Housing Development on Idaho’s Lake Pend Oreille
July 07, 2021 – Indigenous-Directed Short Film Asks Interior Secretary Haaland to Return Federal Protection to Gray Wolves
July 06, 2021 – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Reduce Razorback Sucker Protection Despite Lack of Successful Reproduction, Drying Colorado River
July 02, 2021 – EPA Withdraws Disastrous Trump-Era Radioactive Roads Approval
July 01, 2021 – Lawsuit Challenges Federal Industrial Stormwater Permit’s Failure to Control U.S. Plastic Pollution, Protect Endangered Species
July 01, 2021 – Lawsuit Filed to Overturn Denial of Endangered Species Protection to Eastern Hellbenders
June 30, 2021 – Environmentalists Set Deadline for Hawai‘i Department of Transportation to Fix Lights That Injure, Kill Rare Birds on Maui, Lāna‘i
June 30, 2021 – Florida Freshwater Mussel Threatened by Phosphate Mine Receives 190 Miles of Lifesaving Critical Habitat
June 29, 2021 – Golden Paintbrush Is Latest Endangered Species Act Success Story
June 29, 2021 – Members of Congress Urge Secretary Haaland to Use Emergency Authority to Save Western Monarchs
June 29, 2021 – Lawsuit Launched Over Federal Protections for Black Teatfish Sea Cucumbers
June 28, 2021 – Court Rejects USDA’s Attempt to Kill Lawsuit Challenging Weakened Pig-Slaughter Rules
June 28, 2021 – Report: California Oil Among the Most Climate-damaging on Earth
June 28, 2021 – Lawsuit Forces EPA to Protect People in Seven States From Asthma-Causing Sulfur Dioxide Air Pollution
June 25, 2021 – Congress to President Biden: Declare Extinction Crisis a National Emergency
June 24, 2021 – Arizona to Permit Grand Canyon Uranium Mine Despite Ongoing Flooding, Water Contamination
June 24, 2021 – Federal Report Acknowledges Low Polar Bear Numbers
June 24, 2021 – Senators Support FERC Petition to Curb Misuse Of Ratepayer Funds on Anti-Environment Trade Groups
June 24, 2021 – Endangered Black-Footed Ferrets Proposed for Reintroduction Throughout Arizona
June 24, 2021 – Gov. DeSantis, Florida Regulators Sued for Mismanaging Toxic Waste at Piney Point, Endangering Public, Environment
June 23, 2021 – New Wolf Pack Confirmed in California’s Plumas County
June 23, 2021 – Smooth Coneflower Recovering, Proposed for Downlisting
June 23, 2021 – Groups File Legal Notice Over Montana Wolf Trapping’s Threat to Grizzlies, Lynx
June 23, 2021 – Lawsuit Challenges U.S. Failure to Protect Foreign Wildlife
June 23, 2021 – Campaign Launched to Overhaul State Management of Wolves
June 22, 2021 – Recovering Blue Butterfly Proposed for Downlisting in Oregon
June 17, 2021 – $15,000 Reward Offered for Info on Wolf Poaching in Stevens County
June 16, 2021 – Legless Lizard in California One Step Closer to Endangered Species Act Protection
June 16, 2021 – Southern California Fish Moves Closer to Endangered Species Act Protection
June 16, 2021 – Lawsuit Launched to Overturn Approval of Destructive Coal Mine in Alabama
June 16, 2021 – More than 50 Conservation Groups Ask Biden Administration to Immediately Restore Protections to Wolves in Northern Rockies
June 15, 2021 – Federal Report: More Than 260 Migratory Bird Species in Need of Conservation
June 15, 2021 – Coast Miwok Tribe Objects to Point Reyes Ranching, Elk-Killing Plan
June 15, 2021 – Data From 17 States Shows Over 1 Million Power Shutoffs During Pandemic
June 15, 2021 – Leader of Campaign to Stop Formosa Plastics Wins Top Environmental Award
June 14, 2021 – Arizona Plant Threatened by Rosemont Copper Mine Receives Endangered Species Protection
June 14, 2021 – Threatened by Climate Change, Mt. Rainier Ptarmigan Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protections
June 14, 2021 – Legal Action Taken to Defend Essential Black Pinesnake Habitat in Alabama, Mississippi
June 14, 2021 – Biden Administration Urged to Release Critical Records on Wildlife Imports
June 11, 2021 – Developers End Pursuit of World’s Largest Methanol Refinery Planned for Washington
June 10, 2021 – Groups to Biden: Halt New Oil Drilling, Cancel Trump Leases on Public Lands
June 10, 2021 – Court Halts Drilling on 630 Square Miles of Federal Oil Leases in Key Sage Grouse Habitat
June 10, 2021 – TVA’s Plans to Replace Largest Coal Plant With Dirty Gas Meet Opposition
June 09, 2021 – First New Wolf Pups In a Century Born In Northern Colorado
June 09, 2021 – Lifesaving Habitat Protection Proposed for Vanishing Mussel in Texas, New Mexico
June 09, 2021 – Forest Service Protections Sought for Wolves in Idaho, Montana Wildernesses
June 08, 2021 – ‘A Wake for the Whales’ Marks Bay Area Deaths, Calls for New Protections
