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December 30, 2010 – Grazing Halted to Protect Steelhead Trout on a Quarter-million Acres of Malheur National Forest

December 30, 2010 – Petition Filed to Protect Rare Stonefly, Found Only in Glacier National Park, From Extinction Due to Climate Change

December 29, 2010 – 50,000 Endangered Species Condoms to Be Given Away on New Year's Eve

December 28, 2010 – Rosemont Mine EIS Process Violating Federal Law

December 28, 2010 – Seven Imperiled Brazilian Bird Species Gain Endangered Status

December 23, 2010 – New Obama Offshore Oil Plan Sacrifices Polar Bear Habitat

December 23, 2010 – EPA Takes Important Step Toward Curbing Warming Under Clean Air Act, But Dramatic Pollution Reductions Needed More Quickly

December 23, 2010 – Statement of Center for Biological Diversity, Natural Resources Defense Council and Greenpeace on Obama Polar Bear Endangered Species Act Decision

December 22, 2010 – Suit Launched to Save Mount Graham Red Squirrel From University of Arizona Telescope Project

December 21, 2010 – Lawsuit Launched to Recover Wolves Across Country

December 17, 2010 – California Board Endorses Forest Clearcutting in Fight Against Global Warming

December 16, 2010 – Lawsuit Launched to Increase Habitat Protection for Nebraska's Vanishing Salt Creek Tiger Beetle

December 16, 2010 – Endangered Species Review and Interim Protections Sought for Little Brown Bats

December 15, 2010 – Agreement Protects 1 Million Acres of Roadless Areas in SoCal Forests

December 15, 2010 – Federal Government Files Clean Water Act Lawsuit Against BP

December 15, 2010 – New Study: It's Not Too Late to Save Polar Bears From Extinction

December 15, 2010 – Suit Launched to Save California Red-legged Frog From Harmful Pesticides

December 14, 2010 – Climate Scientists, Biologists and Groups Representing Millions of Americans Ask Obama to Follow Science in Determining Polar Bears' Fate

December 13, 2010 – Endangered Species Act Protections "Warranted" for Wolverines

December 13, 2010 – Endangered Species Act Protection Finally Proposed for Dunes Sagebrush Lizard

December 11, 2010 – Climate Talks Lurch Forward But Fail to Make Significant Progress Toward Science-based Greenhouse Pollution Reduction Targets

December 10, 2010 – Court Rejects Industry Bid to Halt Greenhouse Gas Regulations

December 8, 2010 – Dramatic New Video Footage of Starving Polar Bear Cubs Shows Consequences of Delaying Action on Global Warming

December 7, 2010 – 20,000-plus People Boycott Bluefin Tuna, Restaurants That Serve It

December 7, 2010 – Media Advisory: Frostpaw the Polar Bear Available for Comment and Photos at Cancunmesse, Hall C

December 6, 2010 – Colorful Alabama Fish Gains Critical Habitat Protection

December 3, 2010 – Two Arctic Ice Seals Threatened by Climate Change Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protection

December 2, 2010 – Rare Santa Ana Fish Scores New Critical Habitat Protections

December 1, 2010 – Obama Offshore Oil Plan Fails to Protect Fragile Arctic, Polar Bears From Drilling

November 30, 2010 – Quick Action Needed on New Import Rules to Save Whales, Seals, Other Marine Mammals From Foreign Fishing Operations

November 30, 2010 – Critical Habitat Protected for Endangered California Plant

November 30, 2010 – Public Comment Sought on Plans to Allow Uranium Mines That Would Threaten Grand Canyon National Park

November 30, 2010 – Boycott Launched to Save Imperiled Bluefin Tuna

November 29, 2010 – As Climate Talks Open in Cancun, World Leaders Must Seek Steep Reductions in Greenhouse Gas Pollution

November 27, 2010 – International Accord Fails to Protect Imperiled Bluefin Tuna From Overfishing

November 24, 2010 – 187,000 Square Miles Designated as Polar Bear Critical Habitat in Alaska

November 23, 2010 – Lawsuit Filed Over EPA Refusal to Address Lead Poisoning of Wildlife

November 17, 2010 – Lawsuit Launched Over Water Project That Will Hurt Endangered Kangaroo Rat

November 16, 2010 – Clark County Board of County Commissioners Passes Shortsighted Resolution on Growth

November 16, 2010 – EPA Affirms Threat of Ocean Acidification, Recommends Coastal States Take Action

November 15, 2010 – Deadly Pesticide Endosulfan Finally Banned in United States

November 12, 2010 – Conservationists Intervene in Lawsuit to Protect Mexican Gray Wolves

November 10, 2010 – Lawsuit Seeks Full Disclosure of Oil-spill Cleanup Impacts on Alaska’s Endangered Wildlife

November 9, 2010 – New Mexico Bat Plan Should Limit Access to All State and Federal Caves

November 9, 2010 – Obama Administration Denies Endangered Species Act Protection to 251 Species

November 9, 2010 – Lawsuit Seeks State Protection for Rare Forest Mammal

November 8, 2010 – Center for Biological Diversity Joins Polar Bears International and Leading Polar Bear Experts in Live Webcasts From Hudson Bay Tundra

November 8, 2010 – Lawsuit Launched Against Yamhill County for Harming Endangered Fender’s Blue Butterfly

