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December 30, 2011 – Lawsuit Filed to Protect U.S. Bluefin Tuna from Overfishing

December 30, 2011 – Sierra Nevada Red Fox One Step Closer to Endangered Species Act Protection

December 29, 2011 – After 85-year Absence, Wolves Return to California

December 28, 2011 – "Hump Smarter Hotline" Puts You in the Mood to Save Endangered Species

December 28, 2011 – Survival of Two Arizona Snakes Depends on Endangered Species Act Protection

December 22, 2011 – Budget Deal Slashes Public's Oversight of National Forests

December 22, 2011 – Congress Passes Payroll Tax Cuts Bill With Rider on Disastrous Keystone XL Project

December 22, 2011 – Thousands Oppose Disastrous Flaming Gorge Pipeline

December 21, 2011 – New Clean Air Act Protections Tackle Deadly Mercury Pollution from Dirty Power Plants

December 21, 2011 – Great Lakes Wolves Stripped of Protection

December 21, 2011 – Environmental Groups Hail Historic Court Decision Upholding European Law to Curb Airplane Pollution, Address Climate Change

December 21, 2011 – Tucson Joins Growing List of U.S. Cities Calling for Action on Global Warming

December 20, 2011 – Lawsuit Launched Challenging Massive Power Plant Expansion in Northern California

December 16, 2011 – Center for Biological Diversity Statement on Rider Forcing a Decision on Disastrous Keystone XL Pipeline

December 16, 2011 – Congress Directs $4 Million to Fight Against Bat-killing Disease

December 16, 2011 – Colorado River Protection Coalition Intervenes Against Flaming Gorge Pipeline

December 16, 2011 – Rare Stonefly, Found Only in Glacier National Park and Threatened by Melting Glaciers, Moves One Step Closer to Protection

December 15, 2011 – Feds Shoot Lonely Mexican Gray Wolf Attracted to Dogs

December 15, 2011 – Center for Biological Diversity Statement on Murkowski Attempt to Take Arctic Air Permitting Out of EPA Hands

December 15, 2011 – New Study: 75 Percent of U.S. Animals Internationally Recognized as in Peril Lack Protection of Endangered Species Act

December 14, 2011 – Court Rejects Plan to Build Warehouses Next to Southern California Wildlife Preserve

December 14, 2011 – Deepwater Horizon Report Highlights Unaddressed Risks of Ocean Oil Drilling

December 13, 2011 – New Lease Sale Ignores BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster

December 12, 2011 – Seattle Joins Growing List of U.S. Cities Seeking Urgent Action on Climate Crisis

December 12, 2011 – Endangered Species Act Protection for Ice-dependent Arctic Seals Improperly Delayed

December 8, 2011 – Suit Filed to Protect California Watersheds From Dangerous Fracking

December 8, 2011 – Proposed Obama Policy on Endangered Species Act Is Recipe for Extinction

December 7, 2011 – Catron County Urged to Denounce San Francisco River Destruction

December 6, 2011 – San Francisco Supervisors Vote to Consider Partnership with National Park Service for Sharp Park

December 6, 2011 – Long Overdue Pollution-reduction Review Sought for Pulp Mills

December 6, 2011 – Vermonters' Forests, Health Would Be Hurt by Expansion of Large-scale Wood-burning "Biomass" Energy

December 5, 2011 – Endangered Species Act 99 Percent Effective at Saving Imperiled Species

December 2, 2011 – Lawmakers Push Disastrous Legislation on Keystone XL

December 1, 2011 – Protection for Rare Lizard Delayed As Feds Cave to Big Oil

December 1, 2011 – Georgia Officials Called on to End Cruel, Dangerous Rattlesnake Roundups

November 30, 2011 – Lawsuit Over Sharp Park Golf Course Harm to Endangered Species Will Continue to Trial

November 30, 2011 – Canada's Failure to Protect Polar Bears Challenged

November 29, 2011 – Endangered Woodland Caribou Win Critical Habitat

November 29, 2011 – Report Debunks Oil and Gas Industry Hysteria Over Lizard Protection

November 29, 2011 – Appeal Challenges Shell's Air Permits for Arctic Oil Drilling

November 29, 2011 – More Than 21,200 People Voice Opposition to Water Rights for Disastrous Nevada Water Project

November 28, 2011 – Appeal Challenges Uranium Mine Threatening Grand Canyon

November 28, 2011 – Lawsuit Challenges San Diego Governments' Flawed Transportation Plan

November 28, 2011 – Endangered Species Act Protection Sought for Emperor Penguins

November 23, 2011 – Lawsuit Filed Against EPA to Protect Public Health, Safety and Climate From Coal-mine Air Pollution

November 22, 2011 – Lawsuit That Would Kill Endangered Fish Opposed by Conservation Groups

November 22, 2011 – Reward Offered for Sighting of South Florida Rainbow Snake

November 21, 2011 – Court Upholds Endangered Species Act Protections for Cook Inlet Beluga Whales

November 21, 2011 – A Jaguar Again Roams Southern Arizona

November 21, 2011 – Hundreds of Arizona Residents Turn Out Against Rosemont Mine

November 21, 2011 – Demands for Durban Climate Summit: Environmentalists, Human and Civil Rights Activists, Religious Leaders Press Obama Administration for Bold Action

November 18, 2011 – Judge Considers Injunction to Halt Endangered Species Violations at Sharp Park Golf Course