June 08, 2021 – EPA Agrees to Ban Endocrine-Disrupting Pesticide Propazine
June 08, 2021 – North Carolina Catfish, Salamander Protected Under Endangered Species Act
June 07, 2021 – Federal Appeals Court Rejects Trump Administration’s Last-Minute Approval of Toxic Pesticide Banned in More Than 100 Countries
June 07, 2021 – Flea-Control Products Found to Be Infested With Forever Chemicals
June 04, 2021 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect Endangered Mouse, Riparian Areas in New Mexico’s Sacramento Mountains
June 04, 2021 – Biden Administration Promises to Rescind, Revise Trump Endangered Species Rules
June 04, 2021 – Tucson Save Oak Flat Events to Send Off Apache Stronghold Members on D.C. Road Trip
June 04, 2021 – Lawsuit Targets Utah Highway Through Protected Conservation Lands, Threatened Tortoise Habitat
June 04, 2021 – ‘A Wake for the Whales’ to Mark Bay Area Deaths, Call for New Protections
June 03, 2021 – Records: More Than 1,000 Loggerhead Sea Turtles Died in Mexico in 2020
June 03, 2021 – Federal Appeals Court Reverses Failure to Protect Pacific Walrus
June 03, 2021 – Congressional Resolution Calls for Public Power System to Combat Climate Emergency
June 03, 2021 – Tiehm’s Buckwheat Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protection
June 02, 2021 – Lawsuit Launched to Reverse Trump Administration Denial of Endangered Species Protection to West Coast Fishers
June 02, 2021 – Lawsuit Seeks Public Accountability for U.S. Financing of Climate-Damaging International Projects
June 01, 2021 – Salmon Fishery Plan Change Proposed to Protect Endangered Orcas
May 28, 2021 – Biden Budget Fails to Address Extinction Crisis
May 28, 2021 – Biden Administration Proposes to Allow Oil Companies to Disturb Polar Bears, Walruses in Alaska’s Arctic
May 27, 2021 – In Court, Justice Department Defends Trump’s Approval of Large Oil-Drilling Project in Western Arctic
May 27, 2021 – Agreement Reached to Speed Endangered Species Protection for Caribbean Lizards
May 27, 2021 – Lawsuit Launched Over DDT Ocean Dumping off Southern California
May 27, 2021 – Florida Billboard Launched to Raise Awareness of Radioactive Toxic Waste
May 26, 2021 – Lesser Prairie Chicken Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protection
May 26, 2021 – Lawsuit Challenges EPA Delay in Reducing Air Pollution From Oil, Methane Gas Industries in New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia
May 26, 2021 – Documents: TVA Used $3M in Ratepayer Money to Fund Anti-Clean Energy Efforts
May 26, 2021 – Endangered Species Act Protection Sought for Wolves in Northern Rockies
May 25, 2021 – Gov. Newsom Urged to Invest $1 Billion in Wildlife Connectivity
May 24, 2021 – Attorneys General Demand Deeper Army Corps Analysis of Formosa Plastics’ Louisiana Project
May 20, 2021 – Senate Bill Aims to Protect Americans From Utility Shutoffs, Mounting Debt Crisis
May 20, 2021 – Wolf-Killing Could Disqualify Montana for $24 Million in Federal Funding, State Warned
May 20, 2021 – Congress Introduces Bill to Save Endangered Butterflies, Fish, Plants, Mollusks
May 20, 2021 – Legal Petition Urges EPA to Assess Pesticides’ Harms to Soil Health
May 20, 2021 – Lawsuit Launched to Force Federal Regulation of PVC as Hazardous Waste
May 18, 2021 – California to Close Commercial Crab Fishery Early to Avoid Whale Entanglements
May 18, 2021 – Environmental Groups Head to Court Against Biden Administration’s Defense of Federal Coal Leasing
May 18, 2021 – Lawsuit Launched to Reduce Asthma-Causing Sulfur Dioxide Air Pollution in Detroit, Baltimore
May 17, 2021 – Agreement Sets Swift Timeline for Federal Government’s Decisions on Tiehm’s Buckwheat Protection
May 17, 2021 – Lawsuit Launched After Pair of Fin Whales Killed During Military Exercise
May 14, 2021 – Forest Service Halts Huge Clearcutting Plan Next to Yellowstone National Park That Threatened Grizzlies, Lynx
May 13, 2021 – Heinrich Fossil Fuels Transition Bill Is Step in Right Direction, But Needs Work to Make States Less Dependent on Oil, Gas Revenue
May 13, 2021 – Los Angeles County Leaders Urged to Put People, Wildlife First in L.A. River Master Plan
May 13, 2021 – President Biden’s TVA Nominees Urged to Lead Utility’s Transition to 100% Just, Renewable Energy
May 13, 2021 – 115 Top U.S. Wolf Experts, Scientists Urge Biden Administration to Restore Federal Protections for Gray Wolves
May 12, 2021 – 650 Groups Tell Congress: Leave Dirty Power Out of Clean Electricity Standard
May 11, 2021 – Petition Filed to Save Gulf of Mexico Whale From Ship Strikes
