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December 31, 2013 – Polar Bear, Environmental Activists to Rally Near Obama’s Hawaii Vacation Home

December 31, 2013 – Condom Campaign: Invite a Polar Bear Into Your Bedroom This New Year's Eve

December 30, 2013 – As Florida Population Closes In on New York's, Growth Comes at Steep Cost to Wildlife

December 23, 2013 – Interior Department Rejects Plan to Build Road Through Alaska's Izembek National Wildlife Refuge

December 21, 2013 – 'Frostpaw the Polar Bear' Joins President Obama During Hawaii Vacation

December 20, 2013 – Media Guide: 40 Years of the Endangered Species Act — Facts, Stats, Stories and Photos

December 19, 2013 – Federal Court Allows Destructive Willits Bypass Project to Move Forward

December 19, 2013 – Endangered Species Act Protection Affirmed for Two Washington Plants

December 19, 2013 – Federal Agencies Asked to Provide Data Behind Questionable Grizzly Bear Population Numbers

December 19, 2013 – New Study Shows Recently Approved Sierra Vista Development Will Directly Harm San Pedro River

December 18, 2013 – 25,000 Endangered Species Condoms Will Be Handed Out This Holiday Season

December 17, 2013 – Wyoming Wolf Delisting Challenged in Federal Court

December 17, 2013 – Schoolchildren, Wolf Advocates to Hold Candlelight Vigil Against Plan to End Wolf Protections

December 17, 2013 – Proposal to Strip Federal Wolf Protections Faces Strong Opposition

December 17, 2013 – One Million Americans Speak Out Against Stripping Federal Protections From Wolves — Most Public Comments Ever on an Endangered Species Act Decision

December 16, 2013 – State Acknowledges Wolves Returning to California, But Wavers on Protection

December 16, 2013 – Court to Hear Conservationists' Challenge to Wyoming Wolf Delisting

December 16, 2013 – Lawsuit Seeks to Protect Whales, Dolphins From Deadly Navy Sonar in Pacific

December 12, 2013 – Pennsylvania Seeks Permit Allowing Logging That Harms Endangered Bats, Already Devastated by Disease

December 12, 2013 – 150 Environmental, Health Groups Urge California Coastal Commission to Halt Offshore Fracking

December 12, 2013 – Despite Mounting Threats, Feds Announce Decision to Strip Endangered Species Protections for Yellowstone Grizzlies

December 12, 2013 – UC Berkeley Scientist Tyrone Hayes Honored With E.O. Wilson Award

December 11, 2013 – Landmark Ruling Rejects Disastrous Water Project in Nevada, Utah

December 11, 2013 – Falls Church, Va., Becomes 77th Community to Join Call for National Climate Action

December 11, 2013 – Lawsuit Challenges Massive Mine Threatening Florida Panther, Other Imperiled Species, Camp Keais Strand

December 11, 2013 – House Republicans Hold Sixth Hearing Attacking Species Protection Agreement

December 11, 2013 – Endangered Species Act Protection Sought for Tinian Monarch

December 10, 2013 – Lesser Prairie Chicken Rule Inadequate to Save Charismatic Grassland Birds in Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas

December 10, 2013 – California's Lone Wolf Returns, Highlighting Need for Wolf Protection Under State's Endangered Species Act

December 10, 2013 – New Report: Rising Seas Threaten 233 Federally Protected Species

December 9, 2013 – Lawsuit Launched Against Utah's Washington County Water Conservancy District for Drying Up Virgin River, Driving Endangered Fish Toward Extinction

December 6, 2013 – Legal Action Taken Against FAA, State of Arizona to Halt Airport Development That Will Hurt Grand Canyon

December 6, 2013 – Six California Animals Among Top 10 Endangered Species Act Success Stories

December 6, 2013 – Court Rejects Plan to Clearcut California Redwoods for Vineyard

December 6, 2013 – Ship Speed Limits to Protect Endangered Atlantic Right Whales Made Permanent

December 5, 2013 – Water Board Ends Waiver That Allowed Unregulated Dumping of Toxic Drilling Muds in California's Central Valley

December 5, 2013 – Polar Bear Hunting on Rise Despite Species' Decline

December 3, 2013 – Petition Seeks to Reform Secretive Federal Agency That Kills Millions of Wild Animals

December 3, 2013 – Hundreds to Testify at Hearing in Northern Arizona Against Removal of Federal Protections for Wolves

November 27, 2013 – 'Don't Frack L.A.'s Future,' Urges Billboard Targeting Oil Industry Air Pollution

November 26, 2013 – Fisheries Service to Protect Whales and Dolphins From Navy Sonar in Pacific Northwest

November 26, 2013 – 'Frostpaw the Polar Bear' Maintains White House Vigil Over Climate Crisis, Keystone Pipeline

November 26, 2013 – Senator Wyden's O&C Lands Bill Would Unravel More Than Two Decades of Progress in Managing Northwest Forests

November 26, 2013 – 76 Cities Call for National Action on Climate Change

November 22, 2013 – Health, Environmental Groups Urge Air District to Protect Los Angeles From Fracking Pollution

November 22, 2013 – Advocates to Obama Administration: Don't Abandon Wolf Recovery

November 22, 2013 – Tea Party Bill Would Eviscerate Endangered Species Act

November 21, 2013 – Lawsuit Filed to Save San Diego's Vanishing Burrowing Owls and Wetlands

November 21, 2013 – Backlog of Endangered Species Awaiting Protection Reaches Lowest Level Since 1970s