November 15, 2011 – Gas-mileage Rules Small Step Forward; Fall Short of What's Needed

November 15, 2011 – Court Extends Ban on Killing Oregon's Endangered Wolves

November 15, 2011 – House Republicans Attack Laws Protecting U.S. Waterways From Dangerous Pesticides

November 15, 2011 – Endangered Sea Turtles Threatened by Delay in Federal Help

November 10, 2011 – Canada Denies Much-needed Protections for Polar Bears

November 10, 2011 – First Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Lease Sale Approved Since BP Explosion, Spill

November 10, 2011 – Obama Administration Delays Decision on Controversial Keystone XL Pipeline

November 8, 2011 – Appeals Court Hears Argument Over Congressional Rider That Stripped Protections From Gray Wolves

November 8, 2011 – Obama Offshore Oil Plan a Disaster for Wildlife, Climate

November 7, 2011 – Public Gets Another Chance to Speak Up to Protect Hawaiian Coasts for Endangered Monk Seals

November 3, 2011 – Suit Challenges EPA Exemption of California Power Plant From Pollution Laws

November 3, 2011 – Coconino National Forest Plan Opens 3,100 Miles to Off-road Driving, Puts Imperiled Species at Risk

November 1, 2011 – Public Backs Dunes Sagebrush Lizard Protection

October 31, 2011 – 7,000,000,000 People on Earth Crowding Out Imperiled Animals, Plants

October 28, 2011 – Top 10 U.S. Endangered Species Threatened by Overpopulation

October 28, 2011 – Groups Demand Marita Noon Cease Violent "Smash the Watermelons" Rhetoric

October 26, 2011 – Plan Would Protect Grand Canyon From Uranium Mining for 20 Years

October 26, 2011 – Sensitive California Shores Protected for Endangered Black Abalone

October 25, 2011 – New Federal List Announced: 244 Species Are Candidates for Endangered Species Act Protection

October 25, 2011 – Keystone XL Pipeline Lawsuit Expanded to Challenge Bogus Claim That Spills From Pipeline Are Unlikely 

October 24, 2011 – Obama Administration Clears Way for Wave of Industrial Offshore Oil Drilling in Arctic

October 21, 2011 – Appeal Halts Illegal New Mexico Logging Plan

October 20, 2011 – Wind-energy Project Proposed in California Threatens Thousands of Birds

October 20, 2011 – Wildlife Officials in Georgia, Alabama Urged to Save Gopher Tortoises From Poisoning by Rattlesnake Hunters

October 20, 2011 – Cities in California, North Carolina Become Latest to Voice Support for Combating Carbon Pollution, Global Warming With Clean Air Act

October 20, 2011 – Report Outlines Top Ways Obama Administration Should Strengthen Endangered Species Act

October 19, 2011 – California Commission Advances Climate-threatened Pika Toward Legal Protection

October 19, 2011 – Federal Judge Halts 42-Square-Mile Uranium Leasing Program in Colorado

October 19, 2011 – Lawsuit Seeks Review of Pesticides Harmful to California Red-legged Frog

October 18, 2011 – Citizens Protest Pro-Uranium Mining Legislation for Grand Canyon's Watershed

October 18, 2011 – Illegal Fishing Threatens to Drive Eastern Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Extinct

October 17, 2011 – Statement of Conservation Groups on Court Ruling Regarding Endangered Species Act Protection for Polar Bears

October 14, 2011 – Berkeley City Council Unanimously Passes Resolution to Strengthen EPA's Use of Clean Air Act to Reduce Carbon Pollution

October 14, 2011 – U.S. Chamber of Commerce Wins 2011 Rubber Dodo Award

October 13, 2011 – Protection Sought for Unique Cave Creature Threatened by Pennsylvania Quarry

October 13, 2011 – Conservation Groups Move to Stop Sea Turtle Deaths From Shrimp Trawling

October 12, 2011 – GOP Lawmakers Launch Uranium Mining Assault on Grand Canyon

October 12, 2011 – Court Slams Forest Service's Refusal to Monitor Southwestern Endangered Species

October 12, 2011 – North Coast Red Tree Vole Warrants Protection Under Endangered Species Act

October 11, 2011 – EPA Ignores Severe Risk of Ocean Acidification to California Coast

October 11, 2011 – Tiny Puerto Rican Tree Frog, Recently Discovered, Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protection

October 11, 2011 – More Than 200 Miles of River Proposed for Protection to Save Endangered Fish in Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee

October 11, 2011 – Logging Challenged in Endangered Woodpecker Habitat at Mississippi's Noxubee Wildlife Refuge

October 11, 2011 – Republicans Push Bill to Limit Access to Justice for Citizens, Nonprofits

October 7, 2011 – Rare Georgia Mussel Gains Endangered Species Act Protection, Safeguards for Habitat

October 6, 2011 – European Court's Preliminary Opinion Supports Legality of EU Law That Curbs Aviation Pollution

October 6, 2011 – Court Stays Execution of Two Oregon Wolves

October 5, 2011 – Lawsuit Filed to Stop Killing of Endangered Oregon Wolves

October 5, 2011 – Two Florida Species Declared Extinct

October 5, 2011 – Ozark Hellbender, North America's Largest Amphibian, Gets Endangered Species Act Protection

October 5, 2011 – Lawsuit Challenges State Department Decision Allowing Work to Begin on Controversial Keystone XL Pipeline Even Though Project Not Approved

October 4, 2011 – Groups Challenging Lake Arrowhead Development Awarded Attorney Fees

