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May 20, 2022 – Federal Judge Stops 35,000-Acre Fracking Plan in Western Colorado
May 19, 2022 – Federal Watchdog to Investigate EPA’s Inaction on Seresto Flea Collars
May 19, 2022 – Lawsuit Aims to Protect Dunes Sagebrush Lizard From Extinction
May 18, 2022 – Legal Protests Target Biden’s Plans To Resume Oil, Gas Leasing on Public Lands
May 18, 2022 – Legal Petition Seeks Federal Trade Commission Investigation of Energy Utility Abuses
May 17, 2022 – Court Rules Federal Agency Wrongly Withdrew Bi-State Sage Grouse Protections
May 17, 2022 – Massive Kootenai National Forest Timber Sale Challenged by Conservation Groups
May 16, 2022 – Lawsuit Challenges California Biofuel Refinery Expansion
May 16, 2022 – Legal Agreement Requires Federal Government to Update Marine Mammal Assessments
May 13, 2022 – Mexican Gray Wolf Rule Eliminates Cap on Population, Restricts Killing
May 13, 2022 – Rare Florida Lizard Back on Course for Endangered Species Protection
May 12, 2022 – Federal Appeals Court Upholds Decision to Halt Rosemont Mine in Arizona
May 12, 2022 – Lawsuit Launched Over Delay of Endangered Species Protections for 11 Species
May 10, 2022 – Lawsuit Expands Challenge to Damaging Grazing in Agua Fria National Monument in Arizona
May 10, 2022 – Legal Appeal Aims to Defend Wyoming’s Path of the Pronghorn From Massive Fracking Project
May 10, 2022 – Lawsuit: EPA Must Protect Manatees From Water Pollution
May 03, 2022 – Legal Agreement Forces EPA to Assess Toxicity of Plastics
May 02, 2022 – Lawsuit Seeks Documents on Biden Administration Plans to Weaken Endangered Species Act
May 02, 2022 – Report: Electric Utilities Shut Off Power 3.6 Million Times While Increasing Payouts to Shareholders, Executives
April 29, 2022 – Arizona OKs Uranium Mining Permit That Puts Grand Canyon’s Groundwater, Springs at Risk
April 28, 2022 – Lawsuit Challenges U.S. Postal Service Plan to Buy 150,000 Gas-Guzzling Trucks
April 28, 2022 – Tope Sharks Take Step Toward Endangered Species Protection
April 27, 2022 – Legal Actions Challenge Huge Logging Project in Los Padres National Forest
April 27, 2022 – Proposed Montana Gypsum Mine Scrapped in Victory for Rare Plant
April 27, 2022 – 500 Global Groups Urge Biden to End Fossil Fuel Era in Response to Russia-Ukraine War
April 27, 2022 – Lawsuit Demands Halt to Mexico’s Maya Train
April 26, 2022 – Rare Southern Nevada Wildflower, Bee One Step Closer to Endangered Species Protections
April 26, 2022 – Monarch Butterflies, Dozens of Other Species One Step Closer to Endangered Species Protections
April 25, 2022 – Federal Officials Forced to Reexamine Kentucky Pipeline’s Threats to Endangered Bats
April 22, 2022 – First Red Wolf Pups Born in Wild Since 2018, Raising Hope for Brighter Future for Species
April 22, 2022 – Cultural, Environmental Groups Launch Utom Conservation Fund Scholarship, Fellowship
April 22, 2022 – Biden Launches Process for Protecting Mature, Old-Growth Forests on Federal Lands
April 21, 2022 – Lawsuit Challenges Federal OK of Arizona Freeway That Will Harm Climate, Wildlife, Public Lands
April 21, 2022 – Lawsuit Aims to Protect Rare Parasitic Bumblebees That Play Critical Role in Keeping Other Bee Populations Diverse, Robust
April 21, 2022 – For Earth Day, ‘Frostpaw the Polar Bear’ to Urge Rep. DeLauro, Sen. Leahy to Fully Fund Endangered Species Act
April 20, 2022 – Group Celebrates Earth Day by Expanding Nature Preserve System Throughout West
April 20, 2022 – Top Scientists: California Must End Neighborhood Oil Drilling, Phase Out Fossil Fuels
April 19, 2022 – Oregon’s Wolf Population Increases by Only Two After Year of Poaching Deaths
April 19, 2022 – Legal Action Defends Endangered Southwestern Willow Flycatcher
April 19, 2022 – 15,000 Endangered Species Condoms to Be Given Away for Earth Day