May 10, 2021 – Climate Lawsuit Challenges Fracking Plan That Threatens Three National Forests in Colorado
May 10, 2021 – Agreement Reached on Mining Exploration Permits Near Boundary Waters Wilderness in Minnesota
May 10, 2021 – Suckley’s Cuckoo Bumblebee Takes Step Toward Endangered Species Act Protection
May 06, 2021 – Survey: Grazing Destroying Critical Habitat in Arizona’s Agua Fria National Monument
May 06, 2021 – UN Report: Methane Cuts Are Critical to Confronting Climate Emergency
May 06, 2021 – Biden Administration’s ‘America the Beautiful’ Plan Opens Door for Arizonans to Protect Lands, Waters
May 05, 2021 – Delaware Urged to Ban Commercial Trapping of Wild Turtles
May 04, 2021 – Bell’s Sparrow, Four Plants Found Only on San Clemente Island Are Latest Endangered Species Act Success
May 04, 2021 – New Study: Agricultural Pesticides Cause Widespread Harm to Soil Health, Threaten Biodiversity
May 03, 2021 – 100,000 Petitioners Call for Biden to Act on Plastic Pollution, Production
May 03, 2021 – Army Corps Sued for Failure to Protect Waterways, Endangered Wildlife From Pipeline Construction
May 03, 2021 – Federal Officials Urged to End Idaho’s Wildlife Management Funding in Response to Extreme Wolf-Killing Legislation
April 30, 2021 – 100,000 Petitioners Call for Biden to Act on Plastic Pollution, Production
April 30, 2021 – 100-Plus Groups Demand Actions Critical to Protecting Endangered Species, Wildlife Refuges From Toxic Pesticides
April 29, 2021 – Southern California Mega-Warehouse Will Heavily Electrify Operations, Per Landmark Agreement Worth $47 Million
April 29, 2021 – Members of Congress Request $50 Million to Save Monarch Butterflies
April 29, 2021 – Senate Urged to Reject Fossil Fuel Attorney Beaudreau for Deputy Interior Secretary
April 28, 2021 – Los Angeles Leaders Urged to Prioritize Wildlife Corridor Funding
April 28, 2021 – Minnesota Supreme Court Overturns PolyMet Mining Permit, Sends It Back for New Hearing
April 28, 2021 – Video Shows NRA Leader Trying to Gun Down Imperiled African Elephant
April 28, 2021 – $40,000 Reward Offered Over Illegal Shooting of Mother Grizzly Bear in Idaho
April 28, 2021 – Groups File Third Intervention Defending Pause on Federal Oil, Gas Leasing
April 28, 2021 – Federal Petition Seeks Ship Speed Limits to Protect Whales Off California
April 27, 2021 – Bill Aimed at Killing 90% of Idaho’s Wolves Headed to Governor’s Desk
April 27, 2021 – Northern Mexican Garter Snake Gains 20,326 Acres of Protected Critical Habitat in Arizona, New Mexico
April 27, 2021 – Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration Approval of Southeast Idaho Phosphate Mine
April 27, 2021 – Endangered Species Act Protection Sought for Variable Cuckoo Bumblebee
April 26, 2021 – North Carolina Air Regulators Propose to Eliminate Restrictions on Harmful Coal Emissions From UNC-Chapel Hill Power Plant
April 23, 2021 – Forest Service’s Huge Clearcutting Plan Next to Yellowstone National Park Threatens Grizzlies, Lynx
April 23, 2021 – Newsom Announces Plans to Ban Fracking, Phase Out Oil Extraction in California
April 23, 2021 – Washington’s Wolf Population Increased 22% in 2020
April 22, 2021 – Biden Administration Urged to Use Lacey Act to Ban Wildlife Imports That May Spread Disease
April 22, 2021 – U.S. Wildlife Officials Petitioned to Ban Import, Sale of Banggai Cardinalfish
April 22, 2021 – U.S. Climate Target Falls Short of What Science, Justice Demand
April 21, 2021 – Oregon’s Wolf Population Grows to 173, But Pack Count Remains at 22
April 21, 2021 – Legal Victory Compels Federal Government to Decide on Tiehm’s Buckwheat Protections
April 20, 2021 – Federal Analysis Finds Insecticide Malathion Imperils Continued Existence of 78 Endangered Plants, Animals
April 20, 2021 – Center for Biological Diversity Statement on Guilty Verdict for Murder of George Floyd
April 20, 2021 – Earth Day Celebration at Port of Seattle Seeks to Protect Ocean, Endangered Orcas From Vessels in Salish Sea
April 20, 2021 – After $6 Million Agreement, Dismissal Sought for Lawsuit Challenging Placer Ranch Development
April 20, 2021 – Western Yellow-billed Cuckoo Gains 298,845 Acres of Protected Critical Habitat in Seven Western States
April 20, 2021 – Biden Administration Protects Endangered Pacific Humpback Whale Habitat
April 19, 2021 – Coalition Moves to Defend Biden Administration’s Oil, Gas Leasing Pause
April 16, 2021 – Judge Rules Against Federal Sheep Station Grazing in Idaho’s Centennial Mountains
April 16, 2021 – Lawsuit Filed to Obtain Protection for Rare Southern Nevada Wildflower, Bee
