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December 30, 2009 – Lawsuit Defends Wildlife and Habitat From National-forest Land Swap
December 30, 2009 – New Federal Studies: Alaskan Polar Bear and Walrus in Trouble
December 29, 2009 – Federal Study: Manatee Death Rate Is Seven Times Sustainable Level
December 28, 2009 – Lawsuit to Be Filed to Protect Fossil Creek Endangered Species From Corporate Cattle Grazing
December 22, 2009 – Alaska Native, Tourism, and Conservation Groups Seek Protection for Roadless Areas in Tongass National Forest
December 22, 2009 – Lawsuit to Be Filed Over Delay in Protecting Florida Panther Habitat
December 21, 2009 – More Than 100 Groups Endorse Petition to EPA to Cap Carbon Dioxide Pollution at 350 Parts Per Million
December 21, 2009 – Reversing Bush Political Corruption, Feds Agree to Increase Critical Habitat Protection for 12 Texas Endangered Species
December 18, 2009 – Center for Biological Diversity Statement on "Deal" at Copenhagen
December 18, 2009 – Center for Biological Diversity Statement on President Obama's Climate Speech
December 18, 2009 – National Marine Fisheries Service Sued to Save Loggerhead Sea Turtles
December 17, 2009 –After Three Failed Attempts, Forest Service Embarks on Fourth Drafting of National Planning Rules That Could Have Major Impact on Wildlife
December 17, 2009 – Center for Biological Diversity Statement on Secretary Clinton’s Speech
December 16, 2009 – Suit Filed to Stop Hawaii Longline Fishery From Tripling Sea Turtle Kill
December 16, 2009 – Media Advisory: Frostpaw the Polar Bear Available for Comment and Photos in Copenhagen
December 15, 2009 – Plan to Open Vermont State Lands to All-terrain Vehicles Rejected by State Committee
December 14, 2009 –Off-road Vehicles Trashing State-park Lands, Report Shows
December 14, 2009 – Murkowski Seeks to Thwart Efforts to Curb Carbon Pollution
December 14, 2009 – Obama Administration Fails to Issue Legally Required Decisions on Whether 144 Species Deserve Endangered Species Act Protection
December 10, 2009 – Surface Mining Devastation in Appalachia Detailed in New Federal Report
December 10, 2009 – Arizona Game and Fish Risks Killing More Jaguars in Violation of Endangered Species Act
December 10, 2009 – Center for Biological Diversity Statement on Kerry, Lieberman, Graham Press Conference on Climate Change and Energy Independence
December 10, 2009 – 129 Scientists Call on Secretary Salazar to Rescind Bush-era Policy Limiting Scope of Endangered Species Act
December 8, 2009 – Feds Respond to Lawsuit Challenging Bush Species Corruption: Propose 9,605 Protected Acres for Endangered Santa Ana Sucker
December 8, 2009 – Judge Halts Money-wasting Timber Sale in Tongass Roadless Area
December 8, 2009 – Report: President Obama Has the Clear Legal Authority to Make a Binding Commitment for Greenhouse Gas Reductions in Copenhagen Without Waiting for Congress
December 8, 2009 – 4,000 Acres of Habitat Proposed for Rare Southern California Lily
December 7, 2009 – Conservation Groups Sue to Protect Roadless Area From Off-road Vehicles in Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area
December 7, 2009 – EPA's Endangerment Finding Marks First Step Toward Global Warming Solutions Under the Clean Air Act
December 3, 2009 – Polar Bears Poisoned by Pesticide Pollution: Lawsuit Filed Against EPA to Protect Arctic From Pesticide Contamination
December 3, 2009 – Pollution Permit for Peabody's Black Mesa Coal Mine Withdrawn by EPA Following Appeal by Tribal and Conservation Groups
December 3, 2009 – More Than 400 Conservation, Animal Protection, Peace and Justice Groups Plead With President Obama to Commute Okinawa Dugong Death Sentence
December 2, 2009 – EPA Petitioned to Cap Carbon Dioxide Pollution at 350 Parts Per Million Under the Clean Air Act
December 1, 2009 – Wednesday, December 2 Public Meeting in Honolulu to Focus on Threat to Okinawa Dugong From Controversial U.S. Marine Corps Base Expansion in Japan
December 1, 2009 – Cook Inlet Beluga Whale to Gain Habitat Protection: Federal Agency Proposes to Protect 3,000 Square Miles as Critical Habitat for Endangered Whale
December 1, 2009 – America's Hottest Species: New Report Highlights America's 10 Most Global-warming Endangered Species as Decision-makers Gather in Copenhagen
November 25, 2009 – Center for Biological Diversity Statement on President Obama's Announcement on Copenhagen
November 24, 2009 – Protection Sought for Colorado River Cutthroat Trout Under the Endangered Species Act
November 24, 2009 – Protection Sought for Rare Alabama Fish Under the Endangered Species Act
November 20, 2009 – Center for Biological Diversity Warns of Lawsuit Over Delay in Mexican Wolf Protection
November 19, 2009 – Conservation Organizations Join Legal Effort to Protect Endangered Blue Whale
November 18, 2009 – Siddiqui Nomination as Chief Agricultural Negotiator in U.S. Trade Office Opposed by Center for Biological Diversity
November 17, 2009 – Lawsuit Imminent Over Water Diversions Killing Salmon and Steelhead in Russian and Gualala Rivers
November 16, 2009 – Riverside Fairy Shrimp and Two Rare Southern California Plants to Receive Additional Critical Habitat
November 16, 2009 – Lawsuit Challenges Uranium Mine That Threatens Water and Wildlife of the Grand Canyon
November 16, 2009 – Endocrine-disrupting Chemicals, Risk to Human Health and Wildlife Survival, Are Polluting Lake Mead
November 16, 2009 – San Francisco Park Department Ignores Science, Promotes All-golf Alternative for Sharp Park Although No-golf Option Shown to Be Best for Environment, Budget, and Outdoor Recreation