April 18, 2022 – New Study Shows People of Color in U.S. Are More Likely to Be Harmed by Pesticides Due to Weak Regulations, Lax Enforcement
April 18, 2022 – Legal Victory Secures Habitat Protection for 23 Imperiled Micronesian Species
April 18, 2022 – Appeals Court Upholds Habitat Protections for New Mexico Meadow Jumping Mouse
April 15, 2022 – Biden Administration to Restart Oil, Gas Leasing on Public Lands
April 15, 2022 – ‘Los Angeles Times’ Ad Urges California to Ramp Up Clean Car Rules
April 14, 2022 – California’s Clear Lake Hitch Back on Track for Endangered Species Protections
April 14, 2022 – Mining Company Told to Stop Illegal Dumping in Arizona’s Santa Rita Mountains
April 14, 2022 – Temblor Legless Lizard Gets Closer to California Endangered Species Protection
April 14, 2022 – Independent Scientific Review Panel: EPA’s Weakening of Groundwater Protections From Pesticides Is Not Justified
April 13, 2022 – California Issues Weak Clean Cars Rule, Fails to Lead Aggressive Electric Push
April 13, 2022 – State Wildlife Agency Recommends Ending Protection for California’s Climate-Threatened Western Joshua Trees
April 13, 2022 – Federal Officials Revise Plan to Recover Endangered Mexican Gray Wolves
April 13, 2022 – Lawsuit Launched to Seek Federal Protection for Thick-Leaf Bladderpod
April 13, 2022 – Lawsuit Aims to Push EPA to Set New Limits on Soot, Sulfur, Nitrogen Pollution
April 12, 2022 – Endangered Species Act Protection Sought for Nevada’s Railroad Valley Toad
April 12, 2022 – New Report: Gender Equity Solutions Missing From Municipal Climate Plans
April 11, 2022 – Autoridad ambiental del T-MEC recomienda investigación formal por fallas en la protección de la vaquita marina en México
April 11, 2022 – International Environmental Authority Recommends Full Investigation of Mexico’s Vaquita Failures
April 11, 2022 – More Than 200 Wolves Reported in Washington in 2021
April 11, 2022 – New Dungeons & Dragons Book to Support Endangered Species Protection
April 11, 2022 – Documents: Biden Administration Misled Public Over Secret Plan to Weaken Whooping Crane Protections
April 07, 2022 – Developer Ditches Plan to Dam Arizona’s San Francisco River
April 07, 2022 – Lawsuit Launched to Stop Power Plant Construction, Save Nevada Toad After Endangered Species Listing
April 06, 2022 – Lawsuit Filed to Protect Redwood Forest in California From Logging
April 06, 2022 – 140 Groups Call for Major Reforms at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Restore Scientific Integrity
April 06, 2022 – Bill Calls for Turbocharging Renewable Energy Manufacturing Under Defense Production Act to Ensure True Energy Security, End Fossil Fuels
April 05, 2022 – Los Angeles County Moves to Limit New Sprawl in Fire-Prone Areas
April 05, 2022 – Federal Court Rejects Fort Huachuca’s Groundwater Pumping Plan for Fourth Time
April 05, 2022 – Congress Introduces Legislation to Ban Wildlife Killing Contests on Public Lands
April 05, 2022 – New Coalition Pressures Tennessee Valley Authority to Cut Fossil-Fuel Emissions, Ramp Up Renewable Energy
April 05, 2022 – California Oil Company Warned for Cutting Corners in Repairing Leaky Pipeline
April 04, 2022 – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Gives Rare Nevada Toad Emergency Endangered Species Protection
April 04, 2022 – 100 Groups Demand EPA Set Protective Airplane-Pollution Limits
April 01, 2022 – Arizona Game and Fish Fails to Ban Spring Bear Hunting With New Guidelines
April 01, 2022 – Lawsuit Launched to Stop Destruction of Endangered California Tiger Salamander Habitat
March 31, 2022 – Alaska’s Ice Seals Gain Critical Habitat Protection
March 30, 2022 – Mexican Gray Wolf Numbers Rose to Just Under 200 Last Year
March 30, 2022 – Coastal California Sunflower Is Latest Endangered Species Act Success