April 16, 2021 – New Study: Undisclosed Inert Ingredients in Some Popular Roundup Products Found to Be Highly Toxic to Bumblebees
April 15, 2021 – Corte de Ecuador insta a proteger ranas en peligro de extinción de proyecto minero y hacer cumplir los 'derechos de la naturaleza' constitucionales
April 15, 2021 – Ecuador Court Urged to Protect Endangered Frogs From Mining Project, Enforce Constitutional ‘Rights of Nature’
April 15, 2021 – Federal Court Halts Proposed Rock Creek Mine in Montana’s Cabinet Mountains
April 15, 2021 – Legal Agreement on Placer County Project Requires Climate Pollution Cuts, Secures Funding to Protect Wildlife Habitat
April 15, 2021 – Lawsuit Seeks Endangered Species Act Protections for 19 Species Left to Languish by Trump Administration
April 14, 2021 – Lawsuit Aims to Stop Post-Fire Logging on Oregon State Forest
April 14, 2021 – 200 Groups to Biden: Align Federal Fossil Fuel Programs With U.S. Climate Goals
April 14, 2021 – Lifesaving Critical Habitat Protection Proposed for Panama City Crayfish
April 14, 2021 – Biden EPA Urged to Set Climate Pollution Cap
April 13, 2021 – Lawsuit Challenges EPA’s Refusal to Release Public Documents on Seresto Flea Collar Linked to Deaths of Nearly 1,700 Pets
April 13, 2021 – Congress Urged to Reform Freedom of Information Act
April 12, 2021 – Congress Urged to Investigate Huge Wastewater Release, Threat of Catastrophic Collapse of Florida’s Piney Point Phosphogypsum Stack
April 09, 2021 – Court Rules Marin County’s Protections for Endangered Coho Salmon Inadequate
April 08, 2021 – Hike, Rally to Save Everglades’ Big Cypress Set for Saturday
April 08, 2021 – Judge Blocks Massive Tejon Ranchcorp Development in L.A. County
April 08, 2021 – Legal Petition Calls On EPA to Cancel Seresto Flea Collar Linked to Deaths of Nearly 1,700 Pets
April 07, 2021 – Mexican Officials Urged to Address Violations of Mayan Sovereign Rights Caused by Construction of Industrial Pig Farms in Yucatán Peninsula
April 07, 2021 – Yellow Lance Mussel Gains 319 River Miles of Lifesaving Habitat in North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland
April 07, 2021 – Lawsuit Challenges EPA’s Failure to Reduce Smog Pollution From Oil, Methane Gas Industries in California, Chicago
April 07, 2021 – Lawsuit Launched to Overturn Trump Administration Denial of Endangered Species Protection to 21 Species
April 06, 2021 – Endangered Species Protection Proposed for Suwannee Alligator Snapping Turtle
April 06, 2021 – Groups Sue to Prevent Imperiled Sea Turtles From Drowning in Fishing Nets
April 06, 2021 – Endangered Candy Darter Fish Wins 368 Stream Miles of Protected Critical Habitat in Virginia, West Virginia
April 06, 2021 – 400 Groups Petition EPA to Control Methane, Ethane Pollution
April 05, 2021 – Lawsuit Launched Against Federal OK of Vernal Pool Destruction in Northern California
April 03, 2021 – Imminent Failure of Phosphogypsum Stack in Tampa Bay Exposes Phosphate Industry Risks
April 02, 2021 – Ad Campaign Calls on Biden to Dramatically Cut Car Pollution
April 02, 2021 – Legal Victory Puts Arizona, New Mexico Fish Back On Path to Federal Protections
April 01, 2021 – Exhorto a líderes mundiales de sancionar a México para salvar a las marsopas en peligro de extinción
April 01, 2021 – Global Leaders Urged to Sanction Mexico to Save Critically Endangered Porpoises
April 01, 2021 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect 10 Species Left in Regulatory Purgatory by Trump Administration
March 31, 2021 – Federal Officials Discount Reintroduction, Recovery Proposals for Grizzly Bears in Long-Overdue Status Report
March 31, 2021 – Court Halts Funding of Unwarranted Colorado Mountain Lion, Black Bear Cull
March 31, 2021 – Lawsuit Launched Over Feds Ignoring Ocean Acidification in Oregon
March 31, 2021 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect Oregon Coast Spring Chinook Salmon
March 30, 2021 – Court Rejects Rule Allowing Oil Company to Harass Endangered Cook Inlet Beluga Whales
March 30, 2021 – WHO Report: Wildlife Exploitation Likely Caused COVID-19 Pandemic
March 30, 2021 – More Than 100 Conservation Groups, Businesses Urge Interior’s Haaland to Reject Oil-drilling in Florida’s Big Cypress National Preserve
March 29, 2021 – Petition Asks Federal Officials to Protect Rare Plant’s Habitat From Nevada Mine
March 29, 2021 – Federal Judge Voids Western Colorado Fracking Plan, Requires New Analysis of Climate Harm
March 26, 2021 – New Federal Study: Extremely Toxic Pesticide Breakdown Products Found in 90% of Streams Sampled Across U.S.