November 13, 2009 – Lawsuits Filed to Secure Endangered Species Act Protection for Two Key Delta Fish Species
November 13, 2009 – Endangered Mexican Gray Wolves Get a Boost on Road to Recovery As Feds Scrap Wolf-killing Three Strikes Rule
November 12, 2009 – New Groups Join Fight to Save Tejon Ranch: Suit Filed to Stop Luxury Sprawl Megadevelopment
November 12, 2009 – Last Stand Made for Endangered West Virginia Northern Flying Squirrel
November 11, 2009 – One Spawning Ground Left: Rare Green Sturgeon to Get Needed Recovery Plan
November 10, 2009 – California's Illegal Adoption of "Carbon Credits for Clearcuts" Forest Policy Challenged
November 6, 2009 – Dirty Coal Czar Confirmed by Senate
November 6, 2009 – Center for Biological Diversity Statement on Senate Climate Bill
November 6, 2009 – Obama Issues Endangered Species Performance Review: Has Only Listed Two Species in 10 Months
November 5, 2009 – 100,000 Letters Support Protecting Grand Canyon From Uranium Mining
November 5, 2009 – Coal Company Destroys Last Intact Mountain in Coal River Valley
November 4, 2009 – Court Reconsiders Threatened Status for Flat-tailed Horned Lizard
November 2, 2009 – Mojave Desert Victory for Clean Air and Climate: Court Invalidates Rule Granting Pollution Offsets for Road Paving
November 2, 2009 – Protection Proposed for Queen Charlotte Goshawk in Canada, But Not Alaska
November 2, 2009 – New Study: Harmful Bush Policy, Still in Effect, Wrongly Cut Protections for Wolf, Trout, Mouse, Prairie Dog, and Penguin
November 1, 2009 – Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management Asked to Protect Public Lands in Eastern Arizona From Off-road Vehicle Damage
October 29, 2009 –Land Speculator Michael Winer Wins 2009 Rubber Dodo Award
October 28, 2009 – Lawsuit Filed Again Seeking California Endangered Species Act Protection for American Pika
October 27, 2009 – Lethal New Poison Could Exterminate Black-tailed Prairie Dogs -- Plus Kill Whooping Cranes and Golden Eagles
October 26, 2009 – Vanishing Butterflies Flutter Closer to Endangered Species Act Protection
October 26, 2009 – Forest Service Withdraws Five-year Permit for Off-road "Enduro" Races
October 23, 2009 – Pleasanton Must Reconsider Staples Ranch Development
October 22, 2009 – Report Details 350 Species Threatened by Global Warming
October 22, 2009 – Polar Bear to Receive Habitat Protection: 128 Million Acres to Be Designated as Critical Habitat Following Lawsuit Settlement
October 20, 2009 – Highly Endangered Buena Vista Lake Ornate Shrew to Get 55 Times More Critical Habitat
October 20, 2009 – Protection Sought for 83 Coral Species as Coral Heads for Worldwide Extinction
October 20, 2009 – Grand Canyon Old-growth Logging Plan Revived
October 19, 2009 – Study Shows Water Shortages in Southeast United States Are Due to Overpopulation, Likely to Be Repeated
October 15, 2009 – Obama Administration Denies Protection for Arctic Seal Threatened by Global Warming
October 15, 2009 – Public Supports Protecting Grand Canyon and One Million Acres of Public Lands From Mining
October 14, 2009 – Press Conference and Public Meeting to Focus on Proposed Uranium Mining Ban Around Grand Canyon
October 9, 2009 – Endangered Arroyo Toad Gets Big Increase in Proposed Critical Habitat
October 9, 2009 – Aerial Gunning of Wolf Pack in Montana Isolates Yellowstone Wolves, Undermines Recovery
October 8, 2009 – Green Sturgeon Gains Habitat Protection From Monterey Bay to Canadian Border
October 8, 2009 – Settlement Reached in Sea Turtle Lawsuit
October 7, 2009 – Suit Challenges Slashing of Habitat Protection for Endangered Peninsular Bighorn Sheep
October 7, 2009 – Alaska Sea Otters Gain Habitat Protection
October 6, 2009 – Feds Will Face Lawsuit for Denying Penguins Endangered Species Protections
October 1, 2009 – Center Announces Partnership With Stonyfield Farm
September 30, 2009 – California's Biggest Forest Clearcutter First in Line for Carbon Credit Money
September 30, 2009 – Obama Administration Takes Another Step Toward Curbing Greenhouse Gas Pollution
September 30, 2009 – Montana Grayling to Be Reconsidered for Endangered Species Act Protection
September 30, 2009 – Court Rules That Southern California Forest Plans Violate Law by Ignoring Effects of Development on 974,000 Roadless Acres
September 30, 2009 – Center for Biological Diversity Statement on Senate Climate Bill
September 29, 2009 – Bush-era Plan Authorizing Off-road Vehicles on Federal Lands in Mojave Desert Found Illegal by Court
September 29, 2009 – Clark County and Cities Seeking Permit to Kill Endangered Species
September 29, 2009 – Florida's Endangered Manatees May Get New Habitat Protection
September 28, 2009 – Ice-dependent Arctic Seals Advance Toward Endangered Species Act Protection
September 25, 2009 – Permit for New Mexico Coal-fired Power Plant Sent Back to EPA
September 24, 2009 – Conservationists Sue to Protect Endangered Jaguars From Arizona Game and Fish Department
September 23, 2009 – Government Announces Plan to Respond to White-nose Syndrome, Try to Stave Off Bat Catastrophe
September 23, 2009 – Study: Southern California Forests With Beetle and Drought-killed Trees Do Not Burn More Severely Than Unaffected Areas
September 21, 2009 – California Policy Would Give Carbon Credits for Forest Clearcutting
September 18, 2009 – Center Lauds Cancellation of Development in Proposed National Monument
September 17, 2009 – Up to 200 Walruses Dead in Alaska as Arctic Sea Ice Reaches Third-lowest Level Recorded
September 17, 2009 – Legal Petition Filed With Feds to Protect 3 Million Acres for Florida Panther