November 21, 2013 – New Proposals for Post-fire Logging Fail to Protect Northern Spotted Owls

November 20, 2013 – Hundreds to Testify in Albuquerque Opposing Removal of Federal Protections for Wolves

November 20, 2013 – Hundreds to Rally in Sacramento on Friday in Opposition to Stripping Gray Wolves of Endangered Species Protection

November 20, 2013 – 'Frostpaw the Polar Bear' to Hold White House Vigil Over Climate Crisis, Keystone Pipeline

November 18, 2013 – Lawsuit Fights Marin County Measure Allowing Development to Decimate Salmon Habitat

November 18, 2013 – Rare Abalone One Step Closer to Endangered Species Act Protection

November 18, 2013 – NAFTA Authority Recommends Full Investigation of Canada's Failure to Protect Polar Bears From Climate Threat

November 18, 2013 – $12,500 Reward Offered for Information on Killing of Red Wolves in North Carolina

November 18, 2013 – Plastic-covered Hawaiian Island Moves Toward Possible Superfund Designation

November 15, 2013 – Sky Islands Threatened by Sweeping Rollback of Environmental Protections in 1.8-million-acre Coronado National Forest

November 15, 2013 – Governor Brown's Fracking Regulations Fail to Protect California’s Air, Water, Climate

November 14, 2013 – Anti-fracking Activists Confront Gov. Brown at "Elected Official of the Year" Award Event

November 14, 2013 – California Coastal Commission Has Authority to Halt Offshore Fracking, End Ocean Wastewater Discharge

November 14, 2013 – Obama Administration Takes Important Step to Protect Endangered Species From Pesticides

November 14, 2013 – Lawsuit Launched to Speed Recovery of Endangered California Frogs

November 13, 2013 – Complaint Filed to Balance Dam's Water Removal With Needs of Communities, Wildlife Along Santa Clara River

November 13, 2013 – Nation's Top Climate Scientists to Gov. Brown: Halt California Fracking

November 12, 2013 – Feds Delay Help as Logging Pushes Rare Alaska Wolves Toward Extinction

November 8, 2013 – New Management Plan for Missouri's Ozark National Scenic Riverways Inadequate to Protect Water Quality, Endangered Hellbenders

November 7, 2013 – Despite Mounting Threats, Feds and States Push Plan to Strip Protections for Yellowstone Grizzlies

November 7, 2013 – 74 Cities Urge Ambitious Climate Action as Obama Administration Ponders Power Plant Pollution Rules

November 6, 2013 – "Zombie" Grand Canyon Uranium Mine Halted

November 6, 2013 – EPA Launches Initiative to Reduce Plastic Pollution in Oceans

November 5, 2013 – As Obama Administration Ponders Power Plant Pollution Rules, 74 Cities Urge Ambitious Action to Protect Climate

November 5, 2013 – Lawsuit Filed to Protect People, Wildlife From Toxic Soot Pollution

November 4, 2013 – Lawsuit Aims to Protect Wildlife, Reduce Fire Risk From San Diego Sprawl

November 4, 2013 – Health, Environmental Groups Seek Halt to Unregulated Dumping of Toxic Drilling Muds in California’s Central Valley

November 4, 2013 – Settlement Will Safeguard Endangered California Frog From Harmful Pesticides

November 4, 2013 – Reward Tripled to $7,500 for Information on Illegal Killing of Red Wolves in North Carolina

November 1, 2013 – Anti-fracking Activists Confront Gov. Brown at Oakland Event

November 1, 2013 – Endangered Species Act Saves Once-threatened Mojave Desert Bird

October 31, 2013 – Notorious Koch Brothers Win 2013 Rubber Dodo Award

October 29, 2013 – Five Rare South American Bird Species Given U.S. Endangered Status

October 29, 2013 – Chapel Hill, N.C. Joins Urgent Call for National Action on Climate Change

October 28, 2013 – Santa Barbara Wildflower Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protection With 5,785 Acres of Critical Habitat

October 28, 2013 – 15 Hawaiian Plants and Animals Gain Endangered Species Act Protection

October 25, 2013 – California, Nevada Population of Sage Grouse Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protection

October 23, 2013 – Lesser Prairie Chicken Conservation Plan Inadequate to Save Charismatic Grassland Birds in Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas

October 23, 2013 – Two Prairie Butterflies Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protection

October 23, 2013 – Three Florida Plants Threatened by Sea-level Rise Receive Endangered Species Act Protection

October 22, 2013 – Rare Cave-dwelling Creatures in Texas Hill Country Gain Protected Habitat Under Endangered Species Act

October 21, 2013 – With Government Shutdown Over, Feds, Arizona Resume Taking Endangered Mexican Gray Wolves Out of Wild

October 21, 2013 – Rare California Seabird Denied Endangered Species Act Protection

October 21, 2013 – Three Rare Caribbean Plants Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protection

October 17, 2013 – Carlisle, Pa., Joins Urgent Call for National Action on Climate Change

October 16, 2013 – Lawsuit Asks EPA to Save Pacific Ocean Shellfish, Wildlife From Acidification

October 15, 2013 – Supreme Court Rejects Most Challenges to EPA Authority to Curb Greenhouse Pollution

October 15, 2013 – Ban Sought on Drilling, Mining, Logging on Public Lands During Government Shutdown