October 4, 2011 – 26 Pacific Northwest Mollusks Move Toward Endangered Species Act Protection

October 3, 2011 – Eight Freshwater Mussel Species in Alabama, Florida Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protection

October 3, 2011 – Lawsuit Targets New Mexico County's Illegal Bulldozing in San Francisco River

September 30, 2011 – National Petition to Ban Toxic Lead Ammunition Snags on Procedural Issue

September 29, 2011 – Arctic Shell Game: No Spill Plan, No Problem -- Feds Say Just Drill

September 28, 2011 – Inspector General Review Again Affirms EPA Finding That Greenhouse Gas Pollution Endangers Public Health, Welfare

September 27, 2011 – Settlement Requires Feds to Act on Protecting 82 Coral Species From Extinction

September 26, 2011 – Actions to Protect Kauai’s Imperiled Seabirds Finally Under Way

September 26, 2011 – Mississippi Gopher Frog to Get Big Jump in Protected Critical Habitat

September 26, 2011 – Court Motion Filed to Restrict Illegal Sharp Park Golf Course Activities, Protect Endangered Species

September 26, 2011 – EPA Faces Lawsuit for Failure to Control Air Pollution From Pulp Mills

September 26, 2011 – 374 Southeast Species Move Toward Endangered Species Act Protection

September 23, 2011 – 100,000 Endangered Species Condoms Shipped to 50 States

September 23, 2011 – Lawsuit Launched to Force EPA to Study Effects of Oil Dispersants on Endangered Wildlife

September 21, 2011 – Casey's June Beetle Protected Under Endangered Species Act

September 21, 2011 – California State Logging Program Called Out for Violation of Fish and Wildlife Protection Laws

September 20, 2011 – New Campaign Urges Cities Across Country to Support EPA Use of Clean Air Act to Reduce Carbon Pollution

September 20, 2011 – Settlement Protects Habitat, Requires Green Building

September 16, 2011 – Utah Congressional Delegation Pushing Unnecessary Legislation Weakening Protections for Prairie Dog

September 16, 2011 – Loggerhead Sea Turtles Declared Endangered

September 15, 2011 – New Mexico Legislature Rejects Bill Seeking to Delay Endangered Species Act Protection for Dunes Sagebrush Lizard

September 15, 2011 – Despite Mounting Climate Crisis, EPA Delays Cuts for Greenhouse Gases

September 14, 2011 – Idaho Congressional Delegation Proposes Baffling Amendment to Endangered Species Act

September 14, 2011 – Congressman Steve Pearce Sharpens Call for Renegade Logging

September 14, 2011 – Congressional Push Continues to Gut Environmental Protections Along U.S. Borders

September 13, 2011 – New Mexico Congressman Steve Pearce Incites Vigilantes to Destroy Public Lands

September 12, 2011 – 35 Springsnail Species Move Toward Endangered Species Act Protection

September 9, 2011 – Arctic Summer Sea Ice Breaks Historic Low

September 9, 2011 – Court Approves Historic Agreement to Speed Endangered Species Act Protection for 757 Imperiled Species

September 9, 2011 – New Mexico Politician Relies on Misinformation in Seeking Delay of Protection for Rare Lizard

September 7, 2011 – United States, European Commission Agree to Enforce Fishing Regulations

September 7, 2011 – Timber Sale Appealed in New Mexico National Forest

September 7, 2011 – Rediscovered, Highly Endangered San Francisco Plant Proposed for Endangered Species Status

September 7, 2011 – As World Population Hits 7 Billion, Nationwide Campaign Launches Linking Human Overpopulation, Species Extinction

September 6, 2011 – Groups Applaud Legislation to Restore Sharp Park and Partner With National Park Service

September 2, 2011 – Obama Hits New Low by Abandoning Smog-reduction Plan

September 2, 2011 – Border Patrol Plan to Triple Base Size on Arizona-Mexico Border Puts Endangered Wildlife, Fragile Lands at Risk

August 31, 2011 – Study: Industry Sues EPA More Often Than Environmental Groups

August 30, 2011 – 47,000 Acres of Critical Habitat Protected for Sonoma County Population of California Tiger Salamander

August 26, 2011 – Clark County Called on to Withdraw Support for Disastrous SNWA Water Project

August 26, 2011 – Hazardous Keystone XL Pipeline Moves Forward Despite Protests Outside White House

August 25, 2011 – New Recovery Plan Weakens Protections for Desert Tortoise

August 25, 2011 – Lawsuit Challenges Livestock Grazing on Quarter-million Acres of Arizona's National Forest Lands

August 24, 2011 – More Than 25,000 Acres of Protected Habitat Proposed for Endangered California Plant

August 23, 2011 – Anti-fish Lawsuit Condemned by Conservation Group

August 22, 2011 – As One Snake Is Saved, Scientists Identify Another Needing Protection

August 22, 2011 – New, Free Android App: Find Endangered Species Wherever You Are

August 18, 2011 – As Imperiled Walruses Are Forced to Shore by Melting Ice, Obama Administration Moves Forward With Dangerous Arctic Drilling Plan

August 17, 2011 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect Mexican Gray Wolves From Leghold Traps

August 16, 2011 – Center for Biological Diversity Statement on Shell's Oil Spill in North Sea

August 16, 2011 – Public to Feds: No New Uranium Mining, Clean Up Mess

August 15, 2011 – New Mexico Politician Leads Farce "Science" Panel on Endangered Species Act Protection for Rare Lizard