November 4, 2010 – EPA Rejects Ban on Toxic Lead Fishing Gear

November 4, 2010 – Ruling Offers Polar Bears New Chance at Full Protection

November 1, 2010 – Three Mussels and Snails, 160 Miles of River Protected Under Endangered Species Act in Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee; Two More Mussels Proposed for Protection; Rare Salamander Declared Extinct

October 30, 2010 – National Forest ORV Plan Puts Arizona's Native Fish at Risk

October 27, 2010 – Lawsuit Launched Over Long-delayed Protections for Mexican Wolf, Giant Palouse Earthworm, Spring Pygmy Sunfish and Oklahoma Grass Pink Orchid

October 27, 2010 – No Halloween Treat for Bats: National Plan for Bat-killing Disease Too Little, Too Late

October 27, 2010 – Lawsuit Seeks Overdue Protection for Declining California Seabird

October 27, 2010 – Nearly 900 Miles of Critical Habitat Proposed for Imperiled Southwestern Fish

October 26, 2010 – Fish and Wildlife Service Asked to Refuse State Requests to Remove Protections for Gray Wolves in the Great Lakes

October 25, 2010 – Proposed Fuel Efficiency Rules a First Step in Reducing Dangerous Greenhouse Gas Pollution From Trucks and Buses, But Don't Go Far Enough

October 23, 2010 – Lawsuit Seeks Renewed Moratorium on Deepwater Oil Drilling, Demands Environmental Review

October 22, 2010 – Center for Biological Diversity and BrightSource Commit to Desert Protections

October 21, 2010 – Obama Administration Denies Endangered Species Act Protection to Spotted Seals in Alaska, Grants Protection in China

October 20, 2010 – Suit Filed to Block ORVs From Key Species Habitat in California and Nevada

October 19, 2010 – For Second Time, Court Tells California to Reconsider Protecting Pika From Climate Change

October 19, 2010 – Six Months After Disastrous Gulf Oil Spill, Wildlife Still Suffering, Dangers of Offshore Drilling Ignored

October 19, 2010 – D.C. Court Hearing to Decide Endangered Species Act Status for Polar Bear

October 18, 2010 – Study: Oil Spill Devastating for Bluefin Tuna Imperiled by Overfishing

October 16, 2010 – EPA Recommends Denial of Water Permit for Disastrous Mountaintop Removal Mine in West Virginia

October 12, 2010 – Lawsuit Begun to Protect Endangered Fish From Four Corners Coal Pollution

October 12, 2010 – Feds Rush Incomplete Environmental Review of Oil and Gas Drilling in Arctic Ocean

October 12, 2010 – Center for Biological Diversity Statement on Lifting of Drilling Moratorium

October 8, 2010 – Residents, Conservationists Offer $7,500 Reward for Information on Illegal Wolf Kill in Oregon

October 8, 2010 – Feds Again Delay Release of Wolf Pack in Arizona

October 8, 2010 – As Climate Talks Wind Down in China, Time Running Out for Global Action

October 7, 2010 – Government Funding to Study Deadly Bat Disease Is Good Step, But More Effort Needed to Stem White-nose Syndrome Spread Across Continent

October 6, 2010 – Reports Raise Troubling Concerns About Government's Response to Oil Spill

October 6, 2010 – Critical Habitat Shrunk for Rare California Plant

October 6, 2010 – Rare Georgia Mussel Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protection, Critical Habitat

October 6, 2010 – Increased Habitat Protection Proposed for Endangered Right Whales

October 6, 2010 – Listing of Panama's Internationally Recognized Park as "In Danger" Would Highlight Plight of People and Fish Threatened by Dams

October 5, 2010 – Lawsuit Seeks to Restore Protection for Desert Nesting Bald Eagle

October 5, 2010 – Critically Endangered Sacramento Splittail Denied Endangered Species Protection

October 5, 2010 – Lawsuit Seeks Release of Public Records for Peabody Coal Operations on Tribal Lands in Arizona

October 4, 2010 – Former BP Boss Tony Hayward Wins 2010 Rubber Dodo Award

October 4, 2010 – New Report: Reducing Carbon Dioxide to 350 ppm Is Necessary to Avoid Climate Catastrophe

October 1, 2010 – Court Removes Much-needed Protections From Desert Bald Eagle, Species' Fate Now Uncertain

October 1, 2010 – New Vehicle Standards Could Be Historic Step, But More Work Needed to Curb Carbon Pollution

October 1, 2010 – Two More Federal Courts Shoot Down Harmful Bush-era Policy Short-changing Endangered Species Protections

September 30, 2010 – Opponents of Richardson Grove Highway Project File Second Suit to Save Old-growth Redwoods

September 30, 2010 – New Offshore Safety Rules a Good Step, But Operations Still Don't Comply With Nation's Environmental Laws Protecting Imperiled Wildlife

September 30, 2010 – Legislation Would Strip Federal Protection From Wolves Before Recovery is Complete

September 30, 2010 – Petition Filed to Protect Rare Texas Salamanders From Austin Water Project

September 29, 2010 – Protection Sought for Black-backed Woodpeckers under California Endangered Species Act

September 28, 2010 – Endangered Species Act Protection Sought for Rare Forest Carnivore Once Believed Extinct

September 28, 2010 – Vanishing African Penguin, Threatened by Climate Change and Fishing, Wins Protections

September 28, 2010 – 150 Square Miles of California Shore Proposed for Habitat for Black Abalone Endangered by Climate Change

September 27, 2010 – Feds Find Gunnison Sage Grouse Imperiled, But Deny Endangered Species Act Protection