October 11, 2013 – Gov. Brown Signs Bill Banning California Bobcat Trapping

October 11, 2013 – California Makes History in Banning Lead Hunting Ammunition

October 10, 2013 – Honolulu Joins National Call for Climate Change Action

October 9, 2013 – Charlottesville, Va., Joins Growing Call for National Climate Action

October 7, 2013 – Lawsuit Challenges Second, Massive U.S.-Funded Fossil Fuel Project in Australia's Great Barrier Reef

October 4, 2013 – 100 Groups Urge Federal Government to Maintain Fracking Moratorium on California Public Lands

October 3, 2013 – Federal Government Urged to Halt Offshore Oil Fracking in California Coastal Waters, Analyze Dangers to Whales, Sea Turtles

October 3, 2013 – 70 Groups Urge California to Ban Super-toxic Rat Poison

October 2, 2013 – Declining Alaskan Seabird Denied Endangered Species Act Protection

October 2, 2013 – Wolf Supporters to Hold "Citizens' Online Hearing" and Rally in Albuquerque to Support Keeping Protections for Gray Wolves

October 2, 2013 – Streaked Horned Lark, Taylor's Checkerspot Butterfly Protected Under Endangered Species Act

October 2, 2013 – Two Rare Florida Flowers Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protection With 2,707 Acres of Critical Habitat

October 2, 2013 – Yellow-billed Cuckoo Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protection in U.S. West

October 1, 2013 – More Than 200 Protest Proposal to Clearcut More of Oregon's Forests

October 1, 2013 – After Intense Pressure, Feds Ban 97 Percent of Arsenic Products in Animal Feed

October 1, 2013 – Rare Alabama Fish Protected Under Endangered Species Act

October 1, 2013 – New Study: Sierra Forest Fire Severity Is Not Increasing

October 1, 2013 – Bat Threatened by Epidemic Proposed for Endangered Species Protection

October 1, 2013 – Florida's Largest, Rarest Bat Secures Endangered Species Act Protection

September 30, 2013 – Conservation Groups Challenge Drastic 93 Percent Cut in Protection of Mountain Caribou Habitat in Idaho and Washington

September 30, 2013 – Two Rare Arizona Cactuses Gain Endangered Species Act Protection

September 30, 2013 – Lawsuit Filed to Save Endangered Southwestern Songbird From Habitat Destruction Caused by Invasive Beetles

September 30, 2013 – Hundreds to Rally in Nation's Capital for Continued Gray Wolf Protections

September 27, 2013 – New Climate Report Highlights Urgent Need for Greater Carbon Pollution Cuts

September 27, 2013 – Red Knot Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protection

September 26, 2013 – Conservation Groups Call on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Hold Additional Public Hearings on Gray Wolf Delisting

September 26, 2013 – Court Rules That Federal Agency Failed to Protect Thousands of Whales and Dolphins From Navy Sonar

September 25, 2013 – 26 Million Acres of Protected Critical Habitat Proposed for Canada Lynx in Idaho, Maine, Minnesota, Montana, Washington and Wyoming

September 25, 2013 – Lawsuit Launched to Save Clownfish That Inspired Finding Nemo

September 25, 2013 – Two Tennessee River Mussels Protected Under Endangered Species Act

September 25, 2013 – Arlington County, Va., Joins Growing Call for National Climate Action

September 25, 2013 – New Study: State Department Ignores Keystone XL's Ugly Toll on America's Endangered Wildlife

September 24, 2013 – New Study Shows Steep Decline of Lesser Prairie Chicken Populations

September 24, 2013 – Grotto Sculpin Protected Under Endangered Species Act

September 24, 2013 – Rare Mountain Fox in California and Oregon Closer to Endangered Species Act Protection

September 24, 2013 – Lawsuit Filed to Protect Wild and Scenic Smith River From Destructive Caltrans Highway-widening Project

September 24, 2013 – Three Freshwater Species From Georgia, Florida and Tennessee Closer to Endangered Species Act Protection

September 24, 2013 – New Agreement Will Speed Endangered Species Act Protection for North America's Largest Salamander

September 24, 2013 – New Agreement Will Speed Federal Protection for Boreal Toads

September 24, 2013 – Agreement Will Speed Endangered Species Act Protection for Northeast Songbird

September 24, 2013 – Imperiled Coastal Florida Bird, Lizard Threatened by Sea-level Rise Move Closer to Endangered Species Act Protection

September 23, 2013 – Endangered Species Act Protection Sought for Northern Rockies Fisher

September 20, 2013 – Obama's Power Plant Pollution Proposal Not Enough to Fight Climate Crisis

September 20, 2013 – Middlebury Rally Set for Saturday to Draw the Line Against Dirty Fuels

September 19, 2013 – Endangered Species Act Protections Delayed for 66 Corals Hit Hard by Ocean Warming, Acidification

September 19, 2013 – Giant Condor Puppet Joins Pinnacles National Park Protest Against Extreme Oil Production

September 19, 2013 – St. Augustine Rally Set for Saturday to Stop Keystone XL, Say No to Climate Change

September 18, 2013 – Obama Administration Opposes Forest Bill That Would Mean More Clearcuts, Fewer Protections for Land, Wildlife, Water

September 18, 2013 – Alabama Shad One Step Closer to Endangered Species Act Protection

September 18, 2013 – Nevada's Highly Imperiled Mount Charleston Blue Butterfly Gets Endangered Species Act Protection

September 18, 2013 – New Report Highlights Nation's 10 Most Vulnerable, Least Protected Frogs, Turtles, Lizards and Salamanders

September 16, 2013 – Mussels From Midwest, Southeast Protected Under Endangered Species Act