August 15, 2011 – Endangered Species Act Success: Lake Erie Water Snake Recovered

August 15, 2011 – Lawsuit Challenges Clean Air Act Exemption for Biomass Burners

August 15, 2011 – International Trade Restrictions Sought to End Unsustainable Exploitation of Wild Turtles across the Midwest, South

August 12, 2011 – 2,000+ Stream Miles of Critical Habitat Proposed for Protection of Endangered Desert Bird

August 12, 2011 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect Fullerton's Prime Open Space, Where Project Would Harm Gnatcatchers, Coastal Sage Scrub

August 11, 2011 – Six Imperiled Foreign Bird Species to Gain Endangered Status

August 11, 2011 – Appeal Challenges Congressional Rider That Stripped Wolves of Protection

August 10, 2011 – Ban Sought on International Bluefin Tuna Trade

August 10, 2011 – Endangered Species Act Protection Sought for Rare Alaskan Wolf

August 9, 2011 – New Truck Fuel-economy Standards Are Baby Step, Not Much-needed Giant Leap

August 9, 2011 – Miami Blue Butterfly Granted Emergency Protection Under Endangered Species Act

August 8, 2011 – Rare Fish in Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee Get Protection Under Endangered Species Act

August 8, 2011 – Broad Coalition Calls on Obama to Halt Dangerous Expansion of Fracking

August 4, 2011 – Federal Protections Reinstated for Wyoming Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse

August 4, 2011 – Feds Ignore Risks and Green-light Shell Drilling in Arctic Ocean

August 4, 2011 – Environmental Groups Cry Foul Over Suspension of Polar Bear Scientist as Arctic Oil Drilling Plan Is Approved

August 3, 2011 – Court Reluctantly Denies Challenge to Congressional Rider That Stripped Wolves of Protection

August 3, 2011 – Center for Biological Diversity Statement on Agreement to Strip Wolves in Wyoming of Federal Protections

August 3, 2011 – Pearce, Gosar "Forest Forum" on Wrong Track

August 1, 2011 – Rare New Mexico Springsnail Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protection

August 1, 2011 – 23 Oahu Species Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protection

July 29, 2011 – New Mexico Congressman Relies on Misinformation to Halt Protection for Endangered Species

July 28, 2011 – Proposed Gas-mileage Rules Too Weak to Make Needed Reductions in Greenhouse Gas Pollution

July 27, 2011 – California Extends Ban on Harmful River Mining; Protects Natural Resources, Saves Taxpayers Money

July 27, 2011 – House Votes Down 'Extinction Rider' That Would Have Halted Spending to Protect New Species Under the Endangered Species Act

July 26, 2011 – House Pushes Dangerous Keystone XL Pipeline, Threatening Endangered Species Habitat and Dramatically Increasing Risk of Oil Spills

July 26, 2011 – Eastern Gopher Tortoise Added to Waiting List for Endangered Species Act Protection

July 26, 2011 – Lawsuit Prompts Full Environmental Review of Uranium Mining Threatening Dolores, San Miguel Rivers in Colorado

July 22, 2011 – Study: Barely Half of Attorney Fees in Forest Service Cases Go to Environmental Groups

July 18, 2011 – Mount Ashland Ski Area Expansion Challenged

July 18, 2011 – Protest Filed to Save California Watersheds From Dangerous Fracking

July 14, 2011 – New Poll: Americans Support Greater Investment in Ports of Entry, Not Border Walls

July 14, 2011 – Public Hearings Set on Monk Seal Habitat Protections

July 13, 2011 – Cleanup Launched to Stop Lead Poisoning of up to 10,000 Albatross Chicks Each Year on Hawaii's Midway Island

July 12, 2011 – Federal Regulators Dismiss Controversial Southern California Dam Project

July 12, 2011 – Center for Biological Diversity Joins Sky Island Alliance in Releasing New Poll Data Revealing America's Views on Border Security

July 12, 2011 – Historic Agreement Moves 757 Imperiled Species Toward Endangered Species Act Protection

July 11, 2011 – World Population Day Marks Global Population's March Toward 7 Billion

July 7, 2011 – Judge Orders California to Halt Work on Richardson Grove Highway Expansion That Would Harm Ancient Redwoods

July 6, 2011 – Lawsuit Filed to Help Stop Spread of Bat-killing Disease to Colorado, West

July 6, 2011 – House Spending Bill Halts Protections for Species, Rewards Polluters, Kills Ban on Uranium Mining Near Grand Canyon

July 6, 2011 – Court Finds Fisheries Agency Violated Law, Must Take New Action to Protect Threatened Sea Turtles After Gulf Oil Spill

July 5, 2011 – Court Rules EPA Must Act on Aircraft Emissions

July 5, 2011 – Settlement Reached to Protect Endangered Leatherback Sea Turtles in West Coast Waters

June 30, 2011 – Feds Set High Fishing Quotas for Atlantic Bluefin Tuna, Allowing Continued Harm to Ravaged Species

June 30, 2011 – Court Upholds Endangered Species Act Protection for Polar Bears

June 29, 2011 – Rocky Mountain Fishers Denied Federal Protection: Despite Serious Threats, Rare Carnivore Left to Fend for Itself

June 28, 2011 – Groups Challenge EPA Decision to Exempt California Power Plant From Pollution Laws

June 28, 2011 – New Study Finds Desert Tortoises Are Two Different Species, Increasing Need for Protection

