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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 10 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