September 27, 2010 – 60-plus Groups Call for Removing Toxic Lead From Ammunition, Fishing Tackle

September 24, 2010 – Court Halts Arizona Land Exchange for Asarco Mine

September 22, 2010 – Center for Biological Diversity Lawyer Named One of California's 10 "Most Influential Lawyers of the Decade"

September 22, 2010 – California's Largest Burrowing Owl Population Is in Rapid Decline

September 21, 2010 – Obama Administration's Delay Tactics Threaten Yet Another Imperiled Species

September 21, 2010 – Petition Seeks Limits on Greenhouse Gas, Black Carbon Pollution From Locomotives

September 21, 2010 – Center Challenges Arizona Gas Pipeline That Threatens Imperiled Fish

September 16, 2010 – Tuna Imperiled by Overfishing, Oil Spill Clears First Hurdle to Endangered Species Act Protection

September 16, 2010 – Cave Closures at National Refuges Will Help Stem Spread of Deadly Bat Disease, More Action Needed to Halt Westward Spread

September 16, 2010 – Nevada Approves Hunt of Imperiled Sage Grouse That Feds Say Warrants Endangered Species Act Protection

September 15, 2010 – Order to Plug 3,500 Abandoned Wells Is a Good First Step in Cleaning up Mess of Offshore Operations in Gulf

September 15, 2010 – California Fish and Game Commission Denies State Protection to Pacific Fisher

September 15, 2010 – Mountain Yellow-legged Frogs Moved Toward State Endangered Species Status, But Emergency Rule Allows Activities That Kill Frogs to Continue

September 14, 2010 – Lawsuit Launched to Save Tuna Imperiled by Overfishing, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill

September 13, 2010 – Lawsuits Seek Long-delayed Protections for Bison, Mussels, Dozens of Other Struggling Species

September 13, 2010 – Not Just for Polar Bears: New Climate Report Documents Growing Extinction Risk for Arctic Wildlife

September 10, 2010 – Court Hearing Tuesday to Decide Fate of Desert Nesting Bald Eagle

September 10, 2010 – Pacific Walrus Faces Dire Future: Federal Report Predicts Extinction Risk Due to Global Warming

September 9, 2010 – Center for Biological Diversity Statement on State of Alaska's Lawsuit Challenging Offshore Drilling Moratorium

September 9, 2010 – Lawsuit Launched to Save Rare Texas Salamander Threatened by Austin Water Project

September 9, 2010 – Congressional Documents Contradict EPA Claim That It Lacks Authority to Regulate Lead Ammunition

September 8, 2010 – Largest North American Amphibian Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protection

September 8, 2010 – Endangered Species Act Protection Sought for Recently Discovered Orchid in Path of Proposed Rosemont Mine

September 8, 2010 – Center for Biological Diversity Statement on BP's Internal Report on Deepwater Horizon Disaster

September 7, 2010 – Feds Again Delay Long-overdue Protections for Montana Grayling

September 7, 2010 – Public Tells Stanford University Proposed Habitat Conservation Plan Is Inadequate and Must Include Investigating Removal of Searsville Dam

September 3, 2010 – Offshore Wells Connected With Exploded Platform in Gulf of Mexico Approved Without Environmental Review

September 2, 2010 – Latest Gulf of Mexico Explosion Illustrates Dangers of Offshore Drilling Operations

September 2, 2010 – Latest Gulf of Mexico Explosion Again Illustrates Danger of Offshore Drilling, Urgent Need for Moratorium on All Operations

August 27, 2010 – EPA Denies Petition to Protect Wildlife From Toxic Lead-based Ammunition

August 27, 2010 – Lawsuit Filed to Protect Desert Tortoise From Mining

August 24, 2010 – Endangered Species Act Protections Sought for Four Mountaintop Species Threatened by Climate Change

August 23, 2010 – Bureau of Land Management Moves to Protect Western Bats From Deadly Disease, But Bat Advocates Say Stricter Measures Needed

August 23, 2010 – Lawsuit Challenges Federal Giveaway of Wildlife Refuge Water That Could Drive Endangered Fish Extinct

August 23, 2010 – Prairie Orchid One Step Closer to Endangered Species Protection

August 20, 2010 – Gulf of Mexico Still in Crisis Four Months After BP Explosion: Center for Biological Diversity Tour Finds Oiled Beaches, Water and Wildlife

August 19, 2010 – Mitigation Agreement Will Provide Nearly $1 Million for Habitat Preservation

August 19, 2010 – Injunction Sought to Stop Construction of Ruby Pipeline

August 18, 2010 – Endangered Stephens' Kangaroo Rat to Keep Protection

August 18, 2010 – U.S. Government Will Take a New Look at Impacts of Shrimp Trawling on Imperiled Sea Turtles

August 16, 2010 – Offshore Oil Drilling Reforms Are Positive Step, But Big Questions Remain

August 16, 2010 – Forest ORV Plans Heating Up in the Southwest

August 12, 2010 – Study: 60% of Species Recovery Plans Identify Global Warming as Extinction Threat

August 10, 2010 – Court Decision Means Federal Cases Against BP Will Be Heard in Gulf Courtrooms

August 6, 2010 – Federal Court Reinstates Federal Wolf Protections

August 5, 2010 – Habitat Protection Sought to Save Endangered San Joaquin Kit Fox From Extinction

August 4, 2010 – Statement of Center for Biological Diversity's Executive Director KierC!n Suckling on Government Estimates of Remaining Oil in the Gulf of Mexico