June 28, 2011 – Judge Orders Increased Protections for 40-plus Imperiled Species on Southern California National Forests

June 28, 2011 – BLM Acknowledges Threat of Bat-killing Disease, But Agency's Limits on Cave Access Don't Go Far Enough

June 28, 2011 – Feds Ignore Mexican Wolf Science for 10 Years; Endangered Animals Have Paid Steep Price for Mismanagement

June 28, 2011 – Two U.S. Bat Species One Step Closer to Endangered Species Act Protection

June 24, 2011 – Scientists Call on Congress for More Research Funding for Bat-killing Disease, Stress Importance of Cave Closures

June 23, 2011 – Feds Announce Plan to Address Sea Turtles Drowning in Shrimp Trawls

June 23, 2011 – 300 Groups Urge President Obama to Pledge Veto of Any Attack on Clean Air Act

June 22, 2011 – Suit Launched to Force EPA to Address Black Carbon Pollution

June 20, 2011 – U.S. Supreme Court Dismisses Landmark Climate “Nuisance” Lawsuit

June 20, 2011 – 1 Million Acres of Grand Canyon Watershed Protected From Uranium Mining

June 20, 2011 – Legal Petition Demands Stricter Protections for Consumers From Mercury in Fish

June 20, 2011 – Lawsuit Challenges Army Corps' Program to Cut Trees From Levees

June 16, 2011 – Endangered Species Act Protection Reinstated for West Virginia Northern Flying Squirrel

June 16, 2011 – Alliance Calls for Stronger Measures to Protect Human Health, Wildlife From Dangerous Pesticides

June 16, 2011 – Washington State Ignores Increasing Acidification of its Oceans

June 15, 2011 – Wallow Fire: Debunking the Blame Game

June 14, 2011 – Government Takes Initial Steps to Address Oil Companies’ Noisy Blasts Harming Whales, Dolphins

June 14, 2011 – Forest Service Implements Rules at National Cave Convention in Colorado to Prevent Spread of Bat-killing Disease

June 10, 2011 – Collaborative Forest Restoration Project Has Lessened Damage, Severity of Arizona's Massive Wallow Fire

June 10, 2011 – Governor Martinez Ends New Mexico's Cooperation With Feds on Endangered Wolves

June 9, 2011 – Government Approval of New Deepwater Oil Drilling Ignores Gulf Disaster

June 8, 2011 – Citing Decreasing Predations on Livestock, Conservation Groups Ask Governor to Continue State Support of Wild Wolves

June 8, 2011 – California Pumps Kill 6 Million Sacramento Splittail, 50,000 Imperiled Salmon

June 7, 2011 – Habitat Protection to Increase for Nebraska's Vanishing Salt Creek Tiger Beetle

June 6, 2011 – Wildlife Advocates Call on State to Suspend Wolf Killing, Prioritize Recovery

June 6, 2011 – Critical Habitat Protected for Four Species of Endangered Snails, Freshwater Shrimp

June 6, 2011 – Legal Petition Filed to Limit Ship Speeds, Protect Whales in California's Marine Sanctuaries

June 6, 2011 – Obama Administration Fails to Protect Southeastern Newt Threatened With Extinction

June 1, 2011 – New Habitat Protections Proposed for Endangered Hawaiian Monk Seals

June 1, 2011 – Broad Coalition of Conservation, Organic Farming and Anti-pesticide Groups Calls on Congress to Save Bats From Lethal Disease

May 31, 2011 – Riverside Fairy Shrimp to Get Nearly Tenfold Increase in Habitat Protection

May 31, 2011 – Court Rejects Fort Huachuca's Groundwater Pumping Plan

May 31, 2011 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect Sea Turtles From Drowning in Shrimp Trawls

May 27, 2011 – EPA Exempts California Power Plant From Pollution Laws

May 27, 2011 – Puerto Rican Butterfly Denied Endangered Species Protection

May 27, 2011 – Feds Deny Endangered Species Act Protection for Atlantic Bluefin Tuna

May 27, 2011 – Court Finds Sierra Nevada Off-road Vehicle Plan Illegal

May 25, 2011 – Conservation, Farming Groups Launch Lawsuit Seeking Emergency Action to Protect Bats From Deadly Disease

May 25, 2011 – Challenge Seeks to Halt California Highway Project That Would Destroy Ancient Redwoods

May 25, 2011 – Lawsuit Challenges Delay in Protecting Vanishing Bluefin Tuna

May 25, 2011 – New Orleans Court Hearing Will Include Arguments on $19 Billion Lawsuit Against BP Over Gulf Oil Spill

May 25, 2011 – Endangered Species Act Protection Sought for Boreal Toads

May 24, 2011 – Deadly Bat Disease Arrives in Maine

May 19, 2011 – Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge Puts Fragile Pronghorn Population at Risk From Motorized Mayhem

May 18, 2011 – Senate Rejects Massive Expansion of Dangerous Offshore Drilling

May 18, 2011 – New Habitat Protections Finalized for California Desert Plant Threatened With Extinction

May 18, 2011 – State Politician Holds Farce "Science" Panel on Endangered Species Act Protection for Dunes Sagebrush Lizard

May 17, 2011 – Oregon Kills Imnaha Pack Wolf, Gunning for a Second

May 17, 2011 – New Federal Plan to Tackle Bat-killing Disease Inadequate to Stop Epidemic