September 16, 2009 – Groups Ask for More Critical Habitat for Endangered North Atlantic Right Whale
September 15, 2009 – Historic Step Toward Cleaner Energy: Obama Administration to Regulate Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Raise Gas-mileage Standards
September 15, 2009 – Interior Chief Salazar Announces Climate Change Strategy, Meanwhile Continuing to Greenlight Dirty Fossil Fuel Development
September 15, 2009 – Rattlesnake Roundups Leading to Demise of Eastern Diamondback
September 14, 2009 – Court Halts Copper-mine Land Exchange That Would Hurt Desert Species
September 14, 2009 – Forest Service Off-road Plan Endangers Leopold's Legacy
September 12, 2009 – Verizon Apologizes for Sponsoring Mountaintop Removal Rally
September 11, 2009 – New Desert Tortoise Translocation Put On Hold
September 11, 2009 – Pizarchik Nomination as Director of Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Opposed by Center for Biological Diversity
September 11, 2009 – Center for Biological Diversity Statement On Chamber of Commerce and National Automobile Dealers Association Lawsuit to Block Greenhouse Gas Emissions Limits for Cars and Trucks
September 11, 2009 – Center for Biological Diversity Applauds Environmental Protection Agency Decision to Hold Back 79 Mountaintop Removal Permits for Further Review
September 10, 2009 – Amargosa Toad Takes Long-overdue Hop Toward Endangered Species Protections
September 9, 2009 – Poorly Sited Solar Project Edges Closer to Approval: Mega-Project in Endangered Species Habitat Sets Bad Precedent for Renewable Energy Development
September 9, 2009 – Court Finds Wolf Delisting is Likely Unlawful; Declines to Stop Wolf Hunts
September 9, 2009 – Destructive Sierra Nevada Off-road Vehicle Plan Challenged
September 8, 2009 – Pacific Walrus Advances Toward Endangered Species Protection
September 8, 2009 – Uranium Mine Threatens Grand Canyon's Endangered Species, Meets With Legal Challenge
September 7, 2009 – Groups Denounce Verizon Wireless Sponsorship of Controversial, Climate-change Denying Labor Day Event
September 7, 2009 – Killing of Wolf Pair a Serious Setback to Wolf Recovery in Oregon
September 4, 2009 – Groups Ask That Verizon Wireless Withdraw Support of Controversial, Climate-change Denying Labor Day Event
September 3, 2009 – Lawsuit Filed to Protect Arctic Seal Threatened by Global Warming
September 3, 2009 – Suit Seeks to Protect 70,000 Additional Acres for Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow
September 2, 2009 – Activists Pressure Verizon Wireless to Hang Up on Bad Coal Connection
September 2, 2009 – Delta Legislation Enabling Construction of Peripheral Canal Spells Disaster for Region's Already Struggling Fisheries
September 1, 2009 – EPA Takes Another Step Toward Implementing Clean Air Act to Address Global Warming Crisis
September 1, 2009 – Florida's Southwestern Coast Protected as Smalltooth Sawfish Habitat
September 1, 2009 – Verizon Wireless Faces Boycott for Supporting Mountaintop Removal
August 28, 2009 – Mexican Wolf Pack Left to Roam Wild
August 27, 2009 – Second Suit Filed to Preserve Fanita Ranch -- City of Santee Still Unclear on Fire-safety Concept
August 27, 2009 – New Research: Herbicide Atrazine Linked to Cancer, Birth Defects, Endocrine Disruption, and Endangered Species Impacts
August 27, 2009 – Suit Filed to Stop Development of Wildlife Preserve; Land Swap Will Lead to Warehouses in Endangered Species Habitat
August 26, 2009 – Critical Habitat Proposed for Endangered San Diego Ambrosia, Rare California Plant
August 26, 2009 – Interior Begins Analysis of New Grand Canyon Uranium Protections
August 26, 2009 – More Than 300 Groups Ask Senate for Stronger Climate Bill
August 25, 2009 – Greenhouse Gas Lawsuits Force Timber Company Cancellation of Sierra Nevada Clearcut Logging Plan
August 24, 2009 – With Bat Extinctions Looming, 1.5 Million Dead, Group Says Feds Must Make Saving Bats First Priority
August 24, 2009 – TVA's Kentucky "Paradise" Coal-fired Plant Operating Permit Fails to Comply With the Clean Air Act
August 21, 2009 – Interior Secretary Salazar, Senators John McCain and Mark Udall to Visit Grand Canyon Today Following Interior's July Uranium Moratorium
August 20, 2009 – Lawsuits Filed Over Sierra Nevada Logging Plans' Greenhouse Gas Emissions
August 20, 2009 – Conservation Groups Challenge Wolf Hunting
August 19, 2009 – Rare Virgin Island Plants Slated for Protections
August 19, 2009 – Scientists Support Restoration of Sharp Park
August 19, 2009 – Gunnison Sage Grouse Wins Another Chance at Protection
August 18, 2009 – Interior Department Denies Endangered Species Act Protection to Imperiled California Seabird
August 18, 2009 – 74,000 Acres of Critical Habitat Proposed for Sonoma County Population of California Tiger Salamander
August 14, 2009 – Forest Service Corrects Course, Allows Review of Off-road Vehicle Plan Threatening Wildlife and Watersheds
August 13, 2009 – Lawsuit Filed Over Sierra Nevada Logging Plan's Greenhouse Gas Emissions
August 12, 2009 – Controversial Approval of Sunrise Transmission Line Appealed to California Supreme Court
August 12, 2009 – Humpback Whales on Rocky Road to Recovery
August 11, 2009 – Center for Biological Diversity Petitions for Protection of Mexican Gray Wolf
August 5, 2009 – Court Upholds Safeguards for 50 Million Acres of Roadless Forests
August 5, 2009 – Feds Propose New Desert Tortoise Translocation Despite Past Disaster
August 4, 2009 – Tejon Ranch to Release Secret Condor Documents At Long Last
August 3, 2009 – Groups Mount Defense of Threatened Canada Lynx Against Snowmobile Lawsuit