August 4, 2010 – Groups Intervene to Protect the Endangered Cook Inlet Beluga Whale

August 3, 2010 – Mexican Gray Wolf May Qualify for Endangered Species Protection Separate From Other Gray Wolves

August 3, 2010 – National Ban on Lead-based Ammunition, Fishing Tackle Sought to End Wildlife Poisoning

August 2, 2010 – Lawsuit Initiated to Save California Endangered Species From Habitat Destruction Caused by Vegetation Clearing on Levees

August 2, 2010 – Five Penguins Win U.S. Endangered Species Act Protection

July 30, 2010 – Lawsuit Aims to Protect Species From ORV Expansion in Sierra Foothills

July 30, 2010 – Lawsuit Filed to Stop 677-mile Ruby Pipeline and Protect Endangered Fish

July 27, 2010 – Petition Seeks to Correct EPA Greenhouse Gas Calculations That Claim Biomass Burning Is Carbon Neutral

July 27, 2010 – Obama Cancels Offshore Oil Lease Sales in the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico

July 27, 2010 – Two Rare Ecuadorian Bird Species Given U.S. Endangered Status, Including One of Darwin's Finches

July 27, 2010 – Regulators Petitioned to Withdraw Approval of 677-mile Ruby Pipeline to Avoid Killing Endangered Fish

July 26, 2010 – Lawsuit Initiated Challenging Federal Permit to Capture, Hurt or Kill Jaguars

July 26, 2010 – Lawsuit Filed to Protect Gulf's Whales and Turtles

July 22, 2010 – Strong Climate Legislation Needed, But Senate Proposals Fell Far Short

July 22, 2010 – EPA Faces Lawsuit for Failure to Control Air Pollution From Pulp Mills

July 21, 2010 – Federal Court Halts Oil and Gas Activities Under Chukchi Sea Lease Sale

July 21, 2010 – Pressure Mounts on Stanford University to Consider Removing Searsville Dam to Restore Steelhead Trout and San Francisquito Creek

July 20, 2010 – Public Comment Sought for Massive Solar Project Threatening Endangered Kit Fox, Water and Prime Farmland in Central California

July 20, 2010 – Suit Filed to Protect Endangered Species in Arizona, New Mexico National Forests

July 20, 2010 – Habitat Protected for Two Rare Southern Oregon Plants

July 20, 2010 – Wolf Recovery Sought Across Country: West Coast, New England, Colorado and Great Plains

July 19, 2010 – Statement of the Center for Biological Diversitybs Executive Director KierC!n Suckling on the Capping of BPbs Macondo Well and Reported Problems

July 19, 2010 – Amargosa Toad Denied Protections Under the Endangered Species Act

July 19, 2010 – White House’s New National Ocean Policy a Welcome Sign, But Lacks Assurances to Protect Our Oceans

July 19, 2010 – Giant Palouse Earthworm Gets a Second Chance at Endangered Species Protection

July 19, 2010 – Forest Service Plan to Open 1,100 Miles of Road to ORVs Will Hurt Wildlife, Recreation

July 15, 2010 – Groups to Obama: Cut Livestock Subsidy to Fix Agency Budgets

July 15, 2010 – Forest Service Will Close Caves in Rocky Mountain Region to Protect Bats From Lethal Disease

July 14, 2010 – Greater Protection Sought for Sea Turtles Imperiled by BP's Oil Spill

July 14, 2010 – Government Ignores Benefits of Protecting Arroyo Toad

July 12, 2010 – Salazar's New Moratorium A Good Start For Protecting People, Environment But Ignores Ongoing Dangers of Shallow-water Drilling

July 12, 2010 – Appeal Filed in Lawsuit to Protect Grand Canyon From Uranium Mining

July 12, 2010 – Lawsuit Seeks Release of Interior Secretary Salazar's Communications With Oil Industry About Drilling

July 7, 2010 – Two Arizona Plants Near Proposed Rosemont Copper Mine Petitioned for Endangered Species Act Protection

July 2, 2010 – Wolves Earn Reprieve as Hunt Is Halted

July 2, 2010 – Suit Filed to Reverse One of the Biggest Ripoffs in California History

July 2, 2010 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect Three Southeastern Mollusks

July 2, 2010 – Agreement Reached in Gulf to Prevent Sea Turtle Burning Deaths

July 1, 2010 – Lawsuit Filed to Stop Federal, State-sanctioned Killing of Endangered Wolves

July 1, 2010 – Lawsuit Filed to Halt Release of Genetically Engineered Eucalyptus Trees Across the American South

June 30, 2010 – Lawsuit Seeks to Hold Administration Accountable for Marine Mammal Harm in Gulf

June 30, 2010 – Mexican Gray Wolf One Step Closer to Separate Protection Under Endangered Species Act

June 30, 2010 – Oregon Wolf Plan Blasted for Too Easily Allowing Killing of Wolves and Setting Too Low a Recovery Goal

June 30, 2010 – Restraining Order Sought to Stop BP From Burning Turtles

June 30, 2010 – Lawsuit Launched to Challenge Denial of Endangered Species Act Protection for Imperiled California Seabird

June 30, 2010 – EPA Quietly Approves New Mountaintop Removal Permit in Appalachia

June 29, 2010 – Lawsuit Launched to Force BP and Coast Guard to Protect Turtles From Burning Alive

June 28, 2010 – Endangered Delmarva Peninsula Fox Squirrel Protected: State Department Facility Will Not Be Built in Squirrel Habitat