March 26, 2021 – New Recovery Plans Will Help Save Southeast’s Critically Imperiled Salamanders
March 26, 2021 – Wolf-Killing Rancher Loses Bid to Keep Public-Land Grazing Permit in New Mexico
March 25, 2021 – EPA Withdraws Trump-Era Permit for Virgin Islands Oil Refinery
March 25, 2021 – Federal Officials Urged to Deny Another Subsidy for West Elk Coal Mine in Colorado National Forest
March 25, 2021 – Lawsuit Filed to Protect North Oregon Coast Red Tree Voles
March 25, 2021 – Demanda impugna la aprobación de la EPA sobre el uso de antibióticos de importancia médica como plaguicida en cultivos de cítricos
March 25, 2021 – Lawsuit Challenges EPA Approval of Use of Medically Important Antibiotic as Pesticide on Citrus Crops
March 25, 2021 – Elephants in Africa Face Grave Extinction Threat, New Expert Assessment Finds
March 25, 2021 – Lawsuit Filed to Restore Endangered Species Protection to American Burying Beetles
March 24, 2021 – Lawsuit Launched Over Federal Project Threatening Desert Tortoises, Other Imperiled Species in California Deserts
March 24, 2021 – Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act Receives National Support
March 24, 2021 – Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration’s Denial of Crucial Habitat Protection to Endangered Rusty Patched Bumblebee
March 23, 2021 – Report: Montana’s Governor Illegally Trapped, Killed Gray Wolf Outside Yellowstone
March 23, 2021 – California’s Newest Wolf Reaches Fresno County
March 23, 2021 – Lawsuit Seeks to Reinstate Protections on 3.4 Million Acres of Critical Northern Spotted Owl Habitat
March 23, 2021 – Lawsuit Targets Trump Administration’s Last-minute Pipeline Approval for California Desert Water Grab
March 22, 2021 – Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration Oil, Gas Leases in Central California
March 19, 2021 – New Mexico House of Representatives Approves Bill to Outlaw Traps, Wildlife Poisons on Public Land
March 19, 2021 – California Coastal Commission Orders End to Off-Roading at Oceano Dunes
March 19, 2021 – Study Finds Glyphosate in More Than Half of All Sampled Florida Manatees
March 18, 2021 – Congress Urged to Overturn Trump Administration Rule That Prioritizes Oil, Gas Over Protecting Gulf of Mexico Corals
March 17, 2021 – Center for Biological Diversity Statement on Georgia Killings, Rise of Violence Against Asians and Pacific Islanders Throughout United States
March 17, 2021 – Agreement Reached to Protect Endangered Mouse, Riparian Areas in Arizona’s White Mountains
March 17, 2021 – $37,000 Reward Offered for Info on Slain Mexican Wolf in Arizona
March 17, 2021 – Killing of Native Wildlife by Federal ‘Wildlife Services’ Declined Sharply in 2020
March 17, 2021 – Congress Introduces Bill to Save Western Monarch Butterflies
March 17, 2021 – Scientists Identify 20 Million Acre Habitat Area for Jaguars in Arizona, New Mexico
March 17, 2021 – Legal Petition Aims to Stop Utilities From Forcing Customers to Bankroll Anti-Environment Trade Groups
March 16, 2021 – Northwest Senators Urged to Reject Rep. Simpson’s Disastrous Plan for Endangered Salmon
March 16, 2021 – Legal Petition Asks Biden Administration to Extend Offshore Oil Leasing Halt
March 16, 2021 – Lawsuit Challenges Colorado’s Rubber-stamping of Air Pollution Permits for Oil, Fracked Gas Wells
March 16, 2021 – Data From 10 States Shows Alarming Number of Utility Shutoffs During Pandemic
March 15, 2021 – Inspiring New Leadership at Interior Department: Senate Confirms Deb Haaland
March 15, 2021 – House Bill Introduced to Save Sacred Oak Flat, in Arizona, From Massive Copper Mine
March 13, 2021 – On COVID Anniversary, Justice Groups Gather in D.C. to Demand Utility-shutoffs Moratorium
March 12, 2021 – Forest Service Denies Heliskiing Permit Application in Centennial Mountains
March 12, 2021 – Mexican Gray Wolf Numbers Rose to 186 in 2020
March 11, 2021 – Kern County Sued Over Fast-tracking of Tens of Thousands of New Oil Wells
March 11, 2021 – Endangered Species Act Protection Sought for Rare Montana Plant
March 10, 2021 – Environmental Justice Activists to Rally in D.C. for Moratorium on Utility Shutoffs
March 10, 2021 – Court: Interior Department Failed to Provide Records on Trump Administration Collusion With Coal Industry
March 09, 2021 – Hawai‘i Senate Bill Bans Harmful Sunscreen Chemicals
March 09, 2021 – Court Blocks Oil, Gas Extraction on Ohio’s Only National Forest
March 09, 2021 – Endangered Species Act Protection Sought for Nevada’s Fish Lake Valley Tui Chub