May 17, 2011 – Judge Halts Settlement Over Hundreds of Endangered Species, Orders Parties Back to Negotiations

May 16, 2011 – Years of Advocacy to Protect Kaua'i's Imperiled Seabirds Pay Off

May 16, 2011 – Federal Pumps in Delta Are Killing Huge Numbers of Critically Imperiled Salmon and Other Native Fish

May 13, 2011 – Center for Biological Diversity Statement on Shell's Submission of Its Chukchi Sea Exploration Plan for 2012-2013

May 12, 2011 – More Wolf-killing Legislation Proposed

May 12, 2011 – Government Urged to Increase Habitat Protection for Chiricahua Leopard Frog

May 11, 2011 – Groups Call on Government to Finally Kill Proposed Dam

May 6, 2011 – United Nations Report Projects 10 Billion People by Century's End

May 5, 2011 – Pearce Asked to Immediately Release Data Said to Support Claims About Imperiled Lizard

May 5, 2011 – U.S. House of Representatives Approves Dangerous Measure Expanding Offshore Drilling

May 5, 2011 – Lawsuit Challenges Constitutionality of Anti-wolf Rider

May 4, 2011 – Obama Administration Prematurely Lifting Wolf Protections in Great Lakes, Northern Rockies

May 4, 2011 – Congressional Proposals Aim to Eviscerate Environmental Laws Along U.S. Borders, Coasts

May 4, 2011 – Report Debunks New Mexico Congressman Pearce's Claims About Protection for Rare Lizard

May 3, 2011 – Lawsuit Filed to Stop Unlawful Killing of Endangered Wolves in Oregon

April 29, 2011 – Activists Confront AES Over Damaging Dam Project, Broken Promises in Panama

April 28, 2011 – Group Calls on New Mexico Congressman to Recant False Statements about Dunes Sagebrush Lizard

April 28, 2011 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect Alabama Shad Under the Endangered Species Act

April 28, 2011 – Lawsuit Launched to Speed Recovery of Imperiled California Amphibians

April 27, 2011 – Endangered Species Act Protection Sought for Sierra Nevada Red Fox

April 21, 2011 – Lawsuit Seeks to Rescue Pacific Walrus From Indefinite Wait for Endangered Species Protection

April 21, 2011 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect 400-plus Freshwater Species in Southeast Under Endangered Species Act

April 20, 2011 – Conservationists Intervene in Lawsuit That Aims to Take Away Polar Bear Habitat

April 20, 2011 – Conservation Groups Appeal Ruling on Failure to Designate Critical Habitat for Endangered Florida Panther

April 20, 2011 – One Year After Gulf Disaster: Reforms Left Unaddressed, New Offshore Drilling Must Be Halted

April 19, 2011 – Lawsuit Seeks to Protect U.S. West Coast Waters for Endangered Leatherback Sea Turtles

April 19, 2011 – Forest Service's New Mexico Road Plan a Financial Boondoggle That Puts Wildlife, Watersheds at Risk

April 18, 2011 – Lawsuit Launched to Force EPA to Study Oil-dispersant Impacts on Endangered Wildlife

April 15, 2011 – Proposal Would Prematurely Strip Endangered Species Act Protections From Gray Wolves in Great Lakes Region

April 14, 2011 – Congress Approves Wolf-killing Rider in Budget Act to Aid Montana Democrat’s Re-election

April 14, 2011 – One Year After Gulf Oil Disaster, Significant Dangers Remain Unaddressed

April 14, 2011 – Endangered Species Act Protection Sought for Iconic Plains Bison

April 13, 2011 – Southern California Butterfly Denied Endangered Species Protection

April 13, 2011 – Fast-spreading, Bat-killing Disease Arrives in Kentucky

April 13, 2011 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect Disappearing Miami Blue Butterfly

April 13, 2011 – Legal Action Filed to Defend Habitat Protections for Imperiled Green Sturgeon

April 12, 2011 – Tester, Simpson Sneak Wolf-killing Rider Into Budget Bill

April 12, 2011 – A Year After Gulf Oil Spill, New Report Tallies Full Cost of Wildlife Disaster

April 11, 2011 – Two Arizona Springsnail Species Proposed for Federal Protection

April 11, 2011 – Upper Klamath River Chinook Salmon One Step Closer to Endangered Species Act Protection

April 8, 2011 – More than 22,000 Pledge Support for Saving Imperiled Bluefin Tuna

April 8, 2011 – Endangered Cook Inlet Beluga Whale Gains Nearly 2 Million Acres of Protected Habitat

April 8, 2011 – Three New Scientific Studies Confirm Lead Poisoning of Wildlife Due to Hunting Ammunition

April 7, 2011 – House Passes Legislation to Gut America’s Most Important Pollution Law

April 6, 2011 – Senate Rejects Back-door Moves to Roll Back America's Most Important Air Pollution Law

April 6, 2011 – Endangered Species Act Protection Sought for Nation’s Smallest Seahorse

April 5, 2011 – Georgia Wildlife Officials Criticized for Rattlesnake Roundup Permit

April 4, 2011 – Obama Administration Fails to Protect Rare Glacier National Park Insect Threatened With Climate-caused Extinction

March 31, 2011 – National Campaign to Boycott Endangered Bluefin Tuna Coming to Las Vegas Sushi Restaurants

March 31, 2011 – Rare Alabama Fish One Step Closer to Endangered Species Act Protection