March 30, 2022 – Groups Call for Oil Industry to Fund California’s Costly Oil Well Cleanup
March 28, 2022 – Biden Budget Shortchanges Key Programs to Protect, Recover Endangered Species
March 25, 2022 – Endangered Species Protection Sought for Tiny Virginia Fish
March 24, 2022 – Agreement Prohibits Military Spending on Border Wall, Requires Restoration, Damage Study
March 24, 2022 – Lawsuit Filed to Fight EPA Delay in Reducing Asthma-Causing Smog
March 24, 2022 – New Documents: EPA Managers Reportedly Instructed Staff Not to Document in Emails Concerns About Flea Collars Linked to Thousands of Pet Deaths
March 24, 2022 – U.S. Endangered Species Act Protection Sought for Hippos
March 23, 2022 – 14,000 Objections Filed Against Pisgah-Nantahala Forest Plan
March 23, 2022 – Lawsuit Aims to Protect California’s Temblor Legless Lizard
March 22, 2022 – Northern Long-Eared Bats Proposed for Endangered Species Protection
March 22, 2022 – 400,000 Native Animals Killed by Federal Program Last Year, New Data Shows
March 22, 2022 – Lawsuit Filed Against EPA to Protect Endangered Species From Cadmium Pollution
March 22, 2022 – Lawsuit Seeks Interior Department Documents Behind Oil, Gas Leasing Report
March 21, 2022 – Rare Sand Dune-Dwelling Plant in Oregon, California Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protection
March 19, 2022 – Washington Wildlife Commission Again Votes Down Spring Bear Hunt
March 18, 2022 – U.S. Company Seeks to Extend License for Deep-Sea Mining in Pacific
March 17, 2022 – Mining Company Nixes California Gold Exploration That Threatened Rare Daisy
March 17, 2022 – Oregon Department of Forestry Moves Flawed Endangered Species Plan Forward
March 17, 2022 – Progressive Caucus Urges Biden to Declare Climate Emergency, Stop New Fossil Fuel Extraction, Turbocharge Renewables
March 16, 2022 – Five Years After ‘Cyanide Bomb’ Injures Idaho Teen, Efforts Continue to Ban Deadly Devices
March 16, 2022 – Federal Court Rejects Weld County’s Request to Delay Reductions of Dangerous Smog Pollution From Oil, Gas Operations
March 14, 2022 – Two Appalachian Crayfish Gain 446 Miles of Lifesaving Critical Habitat
March 14, 2022 – New Wildlife Data Reveals Disturbing U.S. Trophy Trade Trends
March 11, 2022 – California Court Rules Against Big Bear Development Over Wildfire Concerns, Harms to Rare Plant
March 11, 2022 – CITES Approves Totoaba Trade in Major Blow to Imperiled Vaquita Porpoise
March 11, 2022 – CITES aprueba el comercio de totoaba en un gran golpe para la vaquita marina
March 10, 2022 – Congress Urged to Increase Spending to $700 Million for Endangered Species Conservation
March 10, 2022 – Expanded Alaska Habitat Protections Sought for World’s Most Endangered Whale
March 10, 2022 – Report Card: North Carolina’s Pisgah-Nantahala Forest Plan Flunks
March 09, 2022 – California Court Rejects Sprawl Development Near San Diego
March 09, 2022 – Biden Urged to Invoke Defense Protection Act, Resist Shortsighted Domestic Fossil Fuel Policies
March 09, 2022 – Omnibus Budget Ignores Climate Emergency, Extinction Crisis
March 08, 2022 – Santa Barbara County Rejects ExxonMobil Oil-Trucking Plan
March 08, 2022 – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Reverses Course, Asserts That Neurotoxic Pesticide Malathion Will Not Put a Single Protected Species At Risk of Extinction
March 08, 2022 – Petition Urges Biden Administration to Strengthen Endangered Species Act to Save Life on Earth
March 07, 2022 – Eighty Groups Demand Gov. Newsom Set Nation-Leading Clean Car Standard
March 07, 2022 – Legal Petition Demands Biden Administration Halt Imports of Russian Fossil Fuels
March 02, 2022 – Oregon Passes Law to Prevent Spread of Diseases Linked to Wildlife Trafficking
March 02, 2022 – National Marine Fisheries Service Analysis: Chlorpyrifos, Diazinon, Malathion Jeopardize Dozens of Endangered Species