March 09, 2021 – Congress Urged to Provide $100 Million Per Year to Save Monarch Butterflies
March 08, 2021 – Missouri Population of Eastern Hellbenders Granted Endangered Species Protection
March 08, 2021 – New York Court Upholds State Ban on Ivory, Rhino Horn Sales
March 05, 2021 – EPA Reopens Consideration of National Climate Pollution Cap
March 05, 2021 – California Court Stops Big Bear Development From Relying on Expired, Decades-old Permits
March 05, 2021 – Willamette Valley Prairie Flower Is Latest Endangered Species Act Success
March 05, 2021 – Facebook Live Workshop on Radioactive Phosphogypsum Pollution March 8
March 04, 2021 – Study: Climate Change Contributing to Widespread Butterfly Decline Across Western United States
March 04, 2021 – Lawsuit Challenges Seattle Harbor Expansion’s Impacts on Endangered Orcas
March 04, 2021 – Lawsuit Launched to Overturn Denial of Endangered Species Protection for Eastern Hellbenders
March 03, 2021 – Buscan la protección de flores silvestres de Arizona y México y bajo la Ley de Especies Amenazadas en EEUU
March 03, 2021 – Endangered Species Act Protection Proposed for Rare Arizona, Mexico Wildflower
March 03, 2021 – Lawsuit Aims to Protect Threatened Iconic Hawaiian Forest Bird
March 03, 2021 – Lawsuit Launched to Obtain Protected Critical Habitat for Secretive Eastern Black Rail
March 03, 2021 – Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration’s Eleventh-hour Approval of Dangerous Pesticide Banned in More Than 100 Countries
March 02, 2021 – House Democrats’ Climate Bill Fails to Meet Urgent Crisis
March 02, 2021 – Court Orders U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Determine Whether Northern Long-eared Bat Warrants Listing as Endangered Species
March 02, 2021 – Legal Challenge: Duke Energy Plan Would Supersize Climate Pollution, Waste Billions on Unused Power Plants
March 02, 2021 – Congress Urged to Boost Funding for Endangered Species Conservation by $300 Million
March 01, 2021 – Endangered Species Act Protection Sought for Sacramento Mountains Checkerspot Butterfly
February 26, 2021 – Bureau of Land Management Rescinds Illegal Grazing Decision Day After Conservationists Sued to Overturn It
February 26, 2021 – New Drilling Project in Bay Area Wetlands Meets Resistance
February 26, 2021 – California’s Newest Wolf Travels Far South to Mono County
February 25, 2021 – Lawsuit Challenges Last-Minute Trump Administration Grazing Decision in Oregon
February 25, 2021 – Eastern Monarch Butterfly Population Falls Again
February 25, 2021 – Utah Bill Would Allow Public Funding to Expand Fossil Fuel Extraction, Worsen Climate Crisis
February 25, 2021 – Report: Sprawl in Fire-prone Areas Endangers Californians, Increases Damages, Fire-suppression Costs
February 25, 2021 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect Imperiled California Fish
February 25, 2021 – Lawsuit Filed to Protect Endangered Wildlife, Plants From Dangerous Smog
February 25, 2021 – Center for Biological Diversity Endorses Oregon Bill to End Mink Farming, Compensate State's Few Remaining Producers
February 24, 2021 – FERC Urged to Open Tennessee Valley Authority to Clean Energy Sources
February 24, 2021 – Newsom Administration Sued Over Thousands of Unlawful Oil, Gas Projects
February 24, 2021 – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Urged to Rescind Agreement With NRA
February 23, 2021 – Online Rally for Snake River Restoration, Dam Removal to Be Held Feb. 25
February 22, 2021 – Court Upholds Protection for California’s Western Joshua Trees
February 19, 2021 – Injunction Sought to Block Oak Flat Land Trade for Massive Arizona Copper Mine
February 18, 2021 – Dozens of Groups Urge Congress to Support Energy Justice Spending in Next Infrastructure Package
February 18, 2021 – Lawsuit Challenges Federal Failure to Update Marine Mammal Assessments
February 17, 2021 – Thousands Urge Biden to Commit U.S. to Doing Fair Share on Climate
February 17, 2021 – California Senate Bill Aims to End Fracking, Neighborhood Drilling
February 17, 2021 – Colorado Governor, Wildlife Officials Urged to Adopt Clearer, Quicker Wolf Restoration Plan
February 17, 2021 – Opening Brief Filed in Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration’s Expansion of Bee-killing Insecticide Sulfoxaflor
February 12, 2021 – Video Seems to Show Border Wall Construction Ripping Through Jaguar Critical Habitat in Arizona
February 12, 2021 – Lawsuit Launched to Fight EPA Approval of Pennsylvania’s Flawed, Outdated Plan for Reducing Dangerous Air Pollution From Oil, Methane Gas Industries