March 30, 2011 – Bat-killing White-nose Disease Spreads to Ohio, New Brunswick

March 28, 2011 – Court Gives Endangered Status Back to West Virginia Northern Flying Squirrel, Rules That Recovery Plans Must Be Followed

March 24, 2011 – Winter Sea Ice Hits Historic Low

March 24, 2011 – New Protests Filed Against Water-rights Applications to Protect Rare Nevada Wildlife

March 22, 2011 – Harmful New Mexico Forest Road Plan Blocked in Response to Conservation Groups' Appeal

March 22, 2011 – New House Bill Would Exempt National Forest Logging From Environmental Laws

March 22, 2011 – Lawsuit Withdrawn After Minnesota Legislature Exempts Iron Range Resources From Environmental Review

March 21, 2011 – Western Snowy Plover to Get Critical Habitat Protection Doubled

March 21, 2011 – First Deepwater Drilling Plan Approved for Gulf of Mexico; Feds Claim No Significant Environmental Impacts

March 21, 2011 – Obama Administration Denies Protection to Knoxville Area Salamander

March 20, 2011 – Center for Biological Diversity Statement on Possible New Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill

March 18, 2011 – Settlement Reached on Wolf Recovery in Idaho and Montana

March 17, 2011 – U.S. Government Fails to Protect Loggerhead Sea Turtles by Legal Deadline

March 11, 2011 – More Than 11,000 Acres of Critical Habitat Proposed for Rare Chiricahua Leopard Frog in Arizona, New Mexico

March 11, 2011 – As Congress Takes Aim, New Numbers Show Declining Wolf Population in Northern Rockies

March 10, 2011 – Arizona Regulators Risk Damage to Water, Air Near Grand Canyon With Uranium Mine Permits

March 9, 2011 – Senate Rejects House Attempt to Roll Back America's Most Important Environmental and Public Health Laws

March 9, 2011 – Forty-eight Conservation Groups Call on Sen. Barbara Boxer to Oppose Legislation Removing Protection for Wolves

March 7, 2011 – Obama Administration Denies Protection to Nevada Butterfly

March 3, 2011 – New Bill Would Cripple America's Most Important Pollution Law

March 2, 2011 – Eastern Cougar Declared Officially Extinct; Florida Panther Still Has a Chance If Reintroduced to Okefenokee

March 2, 2011 – San Francisco Sued for Killing Endangered Species at Sharp Park Golf Course

March 1, 2011 – New EPA Report Debunks Congressional Attacks on Clean Air Act, Demonstrates Law's Public Health and Economic Benefits

February 28, 2011 – North Carolina's Golden Sedge Plant Receives Critical Habitat Protection

February 24, 2011 – Statements by Conservation Groups on San Francisco's Change of Position on Sharp Park Golf Course Management

February 24, 2011 – Report: Nation's Best Pollution Law Should Combat Global Warming

February 23, 2011 – Obama Administration Denies Protection to Plains Bison

February 23, 2011 – Lawsuit Filed to Increase Habitat Protection for Nebraska's Vanishing Salt Creek Tiger Beetle

February 22, 2011 – Campaign to Stop Consumption of Endangered Bluefin Tuna Is Heading to Streets, Sushi Restaurants of San Francisco

February 22, 2011 – Obama Administration Denies Protection for Three More Endangered Species

February 22, 2011 – Southern Rockhopper Penguins Listed as Threatened Species; Climate Change Protections Needed

February 18, 2011 – U.S. House Votes to Repeal Clean Air Act Protections

February 18, 2011 – Rare Texas Cave Species Get Big Increase in Protected Habitat

February 18, 2011 – Obama Administration Delays Protection for Yet Another Endangered Species

February 17, 2011 – Statement of Center for Biological Diversity on the Comment by Representative Denny Rehberg that Federal Judge Donald Malloy Should be "on the Endangered Species List"

February 17, 2011 – Federal Plan Announced to Protect Grand Canyon From Uranium Mining

February 17, 2011 – Government Urged to Finalize Habitat Protection for Sonoma County’s California Tiger Salamander

February 16, 2011 – Obama Administration Denies Endangered Species Act Protection for Dwindling Alabama Shad

February 16, 2011 – House Republicans' Bill Would Gut Decades of Environmental Protections

February 15, 2011 – Settlement Sets Deadlines for Cleaning up Particulate Air Pollution

February 15, 2011 – New Bill Would Protect Bats, Other Species From Wildlife Diseases

February 15, 2011 – Center for Biological Diversity Statement on Proposed Confirmation of Dan Ashe as Director of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

February 14, 2011 – Lawsuit Filed to Save Lake Tahoe Wildlife Habitat From Logging

February 11, 2011 – Statement From Center for Biological Diversity Executive Director Kierán Suckling on House Republicans' Continuing Resolution Bill

February 11, 2011 – As World's Human Population Approaches 7 Billion, Global Species Extinction Crisis Accelerates

February 11, 2011 – Forest Service Plan Threatens More Than 900,000 Acres of Public Lands Near Grand Canyon

February 10, 2011 – President Obama's Forest Service Tries to Weaken Wildlife Protections in National Forests

February 10, 2011 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect Endangered Whales From Gulf of Mexico Oil Exploration

February 10, 2011 – Florida Panther Reintroduction to Okefenokee Needed for Recovery

February 10, 2011 – First Peer-reviewed Study of Sharp Park: Removing Golf Course, Creating New Public Park Is Least Costly, Best Option