March 02, 2022 – Two Freshwater Mussels Proposed for Federal Protections in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Louisiana
March 01, 2022 – State of the Union: Amid Global Crisis, Biden Must Move to End Fossil Fuel Era
March 01, 2022 – Seabird Protection From Federal Fisheries On Horizon
March 01, 2022 – U.S. Officials Urged to Deny Elephant Trophy Imports by March 16 Deadline
February 28, 2022 – Biden Climate Leadership Needed in Wake of Supreme Court Argument
February 28, 2022 – Last Rattlesnake Roundup in Georgia Replaced by Humane Wildlife Festival
February 28, 2022 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect Endangered Bats From Methane Gas Pipeline
February 25, 2022 – Grupos exhortan a juzgado mexicano fallar a favor de jóvenes indígenas mayas en amparo constitucional ante mega granja porcícola en Yucatán
February 25, 2022 – Mexican Court Urged to Rule for Indigenous Mayan Youth in Constitutional Challenge to Massive Industrial Hog Operation on Yucatán Peninsula
February 25, 2022 – Peppered Chub Placed on Endangered List
February 25, 2022 – Supreme Court Argument Highlights Need for Biden Climate Action
February 24, 2022 – Lawsuit Targets EPA’s Failure to Protect Washington’s Endangered Salmon, Orcas, Trout From Cyanide Pollution
February 24, 2022 – Legal Petition Urges Biden Administration to Ban Toxic Agricultural Pesticides on National Wildlife Refuges
February 24, 2022 – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Sued for Refusing to Stop Chlorpyrifos, Diazinon From Killing Endangered Animals, Plants
February 23, 2022 – BASF to Stop Selling Pesticide Trifludimoxazin Rather Than Continue Litigation
February 23, 2022 – $22,500 Reward Offered for Info on Illegal Killing of Wolf in Northeast Oregon
February 23, 2022 – Report Details Key Powers Biden Can Unlock With National Climate Emergency, Echoes Congressional Calls for Declaration
February 22, 2022 – Agreement Sets Swift Deadline for Decision on Dixie Valley Toad Protections
February 22, 2022 – Federal Regulators Urged to End Utility Practice of Funneling Ratepayer Money to Anti-Environment Trade Groups
February 22, 2022 – New Report: More Than 200 Million Pounds of Pesticides in U.S. Are Applied to Crops Grown to Feed Animals on Factory Farms
February 18, 2022 – Nevada Geothermal Project Breaks Ground While Court Battles Rage
February 17, 2022 – California Officials Urged to Decommission Leaky Offshore Oil Pipeline
February 17, 2022 – California Bill Aims to Improve Wildlife Connectivity, Public Safety
February 16, 2022 – Legal Intervention Backs California’s Authority to Protect Oceano Dunes From Off-Road Vehicles
February 16, 2022 – Court Upholds Protections for California’s Western Joshua Trees
February 15, 2022 – Petition Aims to Protect Tope Shark Under Endangered Species Act
February 15, 2022 – Missing Link in Biden’s Climate Agenda: Letting Older Trees Grow
February 14, 2022 – Rare Plant in South Texas, Mexico Proposed for Endangered Species Protection
February 11, 2022 – Lawsuit Targets Federal OK of Railway That Would Quadruple Oil Production in Utah’s Uinta Basin
February 10, 2022 – EE.UU. presenta demanda comercial en contra de México por la falta de protección a la vaquita marina
February 10, 2022 – U.S. Launches Trade Complaint Over Mexico’s Failure to Protect Vaquita
February 10, 2022 – Federal Court Restores Gray Wolf’s Endangered Species Act Protection
February 10, 2022 – Endangered Species Condoms to Be Handed Out at El Paso Zoo for Valentine’s Day
February 10, 2022 – 30,000 Endangered Species Condoms to Be Distributed for Valentine’s Day
February 10, 2022 – Lawsuit Launched to Secure Endangered Status for Secretive Eastern Black Rail
February 09, 2022 – Court Upholds Ventura County Ordinances to Safeguard Wildlife Connectivity