June 28, 2010 – New Lawsuit Filed to Protect Sage Grouse Under Endangered Species Act

June 28, 2010 – California to Consider Endangered Species Act Protection for Imperiled Mountain Yellow-legged Frogs

June 28, 2010 – More than 150,000 Call on BP and Federal Officials to Stop Burning Endangered Sea Turtles Alive

June 28, 2010 – Legal Challenge to Bombing, Firing Range Training Complex in Endangered Species Habitat Announced

June 24, 2010 – Petition Filed to Increase Protection of Gulf of Mexico Fisheries Devastated by Rushed Oil-drilling Permits

June 24, 2010 – Endangered Species Act Protection Sought for Two Snail Species Threatened by Proposed Rosemont Copper Mine

June 23, 2010 – Two Hawaiian Damselflies Protected Under Endangered Species Act

June 23, 2010 – Five Southeastern Fish Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protection

June 23, 2010 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect Two Bat Species Threatened by White-nose Syndrome

June 22, 2010 – Three Colorado Wildflowers, All Candidates for Endangered Species Act Protection, Finally Recommended for Protection

June 22, 2010 – Federal Judge Lifts Gulf of Mexico Oil Drilling Moratorium, Giving Green Light to More Risky Drilling

June 22, 2010 – American Power Act Fails to Reduce Emissions Enough to Avoid Catastrophic Climate Change

June 21, 2010 – Increased Logging on State Forests Appealed

June 21, 2010 – Critical Habitat Newly Proposed for Four Species of Endangered Snails, Freshwater Shrimp

June 21, 2010 – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Science Shows Utah Fish Needs Protection, But No Protection Given

June 18, 2010 – Lawsuit Seeks $19 Billion in Clean Water Act Penalties From BP

June 18, 2010 – Feds Issue Permit to "Take" Jaguar and Ocelot

June 18, 2010 – Authorization to Kill Oregon Wolves Extended; Punitive Killings Threaten Wolf Recovery

June 17, 2010 – Suit Filed to Protect Ancient Redwoods From Caltrans Highway Project

June 16, 2010 – Environmental Groups Intervene to Block Industry Challenge to Drilling Moratorium

June 16, 2010 – EPA Called on to Set National Limits on Air Pollution From U.S. Coal Mines

June 16, 2010 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect Seven Species Under Endangered Species Act

June 15, 2010 – Center for Biological Diversity Statement on President Obama's Oval Office Speech

June 15, 2010 – Legal Petition Filed to Reform Policy That Allows Oil Drilling to Evade Environmental Review

June 15, 2010 – Deadly White-nose Syndrome Jumps to Ninth Bat Species

June 14, 2010 – Babbitt Blasts Interior's MMS Reform Plan as Rearranging Deck Chairs on the Titanic

June 11, 2010 – EPA Challenged Over Global Warming Pollution From Ships, Aircraft and Non-road Engines

June 10, 2010 – Senate Rejects Republican Move to Gut Clean Air Act

June 10, 2010 – Lawsuit Targets Harmful Public-lands Livestock Subsidy

June 9, 2010 – Wolves in Northeast Denied Protection Again; Conservationists Call for National Wolf Recovery Plan

June 8, 2010 – Salazar Declares Shallow Water Drilling "Safe," Lifts Drilling Moratorium, Conceals Shallow Water Oil Spill Currently Fouling GulfB

June 8, 2010 – Western Gull-billed Tern Closer to Endangered Species Act Protection

June 8, 2010 – Logging of Grand Canyon Old-growth Forest Proposed for Fifth Time in 12 Years

June 7, 2010 – Center for Biological Diversity, Residents of Hinkley Win Legal Appeal

June 4, 2010 – Judge Rules Forest Service Violated Endangered Species Act in Managing Malheur National Forest Grazing

June 4, 2010 – Court Upholds Mexican Spotted Owl Habitat Protections

June 4, 2010 – Legal Settlement Will Protect Seven Penguin Species at Risk From Global Warming and Fisheries

June 3, 2010 – Confusion Continues to Plague Interior Department Drilling Rules

June 3, 2010 – Lawsuit Filed to Block Central Valley Agribusiness Water Grab

June 3, 2010 – Center for Biological Diversity Statement on EPA Revisions to Sulfur Dioxide Pollution Limits

June 3, 2010 – BP Faces Lawsuit for Polluting Gulf Waters: Citizen Suit Steps in to Hold BP Accountable

June 3, 2010 – Protective Regulations Finalized for Southern Green Sturgeon

June 2, 2010 – Center for Biological Diversity Presentation: The Catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico and Ensuring This Never Happens Again

June 2, 2010 – Nearly 2,000 Acres Proposed for Protection for Endangered Mississippi Gopher Frog

June 2, 2010 – Lawsuit Seeks Full Disclosure of Dispersant Impacts on Gulf's Endangered Wildlife

June 1, 2010 – Lawsuit Filed to Protect Arizona Endangered Species From Cattle Grazing

June 1, 2010 – Center Petitions Forest Service to Protect New Mexico Forest from ORV Abuse

May 31, 2010 – Interior Formalizes Oil-drilling Moratorium

May 28, 2010 – Ozark Chinquapin Tree One Step Closer to Endangered Species Protection

May 27, 2010 – Center for Biological Diversity Response to President Obama's Gulf Disaster Speech

May 27, 2010 – Lawsuit Filed to Stop 49 Dangerous Gulf of Mexico Drilling Projects