September 13, 2013 – Court Asked to Speed Up Lawsuit Seeking Public Disclosure of Pollutants From BP's Gulf Spill

September 13, 2013 – NAFTA Commission: Canada Must Respond to Citizen Concerns That Industrial Fish Farms Hurt Wild Salmon

September 13, 2013 – Settlement Will Help Save Florida Corals Threatened by Global Warming

September 11, 2013 – Senate Bill 4 Will Not Protect Californians From Fracking's Dangers

September 11, 2013 – Mexico Risks U.S. Trade Embargo After Deaths of More Than 700 Endangered Loggerhead Sea Turtles

September 11, 2013 – Rare Flower in Georgia, Alabama Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protection With 786 Acres of River Habitat

September 11, 2013 – Owners Backtrack on Utah Tar Sands, Oil Shale Refinery Permitting

September 11, 2013 – New Study Suggests Wolves May Have Been Widely Distributed Across California

September 10, 2013 – Government Accountability Office Blasts EPA for Failing to Monitor Pesticide Use Across Country

September 10, 2013 – Two Texas Plants Protected Under Endangered Species Act

September 10, 2013 – Airline Report Card Finds Huge Fuel-efficiency Gap, Highlighting Need for EPA Rules to Fight Greenhouse Pollution

September 9, 2013 – Historic Vote Moves California Closer to Banning Lead Hunting Ammunition

September 6, 2013 – Long-delayed Recovery Plan Provides Road Map for Saving Alaska's Sea Otters

September 6, 2013 – EPA Pollution Permit Challenged for Proposed Calif. Power Plant

September 5, 2013 – Logging Industry Loses Latest Attack on Threatened Seabird

September 5, 2013 – Oil Companies Used 12 Air Toxic Chemicals Hundreds of Times in L.A. Basin This Summer

September 5, 2013 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect Endangered Species From Fracking in Michigan

September 4, 2013 – Legal Agreement Requires Forest Service to Examine Wildlife Impacts of Snowmobiling in California

September 3, 2013 – Emergency Rules Implemented to Protect Endangered Sperm Whales From California Drift Gillnets

August 30, 2013 – California's Santa Cruz Cypress Recovering, Ready for Downlisting

August 30, 2013 – Obama Administration Proposal Weakens Endangered Species Protections

August 29, 2013 – Report: Toxic Fracking Fluids Killed Rare Fish in Kentucky

August 28, 2013 – 20 Groups Call on Congress to Protect Oregon Wildlife, Water From Clearcuts

August 28, 2013 – Oregon Spotted Frog Proposed for Endangered Species Protection, Plus 68,000 Acres of Protected Critical Habitat in Washington and Oregon

August 28, 2013 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect People, Wildlife From Toxic Soot Pollution

August 27, 2013 – "Oregon, Home of the Clearcut" Ad Campaign Launched by Conservationists

August 26, 2013 – Two Settlement Agreements Reached to Protect Mexican Gray Wolves

August 26, 2013 – After Intense Criticism, Caltrans to Rethink Deadly Bird Impacts of Petaluma Highway Project

August 26, 2013 – 250 Groups Tell EPA to Ban Frog-castrating Atrazine

August 22, 2013 – 600,000 Comments Call on Obama to Ban Fracking on Public Lands

August 21, 2013 – 122 River Miles Protected for Endangered Fish in West Virginia and Kentucky

August 20, 2013 – Lawsuit Filed to Overturn Key Permit for Arizona's Rosemont Mine

August 19, 2013 – Two Central Texas Salamanders Receive Endangered Species Act Protection

August 14, 2013 – California Coastal Commission Urged to Protect Coast From Offshore Fracking

August 14, 2013 – Two Florida Butterflies Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protection, 17,546 Acres of Protected Habitat

August 13, 2013 – Lawsuit Launched Challenging Ongoing Flooding of Endangered Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow Habitat and Everglades National Park

August 12, 2013 – Agency Backtracks on Attempt to Exclude Wolf Experts From Review of Delisting Proposal

August 12, 2013 – Forest Service Again Jeopardizing Major Forest Restoration Project in Arizona

August 12, 2013 – Lawsuit Challenges Plan to Log 150,000 Acres in Northern California

August 9, 2013 – Fungus Causing Deaths of Millions of Bats Now Found in Minnesota

August 8, 2013 – Keystone XL Controversy: Investigation Reveals Scientific Misconduct, Abuse of Whistleblowers in Review of Pipeline

August 8, 2013 – Concord, Mass., Joins Growing Call for National Climate Action

August 8, 2013 – Top Wolf Experts Excluded From Scientific Review of Wolf Delisting Proposal

August 6, 2013 – 1,700 Square Miles of Habitat Proposed for Protection for Rare Rockfish in Puget Sound

August 5, 2013 – Two Texas Fishes, 623 Miles of River Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protection

August 2, 2013 – Federal Agency Launches Review of Fracking Risk on California Public Lands 

August 2, 2013 – Arrests Made in Costa Rica Following Worldwide Rallies for Jairo Mora, Murdered Sea Turtle Activist

August 2, 2013 – Puget Sound Orcas Keep Endangered Species Act Protections

August 1, 2013 – Federal Court to Trespass Grazer in Nevada: "Get Your Cattle Off -- Now!"