February 09, 2022 – California Senate Bill Would Eliminate Dirty, Dangerous Offshore Drilling
February 09, 2022 – Army Corps Urged to Block Louisiana Methanol Facility Over Potential Groundwater Harms
February 09, 2022 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect Suckley’s Cuckoo Bumblebees
February 08, 2022 – Legal Petition Demands Biden Administration Stop Unlawful Gulf of Mexico Oil Drilling
February 07, 2022 – Rare Montana Plant Moves Closer to Endangered Species Protection
February 07, 2022 – Maui Grand Wailea Resort Sued for Lights That Harm Endangered Seabirds
February 07, 2022 – Variable Cuckoo Bumblebee Moves One Step Closer to Endangered Species Act Protection
February 07, 2022 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect Critical Habitat for Florida Bonneted Bat, Again
February 04, 2022 – Federal Appeals Court Axes Commercial Logging in Los Padres National Forest Roadless Area in California
February 04, 2022 – America COMPETES Act Includes Big Wins for Wildlife, Pandemic Prevention
February 03, 2022 – Federal Court Invalidates Another Key Permit in Endangered Species Act Case, Casting Serious Doubt on Future of Mountain Valley Pipeline
February 03, 2022 – Legal Petition Urges Biden Administration to Stop Buying Single-Use Plastic
February 03, 2022 – Congressional Oversight Urged for Tennessee Valley Authority
February 02, 2022 – Red Wolf Recovery Program to Resume in Earnest, Raising Ray of Hope for Survival
February 02, 2022 – Lawsuit Launched Challenging EPA’s Failure to Update Air Pollution Emission Standards for Soot, Sulfur, Nitrogen
February 02, 2022 – Critical Habitat Protections Proposed for Tiehm’s Buckwheat
February 02, 2022 – In Another Endangered Species Act Success, Central California Coast Snail On Road to Recovery
February 02, 2022 – Federal, California Protections Sought for Rare Daisy Imperiled by Gold Mining
February 02, 2022 – In-Danger Designation Requested for Pantanal Wetlands in Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay
February 01, 2022 – Lawsuit Filed to Protect Health of Gadsden, Alabama Residents, Coosa River Wildlife From Chronic Sewage Overflows
February 01, 2022 – EPA to Consider ‘Emergency’ Use of Bee-Killing Pesticide Clothianidin on Florida Oranges for Ninth Straight Year
February 01, 2022 – As Deaths Soar, Lawsuit Seeks to Protect Critical Habitat for Florida Manatees
January 31, 2022 – Utah BLM Urged to Cease Destruction of Dinosaur Tracksite
January 28, 2022 – Mr. Goodbar, Famed Wandering Wolf of Borderlands, Shot in New Mexico But Survives
January 27, 2022 – Court: Massive Offshore Oil Lease Sale in Gulf Based on Faulty Legal Analysis
January 27, 2022 – Lawsuit Seeks Documents on Biden Administration’s Border Levee Wall Construction in Texas
January 27, 2022 – Under Pressure From EPA, North Carolina Moves to Comply With Clean Air Act Requirement for Deciding on Permits in 18 Months
January 26, 2022 – California Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Measure Z Oil, Gas Protections Case
January 26, 2022 – 100-Plus Environmental Groups Urge Agriculture Secretary to Block Oil Train Railway Through Utah, Colorado
January 26, 2022 – Lawsuit Challenges Denial of Endangered Species Protection for Florida Lizard
January 26, 2022 – Lawsuit Aims to Protect Whales, Other Endangered Animals From Pacific Offshore Oil Drilling
January 25, 2022 – Agreement Reached to Ensure New Protections for Rare Mount Charleston Blue Butterfly as Nevada Ski Resort Expands
January 25, 2022 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect Rare Oregon Wildflower
January 25, 2022 – Lawsuit Aims to Protect Threatened Lynx, Bats From Massive Copper Mine in Superior National Forest in Minnesota
January 24, 2022 – Gov. Inslee Makes Three New Appointments to Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission
January 24, 2022 – Denied Protection for Two Decades, New Mexico Butterfly Finally Proposed for ‘Endangered’ Status
January 24, 2022 – Petition Aims to Protect Famed Ghost Orchids Under Endangered Species Act
January 21, 2022 – Forest Service Proposes Quadrupling Timber Harvests in Country’s Most Popular National Forest
January 21, 2022 – New Data: Biden’s First Year Drilling Permitting Stomps Trump’s By 34%
January 19, 2022 – Legal Petition Seeks to Halt Federally Authorized Harm to Last of Alaska’s Cook Inlet Beluga Whales
January 19, 2022 – Legal Petition Calls On Biden to Phase Out Federal Oil, Gas by 2035
January 18, 2022 – Agreement Reached Securing Clean Air Act Compliance for Colorado Coal Mine
January 14, 2022 – California Judge Revives Lawsuit Against Controversial Tejon Ranchcorp Development
January 13, 2022 – $16,500 Reward Offered for Info on Wolf Killed Illegally in Oregon’s Wallowa County
January 13, 2022 – Petition Seeks to Protect Southern Bog Turtle Under Endangered Species Act
January 12, 2022 – Lawsuit Challenges Destructive Grazing in Agua Fria National Monument
January 11, 2022 – EPA Reapproves Enlist One, Enlist Duo Pesticides With New Protections for Endangered Species
January 11, 2022 – Press Conference to Introduce New Utah 30x30 Coalition, Survey Results on Protecting Land, Water
January 11, 2022 – EPA Proposes Reforms to Assess New Pesticides’ Harms to Endangered Species
January 10, 2022 – Lawsuit Challenges Point Reyes Ranching, Elk-Killing Plan
January 10, 2022 – Lawsuit Aims to Protect Pacific Humpbacks From Deadly Fishing Gear
January 06, 2022 – California Court Orders Lake County to Set Aside Approval of Mega-Resort
January 06, 2022 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect Imperiled Kirtland’s Snake
January 06, 2022 – Lawsuit Launched Challenging EPA’s Failure to Protect Endangered Species From Hundreds of Harmful Pyrethroid Pesticides
January 05, 2022 – Lawsuit Filed to Fight EPA Delay in Reducing Smog in 6 States With Some of Nation’s Worst Air Quality
January 04, 2022 – Judge Halts Nevada Geothermal Energy Project Days Before Bulldozers Set to Start Destroying Sacred Springs
January 04, 2022 – Florida’s Panama City Crayfish Protected Under Endangered Species Act
January 03, 2022 – Following California Oil Spill, Amplify Energy Is Warned That Pipeline Activities Are Unlawful Without Permit
January 03, 2022 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect Tucson Shovel-Nosed Snakes Under Endangered Species Act
December 27, 2021 – Four California Frog Populations Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protection
December 27, 2021 – Sunflower Sea Star One Step Closer to Endangered Species Act Protection
December 23, 2021 – California Court Rules Lawsuit Against State Oil Regulator Can Proceed
December 22, 2021 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect Polar Bears From Arctic Oil Exploration
December 22, 2021 – Tecolote bajeño propuesto de nuevo para ser protegido bajo la Ley de Especies en Peligro de Extinción
December 21, 2021 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect Washington’s Endangered Salmon, Orcas, Trout From Cyanide Pollution
December 21, 2021 – Lawsuit Challenges EPA’s Failure to Obey Court Order to Protect Endangered Wildlife From Toxic Pesticide
December 21, 2021 – Lawsuit Launched Against Biden Administration’s Texas Border Levee Wall Construction
December 21, 2021 – Cactus Ferruginous Pygmy Owls Proposed for Renewed Endangered Species Act Protection
December 20, 2021 – Rare Southern California Butterfly Protected as Threatened Under Endangered Species Act
December 20, 2021 – Biden Administration Finalizes Weak Auto Emission Standards
December 20, 2021 – EPA to Be Sued for Failure to Protect Manatees From Water Pollution