May 27, 2010 – Interior to Suspend Shell Oil Drilling Permits in Alaska

May 26, 2010 – Controversial Salazar "Moratorium" on Gulf Drilling Was Only Oral

May 25, 2010 – Center for Biological Diversity Response to Inspector General's Investigative Report on Minerals Management Service Corruption

May 25, 2010 – Polar Bear to Greet President Obama in San Francisco With Plea: "Don't Let Shell Drill in the Arctic This Summer"

May 25, 2010 – Wildlife Advocates File Suit to Protect World's Most Endangered Whale

May 24, 2010 – Stronger Roadless Area Policy Sought As "Time Out" Policy Expires

May 24, 2010 – Endangered Status Sought for Bluefin Tuna

May 21, 2010 – Center Calls for Firing of MMS Alaska Director John Goll

May 21, 2010 – Feds Push to Reduce Protection for Endangered Arroyo Toad

May 20, 2010 – Caltrans Releases Final Environmental Review for Highway Project That Will Degrade Ancient Humboldt County Redwood Grove

May 19, 2010 – Conservation Groups Vow Legal Challenge Against Highway Widening Threatening Ancient Humboldt County Redwoods

May 19, 2010 – Center for Biological Diversity Response to Secretary Salazar's Splitting of Minerals Management Service

May 18, 2010 – Pesticides Restricted Throughout Bay Area Endangered Species Habitat

May 18, 2010 – Lawsuit Filed to Stop Department of Interior From Continuing to Issue New Offshore Drilling Permits With No Environmental Review

May 14, 2010 – Center for Biological Diversity Response to President Obama's May 14, 2010 Rose Garden Speech on the Growing Minerals Management Service Scandal

May 14, 2010 – Groups Ask Congress to Fund Response to Deadly Bat Disease

May 14, 2010 – Thousands Rally for Okinawa Dugong, Letter Protesting Base Relocation Hand-delivered to Japanese Prime Minister Hatoyama

May 14, 2010 – Lawsuit to Challenge Salazar's Wholesale Disregard of Marine Mammal Protection Laws in Gulf of Mexico

May 13, 2010 – Center for Biological Diversity Statement on EPA's Greenhouse Gas "Tailoring Rule"

May 13, 2010 – Despite Court's Decision, Groups Vow to Continue to Fight Shell's Arctic Drilling

May 12, 2010 – Third Lawsuit Filed to Protect Riverside County Wildlife Area From Development

May 12, 2010 – Kerry-Lieberman Climate Proposal a Disaster for Climate

May 10, 2010 – Ignoring Gulf Catastrophe, Graham Calls for More Offshore Oil Drilling

May 7, 2010 – MMS Approved 27 Gulf Drilling Operations After BP Disaster

May 6, 2010 – Embattled Interior Secretary Ken Salazar Announces Three-week Halt to New Oil Drilling Permits

May 6, 2010 – Feds: Mexican Wolf Population "Threatened With Failure"

May 6, 2010 – Reeling From DOI Oil Spill Controversy, Obama Pulls Back From Offshore Oil Lease Sale in the Atlantic

May 6, 2010 – Settlement Will Secure Habitat for Black Abalone Endangered by Climate Change

May 6, 2010 – Deadly Bat Disease Crosses Mississippi; Group Implores States to Take Preventive Action

May 5, 2010 – Interior Department Exempted BP Drilling From Environmental Review

May 5, 2010 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect Polar Bears From Interior Secretary Salazar's Arctic Offshore Drilling Plan

May 4, 2010 – As Gulf of Mexico Spill Worsens, Groups Challenge Shell's Air Permits to Drill in the Arctic

May 4, 2010 – San Diego Butterfly Closer to Endangered Species Protection

May 1, 2010 – Center for Biological Diversity Calls for Moratorium on Offshore Oil Leasing, Exploration and Development

April 30, 2010 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect Jaguars and Ocelots From Government Traps, Snares, and Poisons

April 30, 2010 – Federal Government Takes First Step Toward Banning Imported Swordfish to Protect Marine Mammals

April 29, 2010 – Lawsuit Filed to Curb Particulate Air Pollution

April 28, 2010 – Habitat Doubled for Rare Dragonfly

April 28, 2010 – Forest Service Asked to Protect National Forests for a Changing Climate

April 28, 2010 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect Endangered Frog in Coastal Mississippi: Only 100 Gopher Frogs Remain

April 26, 2010 – Lawsuit to Be Launched to Protect Endangered Species in Arizona and New Mexico National Forests

April 22, 2010 – Protection for Nevada Species Sought Through Protest of Water-rights Applications

April 22, 2010 – Groups Challenge Mega-development Sprawl in Rural Riverside County

April 22, 2010 – Settlement Stops Plan to Develop Wildlife Preserve

April 21, 2010 – Center for Biological Diversity Gives Out 250,000 Endangered Species Condoms for Earth Day

April 20, 2010 – 404 Southeastern Freshwater Fish, Mussels, Crayfish, Birds, and Others Petitioned for Protection as Endangered Species

April 15, 2010 – Fishers in Rocky Mountains, Rare Forest Mammal, Closer to Winning Endangered Species Act Protection

April 15, 2010 – Sweeping Forest Service Rollbacks Threaten Sky Island Biodiversity

April 15, 2010 – New iPhone App Features Wolf Howls, World's Largest Free Collection of Endangered Animal Ringtones

