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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 13, 2009 – Lawsuit Filed Challenging Improper Bush-era Removal of Endangered Species Protection for Sacramento Splittail
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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