August 1, 2013 – Petition Filed to Protect Rare Abalone Under Endangered Species Act

August 1, 2013 – Rose Found in California and Nevada Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protection With 2,011 Acres of Protected Habitat

August 1, 2013 – As Senate, Obama Consider Keystone, New Analysis and Video Reveal Dangerous Toll of U.S. Pipelines

August 1, 2013 – Three Southeast Flowers Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protection

August 1, 2013 – New Poll: Californians Strongly Oppose Fracking Expansion

July 31, 2013 – 172 Groups Across United States Urge Faster Protection for Endangered Species

July 31, 2013 – Plan to Frack Ohio's Blue Rock State Forest Contested

July 31, 2013 – Groups Will Fight Industry Lawsuit Seeking to Eliminate Sea Otters From Southern California

July 31, 2013 – Costa Ricans Take to Streets to Call for Justice Over Murder of Sea Turtle Protector Jairo Mora

July 30, 2013 – Demonstration Will Be Held Outside Costa Rican Consulate in L.A. Demanding Justice for Murdered Sea Turtle Activist

July 29, 2013 – Bat-killing Fungus Discovered in Arkansas

July 26, 2013 – Lawsuit Challenges 800,000-acre Oil Shale, Tar Sands Plan Across Public Lands in Utah, Colorado and Wyoming

July 25, 2013 – West Virginia Fish Protected Under Endangered Species Act

July 24, 2013 – California's Drift Gillnet Fishery Too Deadly for Endangered Sperm Whales

July 24, 2013 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect Endangered Butterfly and Communities in Contra Costa County

July 23, 2013 – Lawsuit Launched Targeting Large-scale Oyster Deaths in Oregon, Washington Driven by Ocean Acidification

July 22, 2013 – Utah Tar Sands, Oil Shale Refinery Challenged

July 22, 2013 – Investigation Sought Over Contracting Problems With Obama's Largest Forest Restoration Project

July 22, 2013 – Cities, Conservationists and Health Organizations Come Together to Curtail Use of Rodent-killing Poisons That Threaten Children, Pets and Wildlife

July 19, 2013 – Counter-attack Launched Against Oil Industry Attempt to Halt Bearded Seals' Protection

July 19, 2013 – State of Washington Petitioned to Enforce Wolf Protections

July 17, 2013 – Proposal Will Protect Loggerhead Sea Turtle Habitat in Coastal Waters Off Six States

July 17, 2013 – National Poll: Only 1 in 3 Americans Support Stripping Wolf Protections

July 16, 2013 – Court Closes Suction Dredge Mining Loophole in Siskiyou County

July 12, 2013 – Federal Court Follows Science in Striking Down EPA’s Biomass Pollution Loophole

July 11, 2013 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect Endangered Puget Sound Rockfish

July 10, 2013 – Dangerous New Oil Development Challenged in California Court

July 9, 2013 – Minnesota Announces Another Wolf Hunt Next Year Despite 25 Percent Drop in State's Wolf Population

July 9, 2013 – Obama Administration Denies Protection to Arctic Seal Threatened by Global Warming

July 9, 2013 – Two Rare Southwest Snakes Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protection

July 8, 2013 – 6 West Texas Snails and Crustaceans Protected Under Endangered Species Act Along With 450 Acres of Habitat

July 8, 2013 – Legal Settlement Brings Millions of Dollars to Antioch's Communities and Endangered Species

July 2, 2013 – Nearly 20,000 Acres of Additional Critical Habitat Proposed for Jaguars, Some in Vicinity of Planned Massive Rosemont Copper Mine

July 1, 2013 – Protection Slashed for California's Highly Endangered Buena Vista Lake Ornate Shrew

July 1, 2013 – California Closes Suction Dredge Mining Loophole

June 28, 2013 – Feds Fail to Protect West Coast Great White Sharks

June 28, 2013 – Maryland "Turtle Derby" Threatens to Spread Diseases to Wild Turtles, Children

June 27, 2013 – Townsend's Big-eared Bat Protected Under California Endangered Species Act

June 27, 2013 – Lawsuit Seeks to Save Four Florida Animals From Extinction Due to Sea-level Rise, Groundwater Depletion and Pollution

June 27, 2013 – Lawsuit Seeks to Save North America's Largest Amphibian

June 27, 2013 – Lawsuit Filed to Save Rare Mountain Fox in California and Oregon

June 27, 2013 – Lawsuit Seeks Protection for Northeast Songbird Threatened by Climate Change

June 27, 2013 – Documents Reveal State Officials, Not Scientists, Led Decision to Strip Endangered Species Protections From Wolves Across Country

June 26, 2013 – Forest Service Will Reopen Caves, Increase Risk That Deadly Bat Epidemic Will Spread to Rocky Mountains, U.S. West

June 25, 2013 – Endangered Frog From Mississippi, Louisiana Gets Help in Federal Court

June 25, 2013 – New Study of Tar Sands Pipeline Spills Fails to Evaluate Cleanup Questions

June 25, 2013 – Obama Climate Plan Not Enough to Meet Magnitude of Global Crisis

June 24, 2013 – 188 Groups Call on Pelosi to Name Rep. Grijalva as Ranking Democrat on House Natural Resources Committee

June 20, 2013 – Landmark Agreement to Protect Gulf of Mexico Whales, Dolphins From Industry's High-intensity Airgun Surveys

June 20, 2013 – Obama's New Climate Plan Must Cap Greenhouse Pollution

June 20, 2013 – New Analysis: Federal Plan Would Hurt Yellowstone's Grizzly Bears

June 19, 2013 – Lawsuit Filed to Protect Endangered Tree-nesting Seabirds in California's Santa Cruz Mountains