August 3, 2009 – Forest Service Off-road Vehicle Plan Halted Near Grand Canyon
July 29, 2009 – New Off-road Vehicle Plan Still Threatens Carson National Forest
July 28, 2009 – Two Rare Plants in Southern Oregon to Receive Habitat Protection
July 28, 2009 – Report: Threats to Roadless Forests Show National Roadless Rule Urgently Needed
July 20, 2009 – Salazar Protects Grand Canyon Watersheds From New Uranium Claims and Exploration
July 17, 2009 – Conservationists Stop Herbicide Spraying on 1.5 Million Acres of Public Land: Bureau of Land Management Urged to End Its Addiction to Toxins
July 17, 2009 – Media Advisory: Grand Canyon Rally to Focus on Uranium Threats
July 16, 2009 – Forest Service Adopts Anti-wildlife Policies: Obama Administration Reinstates Illegal and Inadequate Forest Regulations
July 16, 2009 – Obama Administration Cancels Bush-era Plan to Clearcut Oregon Forests
July 15, 2009 – Reward Offered for Off-road Vandals Who Trashed Meadow
July 14, 2009 – Center for Biological Diversity Statement on the Army Corps of Engineer's Proposal to Suspend Nationwide Permits for Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining in Appalachia
July 13, 2009 – Dow Pitching New Pesticide That Doubles As an Extraordinarily Potent Greenhouse Gas
July 9, 2009 – Critically Endangered Buena Vista Lake Ornate Shrew Granted a Reprieve From Extinction
July 8, 2009 – Palm Springs Scarab Beetle Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protection
July 8, 2009 – Polar Bears Poisoned by Pesticide Pollution: Lawsuit to Be Filed to Force EPA to Protect Arctic From Pesticide Contamination
July 8, 2009 – Condor Experts Condemn Proposed Tejon Ranch Development: Proposed "Conservation" Plan Will Hurt Endangered California Condors
July 7, 2009 – Coal-friendly Bush Energy Corridor Plan Challenged:
Transmission Lines and Towers Needed to Bring Wind, Solar Energy to Consumers
July 7, 2009 – No Help in Sight for Disappearing Southwest Fish: Roundtail Chub Has Been Waiting for Endangered Species Act Protection Since 1985
July 6, 2009 – Suit Challenges Logging That Threatens Burned Forest Recovery Near Grand Canyon
July 2, 2009 – Imperiled California Seabird Advances Toward Endangered Species Act Protection:
August Deadline Set for Listing Decision for Ashy Storm Petrel
July 1, 2009 – Pesticide Victory: Proposal to Restrict Toxic Pesticides in Bay Area Endangered Species Habitat
June 30, 2009 – Western Leopard Frogs Move a Step Closer to Protection
June 30, 2009 – Strike Three: Court Rejects Illegal National Forest Regulations for Third Time
June 30, 2009 – EPA Allows States to Enforce Stricter Greenhouse Gas Tailpipe Emissions Limits: A Hard-fought Victory for Environmental Groups
June 30, 2009 – Conservation Groups Again Petition to List Giant Palouse Earthworm as an Endangered Species
June 30, 2009 – Center for Biological Diversity Statement on Interior Secretary Salazar’s Plan to Fast-track Solar Energy Development on Public Lands
June 29, 2009 – After Years of Delay, Three Southeastern Mollusks Proposed for Protection Under Endangered Species Act; Hundreds of Other Candidate Species Continue to Languish Without Protection
June 29, 2009 – Court-ordered Settlement Restores Endangered Species Act Protections to Great Lakes Wolves
June 25, 2009 – American Clean Energy and Security Act Must Be Substantially Strengthened to Avoid Catastrophic Global Warming
June 25, 2009 – One Year Later: Uranium Threat to Grand Canyon Still Dire Despite Emergency Action by Congress
June 24, 2009 – California Proposes Logging Rules That Would Exterminate Coho Salmon
June 23, 2009 – Suit Filed to Overturn Bush-era Removal of Protections for Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse in Wyoming
June 19, 2009 – Feds Propose to Roll Back Sea Turtle Protections:
Rule Would Triple the Number of Imperiled Sea Turtles Allowed Caught in Hawai'i Swordfish Longline Fishery
June 19, 2009 – Panama's Ngöbe Indians Win Major Victory at Inter-American Commission
on Human Rights: Dam Construction Ordered Halted
June 18, 2009 – Polar Bear and Walrus Populations in Trouble:
Federal Studies Show Tenuous Future for Arctic Icons
June 17, 2009 – Marbled Murrelet Will Retain Protection as a Threatened Species
June 17, 2009 – Tennessee Slow, Florida Out Front in Protecting Freshwater Turtles
June 17, 2009 – Livestock Grazing Threatens Fossil Creek Restoration, Endangered Wildlife
June 17, 2009 – Agriculture Department Forced to Re-examine Tamarisk Leaf-eating Beetle Program That Hurts Endangered Songbird
June 16, 2009 – Wildlife Service Slashes Protected Habitat for
Beleaguered Southern California Butterfly
June 16, 2009 – U.S. Government Report On Climate Change Details Far-reaching Impacts to
United States: Strong Climate Action Needed Now
June 16, 2009 – Endangered Atlantic Salmon Earn Expanded Protection in Maine,
Receive 12,000 River Miles of Critical Habitat
June 16, 2009 – Judge Orders Measures to Protect Iconic Native Trout From Grazing
June 16, 2009 – Thirty-one of Earth's Most Imperiled Birds to Gain Protection
June 15, 2009 – Wildlife Protection Groups Challenge Great Lakes Wolf Delisting
June 15, 2009 – Population Assessment Finds Too Many Manatees Suffer Death-by-Boat-Strike
June 15, 2009 – Off-road Vehicle Plan Threatens to Destroy Public Lands Near Grand Canyon
June 11, 2009 – New Habitat Protections Could Bring Endangered Hawaiian Monk Seals Back
From the Brink of Extinction
June 11, 2009 – Gag Order Remains as Tejon Project Moves Forward;
Group Vows Lawsuit to Force Disclosure of Secret Condor Documents