February 9, 2011 – Appeal Filed to Save Tejon Ranch, Condor Habitat

February 9, 2011 – Killer Bat Disease Reaches North Carolina as Swath of Epidemic Widens Rapidly

February 8, 2011 – Pacific Walrus Found Imperiled by Global Warming But Left Without Protections

February 8, 2011 – Arroyo Toad, Rare Southern California Lily Get Big Increases in Habitat Protection

February 7, 2011 – Lawsuit Asks Federal Court to Ensure Public Interest Is Represented in Rosemont Mine Process

February 7, 2011 – Endangered Sea Turtles Saved From Capture in Hawaii Swordfish Fishery

February 4, 2011 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect Pacific Waters for Endangered Leatherback Sea Turtles Threatened by Fishing Gear, Climate Change

February 3, 2011 – Shell Halts Plans to Drill in Heart of Polar Bear's Alaska Habitat

February 3, 2011 – Arctic Sea Ice Hits Historic Low Just As Congress Moves Against Controls on Global Warming

February 3, 2011 – After Closed-door Meeting With Major Polluters, Upton Moves to Repeal Clean Air Act Protections

February 2, 2011 – Endangered Mexican Wolves Increase in Southwest

February 2, 2011 – Deadly Bat Disease Expands in Midwest

February 2, 2011 – Feds Will Reevaluate Endangered Status of Longfin Smelt

February 1, 2011 – Livestock Growers, Counties Withdraw Lawsuit to Eradicate Gray Wolves From New Mexico

February 1, 2011 – Agencies Refuse to Raise Paltry Fee for Destructive Cattle Grazing on 258 Million Acres of Public Land

January 31, 2011 – Court Orders Redo of Federal ORV Plan for Millions of Acres in California's West Mojave Desert

January 31, 2011 – Lawsuit Filed Against Interior Department Over San Juan River Coal Pollution

January 31, 2011 – Wyoming Senator Moves to Gut Long List of Environmental Protections

January 27, 2011 – Endangered Species Act Protection Sought for Klamath River Chinook Salmon

January 26, 2011 – Plan for Delta Water Use Should End Big Agriculture Takeover of State Water Project, Groups Say

January 26, 2011 – Report: Federal Land Managers' Failure to Close Caves Leaves Millions of Bats in West Vulnerable to Fast-moving, Deadly Disease

January 26, 2011 – Study: Peril From Fort Huachuca/Sierra Vista Groundwater Pumping Nears San Pedro River

January 25, 2011 – Obama Plan to Eliminate Oil Subsidies a Good First Step, But "Clean Energy" Shouldn't Include Coal, Nuclear, Biofuels or Natural Gas

January 25, 2011 – Suit Filed to Protect One of Nevada's Largest Bat Roosts, National Park

January 25, 2011 – Two Georgia Counties Asked to Enforce State Wildlife Laws at Rattlesnake Roundups

January 25, 2011 – Lawsuit Seeks Protections for 82 Corals Facing Extinction

January 21, 2011 – Environmental Report Card: Obama Gets "C-" for First Half of Term

January 20, 2011 – Landmark Lawsuit Filed to Protect Hundreds of Rare Species From Pesticides

January 19, 2011 – Snowmobile Plan Challenged to Protect Wildlife, Quiet Recreation

January 19, 2011 – Coalition of Clean Air Groups Brings Actions Against Federal Government for Its Failure to Reduce Air Pollution in Iconic National Parks

January 19, 2011 – Two Colorful Mussel Species Proposed for Federal Protection

January 19, 2011 – Obama Administration Refuses to Reform Public-lands Grazing Fee

January 18, 2011 – Lawsuit Filed to Stop Release of Toxic Metals at Wisconsin's Flambeau Mine

January 18, 2011 – Two Public-land Grazing Plans Dismissed to Protect Arizona Wildlife

January 18, 2011 – World-renowned Chefs Join Call to Boycott Bluefin Tuna

January 14, 2011 – Lawsuit Filed to Block Minnesota Agency's $4 Million Loan to PolyMet Mining Company

January 13, 2011 – Lawsuit Seeks to Protect Polar Bear Critical Habitat From Oil Development

January 13, 2011 – Habitat Protection Sought for Endangered Delmarva Peninsula Fox Squirrel

January 13, 2011 – EPA Vetoes Permit for Largest Mountaintop-removal Mine Ever Proposed in Appalachia

January 12, 2011 – EPA Capitulates to Timber, Biomass Industries on Global Warming Pollution

January 11, 2011 – In Memory of Federal Judge John M. Roll (1948-2011)

January 11, 2011 – Oil Spill Commission Releases Safety Recommendations

January 11, 2011 – Court Blocks Federal Effort to Cut San Bernardino Kangaroo Rat Habitat Protection

January 11, 2011 – Emergency Protection Sought for Disappearing Miami Blue Butterfly

January 7, 2011 – San Francisco River Would Be Protected From ORVs in Proposed Gila National Forest Plan

January 5, 2011 – New Report: Sierra Nevada Among Top 10 Places Whose Species Are Threatened by Climate Change

January 5, 2011 – New Report: Southwest Deserts Among Top 10 Places Whose Species Are Threatened by Climate Change

January 5, 2011 – New Report: Arctic Sea Ice Among Top 10 Places Whose Species Are Threatened by Climate Change

January 3, 2011 – Lawsuit Opposes Wildlife Agency's Approval of Massive Newhall Ranch Project

 


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