April 14, 2010 – State Water Board Declines Review of Rubicon Cleanup Order

April 9, 2010 – Carrizo Plain National Monument's Plan Comes Up Short for Conservation

April 8, 2010 – Groups Move to Save Wildlife Preserve Area From Industrial Development

April 8, 2010 – Lawsuit Filed to Expedite Protection of Pacific Fisher

April 8, 2010 – Tribes, Conservation Groups Tell Congress to Protect Grand Canyon From Mining, Dam Operations, and Other Environmental Threats

April 7, 2010 – Coast Guard Urged to Ensure Protection of Whales in New Study of Shipping Access Routes Into Los Angeles, Long Beach Ports

April 6, 2010 – Sheep Station Restricts Grazing to Protect Grizzly Bears

April 5, 2010 – San Diego Butterfly Earns New Chance at Endangered Species Protection

April 5, 2010 – Conservation Groups and Tribal Members Tell Congress to Protect the Grand Canyon's Future

April 2, 2010 – New Habitat Protections Proposed for California Desert Plant Threatened With Extinction

April 1, 2010 – New Vehicle Standards an Historic Step in Regulating Greenhouse Emissions

March 31, 2010 – Idaho and Montana Wolf Hunts End

March 31, 2010 – Obama Offshore Oil Plan a Disaster for Wildlife and Climate

March 30, 2010 – Rare Tucson Shovel-nosed Snake Warrants Protection as Endangered Species But Will Not Receive Federal Protection

March 30, 2010 – Campaign Launched to Gather 500,000 Signatures to Cap Greenhouse Gas Pollution at 350 Parts Per Million

March 29, 2010 – Obama Administration Adopts Bush-era Roadblock to Reducing Greenhouse Pollution

March 29, 2010 – Kaua'i Island Utility Cooperative Sued Over Seabird Deaths

March 29, 2010 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect Sage Grouse, Vanishing Nevada Bird

March 28, 2010 – Obama Puts Pesticide Pusher in Charge of Agricultural Trade Relations

March 25, 2010 – Free Endangered Species Ringtones Site Now Available in Spanish

March 24, 2010 – Board Approval of Royal Ranger Camp Project Contested

March 23, 2010 – Suit Filed to Protect Habitat for California's Endangered Black Abalone, Pushed Toward Extinction by Fishing, Disease, and Ocean Acidification

March 23, 2010 – Fish and Wildlife Service Documents Show Arizona's Desert Nesting Bald Eagle Victim of Agency Corruption Again

March 22, 2010 – EPA Solicits Input on Ocean Acidification and Carbon Dioxide Limits Under Water Pollution Law

March 19, 2010 – Report Finds Delta Water Pumping Restrictions to Protect Fish "Scientifically Justified"

March 19, 2010 – Center for Biological Diversity Statement on Climate Legislation and Clean Air Act

March 18, 2010 – Conservationists Stop West Virginia Oil and Gas Sales

March 16, 2010 – More Than 1.6 Million Acres Designated as Critical Habitat for California Red-legged Frog

March 16, 2010 – Conservationists Propose 50-million-plus Acres as Jaguar Critical Habitat

March 11, 2010 – Legal Settlement Will Require EPA to Evaluate How to Regulate Ocean Acidification Under Clean Water Act

March 11, 2010 – Suit Launched to Challenge Federal Financing of Foreign Fossil Fuel Project

March 10, 2010 – 48 Kauai Species Protected Under the Endangered Species Act

March 10, 2010 – Endangered Status Proposed for U.S. Loggerhead Sea Turtles

March 10, 2010 – Golden Sedge to Receive Habitat Protection

March 10, 2010 – Fifty Conservation Groups Ask Obama Administration to Strengthen Habitat Protections for Endangered Species

March 9, 2010 – Suit Filed to Save Penguins at Risk From Global Warming and Fisheries

March 8, 2010 – Settlement Reached to Reduce Global Warming Impacts of Walmart Supercenters in Southern California

March 5, 2010 – Mono Basin Sage Grouse Is Endangered, But Protection Once Again Delayed

March 4, 2010 – Groups Threaten Luxury Hawaiian Resort with Lawsuit Over Seabird Deaths

March 3, 2010 – California Tiger Salamander Will Be Protected Under California Endangered Species Act

March 3, 2010 – Georgia Attorney General Called on to Investigate Gassing and Destruction of Threatened Tortoise Burrows for Rattlesnake Roundups

February 25, 2010 – California Withdraws Harmful "Carbon Credits for Clearcuts" Forest Policy

February 24, 2010 – Fish and Wildlife Service Removes Endangered Species Act Protection From Arizona's Desert Nesting Bald Eagles

February 22, 2010 – EPA Petitioned to Reduce Black Carbon "Soot" Under Clean Water Act

February 19, 2010 – Government Study: Elevated Uranium Levels in Grand Canyon's Watershed

February 18, 2010 – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Sued Over Repeated Failure to Protect Endangered Florida Panther

February 17, 2010 – Four Lawsuits Filed to Protect 93 Species Across Country

February 12, 2010 – California to Withdraw Harmful "Carbon Credits for Clearcuts" Forest Policy

February 11, 2010 – Critical Habitat Denied for the Endangered Florida Panther

February 11, 2010 – Bureau of Land Management Sued for Withholding Records on Uranium Mines That Threaten Grand Canyon

February 11, 2010 – Group Gives Out 100,000 Endangered Species Condoms for Valentine's Day