June 11, 2009 – Suit to Challenge Slashing of Habitat for Endangered Peninsular Bighorn Sheep
June 10, 2009 – Wolverines to Get a Second Chance:
Feds Will Reconsider Endangered Species Act Protections
June 9, 2009 – Critical Habitat Proposed for Rare California Plant;
Proposal Includes Only a Third of Essential Habitat
June 9, 2009 – Judge Requires Increased Protections for Endangered Species on
Southern California National Forests
June 8, 2009 – California Oil and Gas Development Threatens Imperiled Species and
More Greenhouse Gas Emissions
June 8, 2009 – Santa Fe National Forest Refuses to Protect Species Habitat
and Watershed in Jemez Mountains
June 4, 2009 – Lawsuit Announced to Protect Arctic Seals Threatened by Global Warming
June 3, 2009 – Woodland Caribou May Receive Habitat Protections:
Feds to Decide Critical Habitat for Rare Caribou by 2012
June 3, 2009 – Endangered Species Act Protection Sought for Western Gull-billed Tern
June 2, 2009 – Suit Filed to Challenge Removal of Endangered Species Act
Protection From Northern Rockies Wolves
May 28, 2009 – Obama Orders Time-out for Most National Forest Roadless Areas
May 27, 2009 – Massive Water-rights Application for Utah Nuclear Power Plant
Threatens Survival of Endangered Fish
May 26, 2009 – Old-growth Logging Project Near Grand Canyon Halted in Victory for
Conservation and Goshawks
May 22, 2009 – Herbicide Plan Threatens Endangered Species in New Mexico
May 21, 2009 – Historic Conservation Agreement Signed for Apperson and Sunol Quarries
With Center for Biological Diversity and Alameda Creek Alliance
May 21, 2009 – Protective Regulations Proposed for Ancient,
Imperiled Southern Green Sturgeon
May 21, 2009 – Condor Shooting Investigation Goes Public: "Wanted" Poster Distributed Throughout Central Coast
May 21, 2009 – More Clearcutting Slated for White Mountain National Forest Roadless Areas
May 21, 2009 – Stephen Colbert, Jr., World’s Most Famous Bald Eagle,
Debuts on Free Endangered Species Ringtone Site
May 20, 2009 – Massive Effort Needed to Save Bat Species From Extinction
May 19, 2009 – Obama Reverses Course and Raises National Gas-mileage Standard for
Cars, Trucks, and SUVs
May 18, 2009 – Court Orders Endangered Species Protection for Flat-tailed Horned Lizard — for Third Time
May 18, 2009 – Pacific Walrus Advances Toward Endangered Species Protection
May 15, 2009 – Court Tells California to Reconsider Protecting Pika From Climate Change
May 14, 2009 – California Court Blocks Wal-Mart Supercenter:
Wal-Mart Violated California Law by Ignoring Climate Change
May 14, 2009 – Lawsuit Filed Against Environmental Protection Agency for
Failure to Combat Ocean Acidification
May 14, 2009 – Appeal Filed to Stop Irreversible Logging Damage to
Fragile Burned Forest North of Grand Canyon
May 13, 2009 – Lawsuit to Challenge Government Plan for Coal-fired Power Plants and
Destructive Land Management in Nevada
May 12, 2009 – Lawsuit to be Filed Against State of Arizona for Illegal Jaguar Killing
May 8, 2009 – Obama Administration Adopts Bush's Polar Bear
Extinction Plan As Its Own
May 8, 2009 – Suit Challenges New Uranium Exploration That Threatens Grand Canyon
May 7, 2009 – Sonoma County Population of California Tiger Salamander to
Receive Critical Habitat Protection
May 7, 2009 – Forty-nine Law Professors Call on Secretary Salazar to Rescind Bush
Administration Rule Weakening Protections for Polar Bear
May 6, 2009 – American Pika Advances Toward Endangered Species Act Protection;
Small Alpine Mammal Imperiled by Global Warming
May 5, 2009 – Bureau of Land Management Defies Congressional Uranium Ban,
Approves New Exploration North of Grand Canyon
May 5, 2009 – Fish and Wildlife Service Will Consider Additional Critical Habitat for
Two Threatened Southwestern Fish
May 5, 2009 – Four Days to Save the Polar Bear:
More Than 94,000 Petitions Delivered Urging Secretary Salazar to
Revoke Bush Rule That Undermines Polar Bear Protection
May 4, 2009 – Wolves in Northern Rockies and Great Lakes Lose Protections; Lawsuit to Follow
May 4, 2009 – Off-road Vehicle Plan Threatens Public Lands Near Grand Canyon
April 30, 2009 – Congress and California Legislature Speak Out for Polar Bears:
Letters Seek Revocation of Damaging Bush Rule
April 29, 2009 – Emergency Action Taken for Threatened and Endangered Sea Turtles:
Six-month Closure Ordered of Gulf of Mexico Fishery
April 28, 2009 – Secretary Salazar Rescinds Bush Regulations Weakening
Endangered Species Act, But Leaves Polar Bear Extinction Rule in Place
April 28, 2009 – 200,000 Citizens, Members of Congress, and Scientists Call for Secretary
Salazar to Rescind Rules Weakening Endangered Species Act
April 27, 2009 – EPA to Withdraw Permit for New Mexico Coal-fired Power Plant
April 24, 2009 – Clean-up Order Issued for Rubicon Trail
April 24, 2009 – Environmentalists and Industry Join Forces in Nation's Largest
Comprehensive Forest Restoration Effort;
Alliance Brings Both Conservation and Jobs to Northern Arizona
April 23, 2009 – AES Corporation Participating in Demise of Ngobe Tribe of
Panama and La Amistad Biosphere Reserve
April 23, 2009 – Kofa Cougars Get Very Short Stay of Execution:
Arizona Game Agency to Shoot GPS-Collared
Mountain Lions on National Wildlife Refuge
April 23, 2009 – Pressure Mounting on Secretary Salazar to Rescind Bush Administration
Regulations That Weaken Endangered Species Act
April 22, 2009 – Another Way to Celebrate Earth Day:
City of Prescott Sued for Obstructing Public Information
Requests on Verde River Water Pipeline
April 22, 2009 – AES Corporation Leadership and Shareholders to Be Notified of