June 19, 2013 – Border Militarization by Congress Threatens to Derail Immigration Reform Bill

June 19, 2013 – Feds Negligent in Protecting Rare Dunes Sagebrush Lizard

June 17, 2013 – BLM's New Algodones Dunes Plan Opens Up 49,300 Acres of Wildlife Habitat to Destructive Off-road Vehicles

June 17, 2013 – Fishing, Wildlife, Farming Community Advocates Sue to Halt Delta Plan, Water Export Tunnels

June 14, 2013 – Extinction of Butterflies Highlights Importance of Endangered Species Act Protection

June 12, 2013 – Global Outcry Over Murdered Sea Turtle Activist Intensifies

June 11, 2013 – Alabama Shad One Step Closer to Endangered Species Act Protection

June 7, 2013 – Southern California's Malfunctioning Nuclear Power Plant to Close Permanently

June 7, 2013 – California Moves to Close Suction Dredge Mining Loophole

June 7, 2013 – Conservationists, Oil Industry Debate Fracking Pollution at California Science Center

June 7, 2013 – After Years of Delay, Agency Finally Releases Recovery Plan for Endangered North Pacific Right Whale in Bering Sea, Gulf of Alaska

June 7, 2013 – Obama Administration Strips Wolf Protections Across Most of Lower 48 States

June 6, 2013 – Facing Rising Seas and Killer Storms, Coastal City Urges Obama, EPA to Use Clean Air Act to Cut Greenhouse Pollution

June 6, 2013 – Landmark Lawsuit Re-filed Against EPA to Protect Dozens of Endangered Species From Pesticides

June 6, 2013 – Hundreds to Protest Keystone XL at Obama Event in Palo Alto

June 5, 2013 – Ship Speed Rule Proposed on East Coast to Protect Critically Endangered Right Whales

June 5, 2013 – Oakland, Calif., Joins National Call for Action Against Climate Chaos

June 5, 2013 – Lawsuit Challenges First-ever Drill Site Inside Alaska Reserve

June 3, 2013 – $10,000 Reward Offered by Conservation Groups for Information on Murdered Sea Turtle Activist in Costa Rica

June 3, 2013 – Protection Slashed for Nebraska's Vanishing Salt Creek Tiger Beetle

June 3, 2013 – Republicans to Renew Attacks on Endangered Species Act and Citizen Lawsuits That Protect Imperiled Plants, Animals

May 31, 2013 – British Columbia Rejects Tar Sands Pipeline Citing Same Risks Keystone XL Holds for U.S.: Spills and Lack of Clean-up Plans

May 31, 2013 – California Lawmakers Kill Fracking Moratorium Despite New Poll Revealing Little Support for Dangerous Practice

May 31, 2013 – Media Guide: 40 Years of the Endangered Species Act — Facts, Stats, Stories and Photos

May 30, 2013 – Settlement Protects Sea Turtles, Whales, Other Rare Wildlife From Oil-spill Dispersants

May 30, 2013 – Court: Feds Failed to Protect Endangered Cook Inlet Beluga Whales in Alaska

May 30, 2013 – Filmmaker Josh Fox Joins L.A. Protest Urging Gov. Brown to Ban Fracking

May 29, 2013 – Lawsuit Filed to Help Communities Fight Power Plant Air Pollution

May 29, 2013 – EPA Takes Unprecedented Step Toward New Water-quality Standards for Ocean Acidification

May 28, 2013 – Nevada Fracking Bill Falls Short in Protecting Human Health, Environment

May 28, 2013 – Minnesota Court of Appeals Denies Challenge to Wolf Hunting and Trapping

May 24, 2013 – 38 Hawaiian Species Awarded Endangered Species Act Protection

May 23, 2013 – Lawsuit Launched Against 800,000-acre Domestic Oil Shale, Tar-sands Plan

May 23, 2013 – On Technical Grounds, Federal Court Dismisses Case to Stop Poisoning of Wildlife by Lead Ammo

May 23, 2013 – New Study: Frog, Toad Populations Declining at Alarming Rate

May 23, 2013 – Kentucky Flower Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protection With 2,000 Acres of Protected Habitat

May 22, 2013 – California Denies Protections to Tiny, Climate-threatened Mammals

May 21, 2013 – Scientists Call on Obama Administration to Keep Gray Wolves Protected Under Endangered Species Act

May 21, 2013 – Conservationists, NRA Face Off in Court This Week Over Lead Ammo

May 20, 2013 – Lawsuit Against Highway Agencies Targets Deaths of Migratory Swallows

May 17, 2013 – Americans Across the Country Celebrate Endangered Species Day and Mark the 40th Anniversary of the Landmark Law

May 16, 2013 – Rare Alaska Freshwater Seals One Step Closer to Endangered Species Act Protection

May 15, 2013 – Suit Filed Against Destructive Caltrans Highway-widening Project in Remote Del Norte County

May 15, 2013 – On 5th Anniversary of Federal Listing for Polar Bears, Lawsuit Launched to Force Obama Administration to Ramp Up Protections

May 15, 2013 – Lawsuit Filed to Protect Big Cypress and Florida Panthers From Off-road Vehicles

May 14, 2013 – Recovered Arkansas Snail Removed From Endangered Species List 

May 14, 2013 – Endangered Species Day May 17 Is Part of Year-long Celebration of Endangered Species Act's 40th Anniversary