February 12, 2021 – Biden Administration Cancels Offshore Oil Lease Sale in Gulf of Mexico
February 11, 2021 – Federal Judge Overturns Trump Administration’s Gutting of Sage-Grouse Protections from Mining
February 11, 2021 – Biden Urged to Pull Unlawful Trump, G.W. Bush Endangered Species Act Rules
February 11, 2021 – Lawsuit Launched to Fight EPA’s Delay in Reducing Air Pollution From Oil, Methane Gas Industries in Six States
February 11, 2021 – 10,000 Endangered Species Condoms to Be Distributed This Valentine’s Day
February 10, 2021 – Army Corps Receives More Than 5,500 Letters Demanding It Revoke Formosa Plastics’ Permit
February 10, 2021 – Lawsuit Launched to Fight EPA’s Delay in Ensuring Smog Reduction in California, New York, New Jersey, Illinois, Wisconsin, New Hampshire
February 09, 2021 – Treaty Commission to Scrutinize Mexico’s Loggerhead Sea Turtle Deaths
February 09, 2021 – Hundreds of Groups Urge Biden to Protect Oak Flat, Reject Environmental Analysis
February 09, 2021 – Tennessee Valley Authority Must Commit to 100% Clean Energy, Align With Biden Climate Goal
February 09, 2021 – Lawsuit Filed to Protect Endangered Wildlife, Plants From Dangerous Soot
February 08, 2021 – Appeal Challenges Housing Development on Restorable San Francisco Bay Wetlands
February 08, 2021 – Lawsuit Launched Over Army Corps’ Failure to Protect Endangered Wildlife From Nationwide Permit Program
February 08, 2021 – EPA Petitioned to Protect Communities, Environment From Radioactive Phosphogypsum Stacks, Wastewater
February 05, 2021 – Work on ConocoPhillips Oil Project in Western Arctic Challenged in Court
February 04, 2021 – Congressional Bill Urges Biden to Declare Climate Emergency
February 03, 2021 – Burnett Oil Seeks Permit to Drill in Florida’s Big Cypress National Preserve
February 03, 2021 – Coalition Submits Amicus Brief in Nangaritza Case Calling for Bold Application of Rights of Nature in Ecuador
February 03, 2021 – Legal Action Contests Reopening of Controversial Refinery in U.S. Virgin Islands
February 03, 2021 – Biden Administration Urged to Reverse Trump Failures on Foreign Wildlife Protections
February 02, 2021 – Appeal Targets U.S. Wildlife Agency’s Refusal to Consider California Condor’s Significance to Tribal Groups in Approving Luxury Resort
February 01, 2021 – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Ignores Biden Executive Order to Review Trump Wolf Delisting
February 01, 2021 – Endangered Species Act Protection Sought for American Bumblebee
January 29, 2021 – Washington OKs Controversial Training Program for Hound Hunting
January 27, 2021 – Biden Executive Order Pushes for Protection of 30% of America’s Land, Oceans
January 27, 2021 – Biden Administration Halts Oil and Gas Leasing of Federal Lands, Oceans
January 26, 2021 – 32 Colorado Groups Support Biden’s Expected Pledge to Halt New Fossil Fuel Leasing, Permitting on Public Lands
January 25, 2021 – Federal Bill Proposes Fracking, Drilling Halt on California’s Central Coast, Bay Area
January 25, 2021 – Millions of Americans, Hundreds of Groups Support Halting Fossil Fuel Leasing, Permitting on Public Lands, Oceans
January 25, 2021 – Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration Review of Massive Arizona Copper Mine That Would Destroy Sacred Oak Flat
January 25, 2021 – Flawed Federal Analysis of Endangered Right Whales Prompts Records Request
January 21, 2021 – Buscan la protección del tiburón mako y pepino de mar en México
January 21, 2021 – Shortfin Mako Shark, Warty Sea Cucumber Protection Sought in Mexico
January 20, 2021 – Biden Administration Announces Major Steps to Protect Climate, Wildlife
January 19, 2021 – Washington Rejects Massive Methanol Refinery
January 19, 2021 – Lawsuit Launched to Secure Critical Habitat for Rare Southeast Minnow
January 19, 2021 – Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration’s Gutting of Federal Protection for Migratory Birds
January 18, 2021 – Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration’s Failure to Protect Rare L.A. Fish Known for Elaborate Mating Rituals
January 15, 2021 – Oregon Officials Petitioned to Add Farmed Mink to State Prohibited Species List
January 15, 2021 – Legal Filing Responds to Tejon Ranchcorp’s Effort to Stifle Public Dissent
January 15, 2021 – Lawsuit Launched to Finalize Endangered Species Act Protection for Sierra Nevada Red Fox, Hermes Copper Butterfly, Two Southwestern Plants
January 15, 2021 – Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration’s Failure to Cut Airplane Climate Pollution