Company's Contribution to Demise of Ngobe Tribe of Panama and La Amistad International Park
April 22, 2009 – Another Tejon Species, the Tehachapi Slender Salamander,
Headed for Endangered Species Protection
April 21, 2009 – Protest Filed Against Oil and Gas Leasing on New Mexico Public Lands
April 21, 2009 – Center for Biological Diversity Takes First Step in Lawsuit to Stop
Beach Driving From Killing Snowy Plovers
April 17, 2009 – EPA Finds Greenhouse Gas Emissions Endanger Public Health and Welfare:
Clean Air Act Regulation to Address Climate Crisis Long Overdue
April 16, 2009 – Florida Votes to Protect Freshwater Turtles from Commercial Harvest:
Action follows Petition from Center for Biological Diversity
April 15, 2009 – Deadly Domestic Sheep Disease Threatens Endangered Sierra Nevada Bighorn: Feds Threatened With Legal Action to Close Grazing Allotments,
Remedy Endangered Species Act Violations
April 15, 2009 – Group Appeals to Obama Administration to Release Documents on
Secret Negotiations Between Feds and Tejon Ranch
Over Fate of Endangered Condors
April 15, 2009 – Groups Sue National Marine Fisheries Service to Protect Sea Turtles
April 15, 2009 – New Documents Show 42-square-mile Uranium-leasing Program Threatens
Endangered Species and Dolores, San Miguel, and Colorado Rivers
April 14, 2009 – Center for Biological Diversity Delivers 52,000 Petitions to Interior
Secretary Salazar in Anchorage Requesting He Rescind Bush Regulations
That Weaken Endangered Species Act
April 14, 2009 – EPA Evaluates Ocean Acidification as a Threat to
Water Quality Under Clean Water Act
April 14, 2009 – Cook Inlet Beluga Whale on Track to Gain Habitat Protection:
Federal Agency Begins Overdue Critical Habitat Designation Process for Endangered Whale
April 13, 2009 – Polar Bear to Deliver 50,000 Petitions to Interior Secretary Salazar in Anchorage Requesting He Rescind Bush Regulations That Weaken Endangered Species Act
April 13, 2009 – Agency to Ax Habitat for Endangered Peninsular Bighorn Sheep
April 13, 2009 – Water-rights Application for Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository Protested to Protect Habitat for Imperiled Amargosa Toad
April 10, 2009 – Private Investigator Hired in Condor Shootings; Reward Increases to $40,500 for Capture of Shooter
April 9, 2009 – State of Alaska Denies Protection to Critically Endangered Seabird:
Palin Administration Ignores Science in Denying State Endangered Species Act Protection to Kittlitz's Murrelet
April 9, 2009 – 50,000 Petitions Delivered to Interior Secretary Salazar Requesting He
Rescind Bush Regulations That Weaken Endangered Species Act
April 8, 2009 – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Denies Protection for Highly Endangered San Francisco Bay-Delta Population of Longfin Smelt
April 7, 2009 – Pending Logging Plans Pose Serious Climate Threat
April 6, 2009 – Second Condor Shot;
$30,000 Reward Posted for Capture of Shooter
April 6, 2009 – Forty-four House Democrats Call on Obama Administration to
Repeal Harmful Bush Endangered Species Regulations
April 3, 2009 – Air Quality Concerns Halt Superior National Forest Off-road Vehicle Plan
April 2, 2009 – Lawsuit Challenges Obama Fuel Economy Standards
April 1, 2009 – Federal Investigation of Jaguar Capture Needed;
Arizona Game and Fish Department Announcement of "Investigation" Is Too Little, Too Late
April 1, 2009 – Lawsuit Filed Seeking Endangered Species Act Protection
for Ashy Storm Petrel
April 1, 2009 – Appeal Challenges Timber Sale North of Grand Canyon
to Protect Imperiled Goshawk
April 1, 2009 – President Obama Called on to Restore Protection to Endangered Flying Squirrel
March 31, 2009 – Judge Strikes Down Refusal to Recover Jaguars, Protect U.S. Habitat
March 31, 2009 – Suit to Be Filed to Protect Arctic Seal Threatened by Global Warming
March 31, 2009 – April River Days Opens With Tony Norris, Springfed Band
March 27, 2009 – Worse Than Bush: Obama's New Fuel Economy Standards
Lower Than Bush Proposal
March 27, 2009 – Lawsuit Filed to Save Endangered Songbird;
Southwestern Willow Flycatcher Threatened by Release of Imported Beetle
March 26, 2009 – Congressional Bill Introduced for "Quick Action" Against Global Warming:
Black Carbon Legislation Would Give Beleaguered Arctic Ecosystem a Chance to Survive
March 26, 2009 – Mountainair Ranger District Developing Responsible Off-road Vehicle Plan
March 25, 2009 – Fossil Creek Protected as Wild and Scenic River:
Omnibus Public Lands Bill Heads to President's Desk
March 25, 2009 – Congress Approves Legislation to Compensate for Livestock Losses to Wolves
March 25, 2009 – Lawsuit Aims to Protect Endangered Grand Canyon Condors
From Lead Poisoning Due to Poor Federal Management
March 25, 2009 – Appeal Filed Over Forest Service Decision to Add Hundreds of Miles of
Off-road Trails to Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
March 24, 2009 – Center for Biological Diversity Statement on Environmental Protection Agency's Decision to Halt New Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining Permits
March 24, 2009 – Yellow-billed Loon Protection Under Endangered Species Act Illegally Delayed
March 24, 2009 – Gunnison Sage Grouse May Get Federal Protection:
Interior Department Calls for New Decision Due to Bush Administration's
Political Interference in Species Science
March 24, 2009 – Feds Stall as State Moves Forward on
Increased Legal Protections for Endangered Delta Fish
March 23, 2009 – Suit to Be Filed Over Staples Ranch Development
March 23, 2009 – Federal Court Oral Arguments for Jaguars Today;