May 14, 2013 – NRA Admits Ignorance of Basic Facts About Lead Ammo's Lethal Toll on Endangered Condors

May 13, 2013 – As Carbon Levels Approach Terrifying Milestone, Climate Study Predicts Staggering Habitat Loss for Wildlife

May 10, 2013 – Feds Finally Examining Impacts of Oil Industry's Seismic Blasts on Marine Mammals

May 9, 2013 – Townsend's Big-eared Bat One Step Closer to Protection Under California Endangered Species Act

May 9, 2013 – Conservation Groups Urge Interior Secretary Jewell Not to Strip Wolf Protections Across United States

May 7, 2013 – BLM Postpones All California Oil and Gas Lease Sales After Fracking Legal Victory

May 7, 2013 – Appeal Filed Against Weakening of Bat Protections by Forest Service in Rocky Mountains

May 3, 2013 – Proposed Endangered Species Act Protection for Rare Bird Weakened

May 3, 2013 – Settlement Reached to Safeguard Critical Ocean, Beach Habitat for Atlantic, Pacific Loggerhead Sea Turtles

May 1, 2013 – EPA Refuses to Curb Deadly Coal Mine Pollution

May 1, 2013 – Lawsuit Filed to Get Arsenic Out of Animal Feed, Protect Public Health

April 30, 2013 – Sister of OR-7 Died in Foothold Trap: Third Radio-collared Oregon Wolf Killed in Idaho

April 30, 2013 – National Academy of Sciences Study: Feds Are Failing to Protect Endangered Species From Pesticides

April 30, 2013 – Agreement Will Speed Recovery of Endangered Mississippi Frog

April 30, 2013 – Three Fracking Moratorium Bills Win Key Vote in California Legislature

April 30, 2013 – Trade Sanctions Sought to Stop Mass Killing of Sea Turtles in Mexican Fisheries

April 29, 2013 – Protection Sought for Wildlife, Children Threatened by d-CON Rat Poisons

April 26, 2013 – New Agreement Moves Rare Orchid, Marten, Turtle, Marsh Bird Closer to Endangered Species Act Protection

April 25, 2013 – Study: Bat-killing Disease Will Wipe Out Indiana Bats in Much of Current Range

April 25, 2013 – TVA's Expensive Decision on Gallatin Plant Challenged in Court

April 25, 2013 – Endangered Frog From Mississippi, Louisiana Gets Help in Federal Court

April 24, 2013 – Investigation: New Mexico Animal Shot by Wildlife Services Agent Was a Mexican Wolf

April 24, 2013 – Sierra Nevada Frog and Toad Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protection, With 2 Million Acres of Protected Habitat

April 23, 2013 – Fracking Moratorium Bill Attracts Support From Nurses, Farmers, Cancer Group

April 22, 2013 – Federal Court Ruling Leaves Hundreds of Endangered Species Vulnerable to Pesticides

April 22, 2013 – California Fishery Declared One of Deadliest for Endangered Whales

April 22, 2013 – Two Washington Plants Gain Endangered Species Act Protection With 3,200 Acres of Protected Critical Habitat

April 22, 2013 – 15,000 Free Endangered Species Condoms Distributed for Earth Day

April 18, 2013 – Hundreds Rally Against Keystone XL Pipeline Outside Nebraska Public Hearing

April 18, 2013 – New Lawsuit Aims to Protect More California Public Lands From Fracking

April 17, 2013 – EPA Urged to Toughen Standards to Protect Marine Life From Ocean Acidification

April 16, 2013 – Obama's Much-needed Ocean Plan Falls Short on Warming, Acidification

April 16, 2013 – More Grand Canyon Condors Die of Lead Poisoning

April 15, 2013 – 98 Acres of Habitat Protected for Endangered Southern California Plant

April 15, 2013 – Thousands Call for Investigation of Wildlife Services' Killing of Mexican Wolf, Cover-up

April 15, 2013 – Grizzly Bears, Wolves, Wild Places to Benefit From Launch of Northern Rockies Office of Center for Biological Diversity

April 11, 2013 – After Legal Challenge, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Rescinds Permit to Trap Border-crossing Wolves in the Southwest

April 10, 2013 – Sally Jewell Confirmed as Next Interior Secretary

April 10, 2013 – ConocoPhillips Halts Plans to Drill in Alaskan Arctic

April 10, 2013 – EPA’s Climate Change Adaptation Plan Falls Short: Groups Urge Three Key Actions

April 10, 2013 – Baltimore Becomes 54th U.S. City Urging Obama to Use Clean Air Act to Stave Off Climate Crisis

April 9, 2013 – Scientists and Health Experts: It's Time to Phase Out Lead Hunting Ammunition

April 8, 2013 – Court Victory for Opponents of Fracking in California

April 8, 2013 – Deadly Disease Hits Home of America's Largest Colony of Endangered Gray Bats

April 8, 2013 – Black-backed Woodpeckers One Step Closer to Endangered Species Act Protection in California, Oregon, South Dakota

April 4, 2013 – Wildlife Services Agent Investigated in Illegal Shooting of Wolf in New Mexico

April 2, 2013 – West Hollywood Becomes 52nd U.S. City Urging Obama to Act on Climate Crisis

April 2, 2013 – Minnesota Court of Appeals to Hear Argument on Lawsuit Challenging Wolf Hunting and Trapping

April 1, 2013 – Federal Court Rejects Logging Industry Attack on Threatened Seabird

April 1, 2013 – Huge Arkansas Oil Spill Another Reminder of Spill Danger From Keystone XL, Other Pipelines