February 10, 2010 – Army Corps Cites Pinal County for San Pedro River Violations; Settlement Reached by Conservation Groups

February 10, 2010 – Lawsuit Filed to Protect Native Fish and Amphibians From Hatchery Fish Stocking by the California Department of Fish and Game

February 9, 2010 – 82 Corals, Threatened With Extinction Due to Climate Change and Ocean Acidification, Advance Toward Endangered Species Act Protection

February 8, 2010 – Lawsuit Filed to Protect Old-growth Redwoods on the Gualala River

February 4, 2010 – Obama Administration Denies American Pika Endangered Species Act Protection

February 4, 2010 – Lawsuit Launched to Defend Pacific Fisher From Federal Negligence

February 3, 2010 – Prescott Officials Attempt to Delay Ruling on Water Pipeline Records

February 2, 2010 – Center for Biological Diversity to Join Global Population Speak Out

February 2, 2010 – Obama Administration Proposes Budget Cuts for Endangered Species Listing

February 2, 2010 – Hawaii Considers Strict Law to Halt Killing of Endangered Monk Seals

February 1, 2010 – Proposed PolyMet Mine Would Violate Environmental Laws and Cannot Proceed

February 1, 2010 – Lawsuit Initiated to Curb Soot Pollution

February 1, 2010 – Species Still at Risk on Nevada Wildlife Refuges Despite New Plan by Feds

February 1, 2010 – Lawsuit Launched to Stop Lead Poisoning of up to 10,000 Albatross Chicks Each Year on Hawaii's Midway Island

February 1, 2010 – Federal Grazing Fee Announced for 258 Million Acres: Public to Subsidize Public Land Destruction, Species Endangerment

January 28, 2010 – Lawsuit Initiated to Protect Hundreds of Endangered Species From Pesticide Impacts

January 28, 2010 – Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue Called on to Ban Rattlesnake Roundups

January 27, 2010 – Center for Biological Diversity Statement on President Obama's State of the Union Address

January 27, 2010 – Greenhouse Gas Lawsuits Filed Against 15 Logging Plans in California

January 27, 2010 – Lawsuit Filed to Cut Through Red Tape Entangling Mexican Gray Wolf Recovery

January 25, 2010 – Lawsuit to Be Filed to Stop Pollution at Proposed PolyMet Mine Site

January 25, 2010 – California Endangered Species Act Protection Sought to Save Mountain Yellow-legged Frog From Exotic Trout, Habitat Destruction, and Disease

January 21, 2010 – Department of Interior Inspector General Finds That Capture of Endangered Jaguar "Macho B" Was Intentional

January 21, 2010 – Center for Biological Diversity Statement on Murkowski Resolution to Gut Clean Air Act

January 21, 2010 – Emergency Petitions Filed to Close Caves and Save Bats From Extinction

January 20, 2010 – State Water Board Begins Process of Regulating Water Diversions That Kill Salmon and Steelhead in Russian River

January 20, 2010 – Suit Will Be Filed to Protect 83 Corals Threatened by Global Warming, Ocean Acidification

January 20, 2010 – Nevada Proposes to Continue to Pollute Lake Mead With Endocrine-disrupting Frankenfish Chemicals

January 19, 2010 – Center for Biological Diversity Report Card Gives Obama Administration a "C" on Endangered Species, Climate, Energy, Public Lands and Oceans During First Year

January 19, 2010 – Feds Move to Protect False Killer Whales: Team Established to Reduce Fishing-related Whale Deaths

January 18, 2010 – California Fish and Game Releases Flawed Report on Fish-stocking Impacts, Fails to Propose Measures to Protect Native Fish

January 15, 2010 – Uranium Mining Lawsuit Gets a Boost as Judge Unlocks Feds' Records

January 14, 2010 – More Critical Habitat Protections on the Way for Southwestern Willow Flycatcher

January 14, 2010 – Destructive Superior National Forest ORV Plan Challenged in Court

January 14, 2010 – Suit to Be Filed to Protect Habitat for California's Endangered Black Abalone

January 12, 2010 – Endangered Jaguars to Receive Critical Habitat Protection and Plan for Recovery of U.S. Population

January 12, 2010 – Feds Agree With Conservationists That Endangered Florida Manatees Need More Habitat Protection, But Indefinitely Delay Protection

January 11, 2010 – Public Hearing to Focus on Massive Nuclear Water-rights Permit Request That Would Kill Endangered Fish

January 11, 2010 – EPA Petitioned to Regulate Chemicals That Pose Widespread Risks to Human and Animal Reproduction

January 8, 2010 – Hopi and Navajo Residents Stop Peabody’s Coal Mine Expansion on Black Mesa

January 6, 2010 – With Looming Court Deadline, Interior Secretary Salazar Asked to Take Action to Recover American Jaguar

January 6, 2010 – Health and Environment Groups Support Adoption of Air District Greenhouse Gas and Toxics Standards

January 5, 2010 – Forest Service to Revise Cattle Grazing to Help Endangered Species in San Jacinto Mountains

January 5, 2010 – Two Endangered Birds, Native to Galápagos and Papua New Guinea, to Gain Protection

January 5, 2010 – 70,000 Square Miles of Habitat Proposed for Protection for Endangered Leatherback Sea Turtles

January 4, 2010 – Judge Overturns Decision to Open Off-road Vehicle Routes That Hurt Tortoise

January 4, 2010 – Suit to Be Filed Over Delay in Protection for Penguins Hurt by Climate Change and Industrial Fisheries


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