Press Briefing to Follow Outside Courtroom
March 20, 2009 – Conservation Groups Want Bighorn Institute's Recovery Facilities Protected
March 19, 2009 – Hidden Threats and Greenwashing Abound for
Investors in Foreign Real Estate
March 17, 2009 – Public Utilities Commission Set to Issue Third Strike
Against Transmission Line for LEAPS Project
March 17, 2009 – Conservation Groups Sue to Protect False Killer Whales in Hawai'i:
Longline Fishery Killing Whales at Twice Sustainable Levels
March 17, 2009 – Center for Biological Diversity Statement on Interior Secretary Salazar's Senate Testimony Calling for New Coal Development on Public Lands
March 17, 2009 – Conservation Group Seeks Protection for Endangered Butterflies
March 17, 2009 – After 11 Years of Waiting, Hawaiian Plant Becomes First Species Protected Under Endangered Species Act by Obama Administration
March 16, 2009 – Verde River Exhibit Celebrates Unique Values of Arizona's Desert Jewel
March 13, 2009 – Conservationists Victorious Against Oil and Gas Sale:
Lease on Monongahela National Forest Deleted from Auction
March 13, 2009 – Coronado National Forest Developing Off-road Plan to
Protect Desert, Forests, and Wildlife
March 12, 2009 – Suits to Be Filed for Sea Turtle Protection,
Legislation Needed to Prevent Their Extinction
March 12, 2009 – Bitter Lake Proposed as Critical Habitat for Endangered Animals:
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Reconsiders
Key Habitat Protections for Endangered Snails
March 11, 2009 – Conservationists Call for Strong Plan to Recover Endangered
Mexican Gray Wolf; End to Trapping and Shooting Essential
March 11, 2009 – Lawsuit Will Be Filed to Protect Amargosa Toad Under Endangered Species Act
March 11, 2009 – Eight States Petitioned to End Unsustainable Turtle Harvest; Turtles Contaminated With Mercury and Other Toxins Sold as Food
March 10, 2009 – Omnibus Appropriations Bill Passes, Giving Obama Administration
Power to Remove Bush Regulations Weakening Endangered Species Act
and Rescind Harmful "Special Rule" for Polar Bear
March 9, 2009 – Center for Biological Diversity Calls for
Independent Medical Inquiry Into Death of Jaguar
March 6, 2009 – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Ignores Need for a Nationwide Strategy to
Conserve Wolves and Moves Forward With Delisting
Wolves in Northern Rockies and Great Lakes
March 6, 2009 – White Mountain National Forest Denies Appeal of
Fourth Roadless Area Timber Sale: "Sandwich 4" Roadless Area Slated for Clearcutting
March 5, 2009 – Plan for Oil and Gas Drilling on Monongahela National Forest Jeopardizes
Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area, Threatens Bat
Populations Already Suffering From Deadly White-nose Syndrome
March 5, 2009 – Pacific Fisher One Step Closer to Protection Under
California Endangered Species Act
March 5, 2009 – State Endangered Species Protection Sought for Kittlitz's Murrelet:
Glacier-dependent Alaskan Seabird Imperiled by Global Warming
March 4, 2009 – Longfin Smelt Listed as State Threatened Species
March 4, 2009 – Scientist: Capture Contributed to Jaguar's Death
March 4, 2009 – Memorial Event for Macho B, 1993(?) - 2009:
Iconic Jaguar of Southern Arizona to Be Remembered and Honored
March 3, 2009 – President Obama Issues Presidential Memorandum Rescinding Bush Administration Regulations That Weakened Endangered Species Act
March 2, 2009 – First Wild U.S. Radio-collared Jaguar Dies;
Unclear Whether Capture Contributed to His Death
March 2, 2009 – Capitol Climate Action Victorious in Washington, D.C.:
Capitol Power Plant Shut Down
February 27, 2009 – Center for Biological Diversity Supports
Largest Day of Climate Action in U.S. History:
Scientists, Youth, and Citizens to Protest Capitol Coal-fired Power Plant
February 26, 2009 – Center for Biological Diversity Announces Support for
Global Population Speak Out
February 25, 2009 – Conservation Groups File Protest to Halt Damaging Oil and Gas Development; Planned Lease Sale Threatens Environment,
Will Increase Greenhouse Emissions
February 25, 2009 – Statement of Center for Biological Diversity on Interior
Department Plans to Rescind and Reissue Public Lands Oil Shale Leases
February 23, 2009 – Rare Forest-dwelling Mammal Needs Help:
Conservation Groups Petition to Protect Northern Rockies Fisher
February 23, 2009 – Appropriation Committee Moves Omnibus Appropriations Bill, Giving Obama Administration Power to Remove Bush Regulations Weakening Endangered Species Act and Rescind Harmful "Special Rule" for Polar Bear
February 23, 2009 – Verde River Groups Present Endorsements and Petition Signatures
February 20, 2009 – Forest Service Denies Appeal to Uphold Roadless Protection and
Protect Wildlife Habitat and Climate in White Mountain National Forest
February 19, 2009 – Jaguar in Arizona Outfitted With Radio Collar; Endangered Jaguars
Will Still Be Lost Without Critical Habitat and a Recovery Plan
February 18, 2009 – Tejon Ranch Development Permit Request Tainted by Poor Environmental
Review, Should Be Withdrawn to Avoid Harm to Condors
February 17, 2009 – Endangered Species Act Protection Sought for
42 Great Basin Spring Snail Species
February 16, 2009 – Center for Biological Diversity Statement on
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals' Decision to Allow Mountaintop Removal
Coal Mining to Proceed Without Environmental Review
February 12, 2009 – Federal Agency Agrees to Consider Endangered Species Protection
for American Pika:
Global Warming Driving Alpine Rock Rabbit Toward Extinction
February 12, 2009 – British Owl Flies Into World Owl Hall of Fame