January 15, 2021 – Lawsuit Launched to Fight Trump EPA’s Delay in Reducing Air Pollution From Oil, Methane Gas Industries in California, Chicago
January 14, 2021 – Trump Administration Flouts Law to Push Utah Highway Through Protected Conservation Lands
January 14, 2021 – Lawsuits Challenge Trump Administration’s Latest Assaults on Endangered Species Act
January 14, 2021 – Earthjustice Sues on Behalf of Conservation Groups to Stop EPA Rubber-stamping Florida Wetlands Destruction
January 14, 2021 – Letter to Forest Service: Stop Cutting Down Centuries-old Trees on Grand Canyon’s North Rim
January 14, 2021 – Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration Over Gray Wolf Delisting
January 14, 2021 – Lawsuit Aims to Protect Endangered Whales in California Shipping Lanes
January 14, 2021 – New Congress Called on to Fix Public Records Delays, Political Manipulation
January 14, 2021 – Center for Biological Diversity Joins IUCN as Member
January 13, 2021 – Judge Blocks Los Angeles Development That Threatens Local Mountain Lions
January 13, 2021 – Feds Dramatically Cut Northern Spotted Owl Protected Habitat
January 13, 2021 – Trump EPA Approves Treating Citrus With Dangerous Pesticide Banned in More Than 100 Nations, Medically Important Antibiotic
January 13, 2021 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect Endangered Fish From Drilling, Fracking in Nevada
January 13, 2021 – Feds Sued to Force Them to Protect Endangered North Atlantic Right Whales From Vessel Strikes
January 13, 2021 – 600 Groups Urge Biden to Halt Water, Electricity, Broadband Shutoffs With Emergency Executive Order on First Day
January 13, 2021 – Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration Failure to Develop Recovery Plans for Two Critically Imperiled Salamanders
January 12, 2021 – Federal Court Rejects Bid by EPA, Pesticide Industry to Keep Bee-killing Pesticide Sulfoxaflor on Market Despite Risks to Endangered Species
January 12, 2021 – Trump Administration Refuses to Address Significant Flaws in Greater Sage-grouse Plans
January 12, 2021 – Groups Challenge Trump Administration’s Sale of 58,000 Acres for Drilling in Montana, North Dakota
January 12, 2021 – Lawsuit Launched Over Trump Plan to Accelerate Clearcutting, Herbicide Spraying, Fuel Breaks Across Six Western States
January 12, 2021 – Instan a México a oponerse al muro de Trump y ayudar a restaurar los recursos naturales y culturales
January 12, 2021 – Letter Urges Mexico to Oppose Trump’s Wall, Help Restore Natural, Cultural Resources
January 12, 2021 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect American Burying Beetle From Extinction
January 12, 2021 – Interior Least Tern Is Latest Endangered Species Act Success
January 12, 2021 – Lawsuit Launched to Secure Critical Habitat for Florida Freshwater Mussel
January 11, 2021 – $5,000 Reward Offered for Info on ‘TRUMP’ Writing on Florida Manatee’s Back
January 11, 2021 – Feds to Be Sued for Weakening Sea Turtle Protections
January 11, 2021 – Scientists, Conservation Groups, Politicians Urge Biden Administration to Immediately Protect Tiehm’s Buckwheat
January 11, 2021 – Feds Launch New Assault on Endangered Species, Public Lands
January 07, 2021 – Trump Administration Rushes to Trade Sacred Oak Flat to Rio Tinto for Massive Arizona Copper Mine
January 07, 2021 – Lawsuit Challenges Colorado’s Rubber-stamping of Air Pollution Permits for Oil, Fracked Gas Wells
January 07, 2021 – Habitat Protections Proposed for Ringed, Bearded Seals Dependent on Arctic Ice
January 07, 2021 – Florida Legislature Proposes to Strip First Amendment Rights of Protestors
January 07, 2021 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect Firefly, Bees, Poppy Under Endangered Species Act
January 06, 2021 – Arctic Refuge Oil Lease Sale Compromises Vital Alaska Wilderness
January 06, 2021 – Legal Agreement Blocks Fracking on 53 Oil Leases, Requires Climate Review for Management of 2 Million Acres in Colorado
January 06, 2021 – EPA Report: Gas Mileage Down, Pollution Up
January 06, 2021 – Report: Cattle Destroying Threatened Frog Habitat in Four Arizona Forests
January 06, 2021 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect Eight Florida Plants Threatened by Sea-level Rise, Development
January 05, 2021 – Court Orders Trump’s EPA to Redo Approval of Colorado’s Flawed Plan to Reduce Smog, Acid Rain
January 05, 2021 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect 11 Species Kept on Waiting List by Trump Administration