February 12, 2009 – Center for Biological Diversity Announces Climate Law Institute,
Dedicates $17 Million to Combat Global Warming
February 10, 2009 – Critical Habitat Designated for
Two Newly Recognized Southeastern U.S. Salamanders
February 10, 2009 – Lawsuit Threatened Against Federal Agencies for Their Failure to
Protect Nevada's Moapa Dace and Desert Tortoise
February 10, 2009 – Hunters Embrace Lead-free Ammunition Regulations:
More New Non-toxic Bullets Available to Prevent Condor Poisonings
February 9, 2009 – California Tiger Salamander Declared Candidate for
Listing Under California Endangered Species Act:
Court Order Required to Force State to Accept Listing Petition
February 9, 2009 – Statement on NV Energy Inc.'s Abandonment of Plans to
Construct Coal-Fired Power Plant in Eastern Nevada
February 6, 2009 – Mexican Wolf Breeding Pairs Drop to Two in 2008:
Federal Trapping and Shooting Brings Reintroduced Population of
Endangered Species to Brink of Collapse
February 5, 2009 – Carson National Forest Off-road Plan Threatens Rivers, Forests, and Wildlife
January 30, 2009 – Center for Biological Diversity Continues Fight to Protect
Cactus Ferruginous Pygmy Owl
January 30, 2009 – Watershed Wednesday:
Movie Highlights Renewal, Wild and Scenic River Protection
January 29, 2009 – Tusayan Ranger District Fails to Protect Public Lands,
Species Habitat, and Quiet Recreation
January 28, 2009 – Republican Legislators Use State Budget Fight to
Attack California's Environmental Laws, Again
January 27, 2009 – Suit Filed to Protect Public Lands Near Grand Canyon;
Bureau of Land Management Plans Would Harm
National Monuments and Endangered Species
January 27, 2009 – EPA Agrees to Review Ocean Acidification Impacts Under Clean Water Act:
Agency Will Analyze Effects of CO2 Emissions on Water Quality
January 23, 2009 – Tejon Ranch Seeks Permit to Harm California Condor;
Core Habitat Would Be Destroyed by Sprawl Development
January 23, 2009 – Lethal Bat Illness Spreads to Pennsylvania and New Jersey
January 22, 2009 – Legislation Introduced to Protect Grand Canyon From Uranium Threat and
Override Bush Midnight Regulation
January 22, 2009 – Peabody Energy's Plan to Reopen Black Mesa Coal Mine Threatens
Navajo and Hopi Communities, Religious Freedom,
Water Supplies, and Wildlife; Will Worsen Global Warming
January 22, 2009 – Challenge to Controversial Sunrise Powerlink Energy Project
Brought to California Supreme Court
January 21, 2009 – Groups Present Forum on Water Pipeline:
Big Chino Pipeline and the Verde River:
Your Water, Your River, Your Future
January 21, 2009 – Obama Rule Halts Wolf Delisting
January 21, 2009 – Obama Administration Freezes Finalization of Midnight Regulations:
Worst of Bush Administration Regulations Already In Effect
January 21, 2009 – Massive New Coal Plant In Nevada Threatens
Local Environment and Global Climate
January 21, 2009 – U.S. Forest Service Plans More Clearcuts in White Mountain Roadless Areas; Conservationists Look to Obama Administration to
Stop Destructive Logging on Protected Public Lands
January 16, 2009 – Groups Join Forces to Save Water, Communities, and
Wildlife From Bush-era Oil-shale Proposals
January 15, 2009 – Feds to Revisit Santa Ana Sucker Fish Habitat
January 15, 2009 – Conservation and Fisheries Groups Defend Streams and
Forests From Bush Administration Attack
January 15, 2009 – Habitat Protection Sought for Woodland Caribou,
One of America's Most Endangered Species
January 15, 2009 – Endangered Animals One Step Closer to True Refuge at Bitter Lake
January 15, 2009 – Suit Filed Against Six Federal Agencies for Refusing to Address Impact of
Global Warming on Endangered Species
January 14, 2009 – Bush Administration Removes Wolves From Endangered Species List
January 14, 2009 – Governor Sarah Palin Announces Lawsuit to
Overturn Protections for Endangered Whale;
Planned Suit Against Cook Inlet Beluga Whale Ignores Science and Law
January 14, 2009 – Lawsuit to Be Filed Seeking Endangered Species Act
Protection for Ashy Storm Petrel
January 14, 2009 – Final Legal Challenge Filed to Bush Administration's Political Interference in
Endangered Species Decisions;
Half a Million Acres of Protection Sought for 19 Species in Nine States
January 13, 2009 – Black Abalone Protected as an Endangered Species:
California Marine Species Threatened by Overharvesting, Disease,
Global Warming, and Ocean Acidification
January 13, 2009 – Conservation Groups Demand Immediate Protection for
Sea Turtles Jeopardized by Commercial Bottom Longline
Fishing off Florida's West Coast
January 12, 2009 – Bridgeport Ranger District Proposed Travel Management Plan for
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Threatens Species and Quiet Recreation
January 8, 2009 – California Issues Draft California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions
January 7, 2009 – One of Darwin's Finches and Four Other Rare Latin American
Bird Species Proposed for U.S. Endangered Status
January 7, 2009 – Bush Administration Will Not Finalize New National Gas-mileage
Standards for Cars, Trucks, and SUVs
January 6, 2009 – Groups Fight to Protect Fish, Wildlife, and Wilderness Areas
From Last-minute Bush Regs:
Oil-shale Leasing Program Jeopardizes Existence of
Threatened and Endangered Species
January 2, 2009 – Groups Urge Agriculture Secretary Nominee to Halt
Mass Killing of Wildlife
January 2, 2009 – Conservationists Oppose Destructive Logging in
White Mountain Roadless Area
January 1, 2009 – Watershed Wednesday Movie, Presentation Celebrate Water
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