March 28, 2013 – Lawsuit Filed to Protect Border-crossing Wolves Entering Arizona, New Mexico From Government Traps

March 28, 2013 – Floridians Launch Lawsuit to Ensure Endangered Species Enjoy Full Endangered Species Act Protection

March 27, 2013 – Forest Service Weakens Bat Protection in Colorado, Wyoming and South Dakota

March 22, 2013 – Three New Bills Seek to Halt California Fracking

March 22, 2013 – Senate Republicans Push Slew of Backdoor Budget Amendments Attacking Protections for Climate, Land and Endangered Species

March 22, 2013 – 739 Miles of U.S. Coastline Protected for Loggerhead Sea Turtles

March 21, 2013 – Polluting Power Plants Quail Brush and Pio Pico Denied Purchase Power Agreements With San Diego Utility

March 21, 2013 – Statewide Coalition Opposes Caltrans' Environmentally Damaging Highway-widening Projects

March 21, 2013 – 55,000 People Call on Alabama "Rattlesnake Rodeo" to Switch to Humane Wildlife Festival

March 20, 2013 – Judge Upholds Uranium Mining Ban on 1 Million Acres Near Grand Canyon

March 20, 2013 – Poll: Majority of Americans Want Congress Out of Keystone XL Pipeline Decision, Oppose "Eminent Domain," Worry About Water, Wildlife

March 20, 2013 – Tribes, Conservationists and Fishermen Ask State to Close Loophole in California's Suction Dredge Mining Ban

March 19, 2013 – 50 Cities Urge Obama to Act Against Climate Chaos

March 19, 2013 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect Northeast Songbird Threatened by Climate Change

March 18, 2013 – Endangered Mussels Win Reprieve But Tennessee Valley Authority Still Embracing Dangerous Coal Plant at Gallatin

March 18, 2013 – Polluters Using Congressional Budget Process to Push Keystone XL Pipeline, Kill Climate Work, Harm Endangered Species Recovery

March 18, 2013 – As California Considers Bill to Ban Lead Hunting Ammunition, National Poll Finds Most Americans Support Switch to Nontoxic Bullets

March 15, 2013 – Court Hearing Focuses on Whether EPA Must Protect Hundreds of Endangered Species From Pesticides

March 14, 2013 – Government Report Details Failures in Shell's Arctic Drilling Program

March 14, 2013 – Feds' Refusal to Protect Rare Dunes Sagebrush Lizard Challenged in Court

March 14, 2013 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect Vanishing Freshwater Animals in Tennessee, Georgia, Other Southeast States

March 12, 2013 – Washington, D.C., Joins National Call for Climate Change Action

March 12, 2013 – Devastating Bat-killing Disease Reaches Georgia — Second State Announced in Two Days

March 11, 2013 – Petition Filed to Protect Desert Kit Fox Under California Endangered Species Act

March 11, 2013 – Devastating Bat-killing Disease Hits South Carolina

March 11, 2013 – Washington State Senate Passes Wolf-killing Bill

March 8, 2013 – California Commission Rejects Navy Sonar Project That Threatened Whales, Marine Mammals

March 8, 2013 – Three U.S. Turtles Receive International Trade Protection

March 7, 2013 – Maker of Deadly Rat Poison Challenges Common-sense Protections for Children, Pets, Wildlife

March 7, 2013 – Havasupai Tribe, Conservation Groups Challenge Uranium Mine Threatening Grand Canyon

March 7, 2013 – Vanishing Clear Lake Fish Becomes Candidate for California Endangered Species Act Protection

March 7, 2013 – Lawsuit Launched to Save Endangered Southwestern Songbird From Habitat Destruction Caused by Invasive Beetles

March 6, 2013 – World Fails to Ban International Trade in Polar Bear Parts

March 5, 2013 – 52 Members of Congress Urge Continued Federal Protections for Wolves in Lower 48 States

March 4, 2013 – Bill Aims to Protect Bobcats From Commercial Fur Trapping in California

March 4, 2013 – Center for Biological Diversity Statement on Nominations of Ernest Moniz for Energy Secretary, Gina McCarthy to Head EPA

March 4, 2013 – Poll: Two-thirds of Americans Want Congress to Strengthen, Protect Endangered Species Act

March 1, 2013 – Obama Allows Dirty, Dangerous Keystone Tar Sands Pipeline to Move Forward

March 1, 2013 – Appeals Court Upholds Endangered Species Act Protection for Polar Bears

March 1, 2013 – Poll: Most Americans See Population Growth as Threat to Wildlife, Climate

February 28, 2013 – Devastating Bat-killing Disease Reaches Illinois

February 27, 2013 – Cornyn's Bill Favors Special Interests, Industry over Democracy, Protection of Species

February 27, 2013 – Shell Calls off Arctic Drilling for 2013, Obama Should Make the Move Permanent

February 26, 2013 – Scientists Predict Extinction in 20 Years for Pacific Leatherback Sea Turtles; Conservation Efforts Needed Immediately

February 26, 2013 – Center for Biological Diversity Statement on Resignation of State Senator Michael Rubio and Senator Steinberg's California Environmental Quality Act Proposals

February 25, 2013 – New BLM Management Plan for Arizona's Ironwood Forest National Monument Will Hurt Endangered Species, Quiet Recreation

February 22, 2013 – Center for Biological Diversity Statement on Nominations of Ernest Moniz for Energy Secretary, Gina McCarthy to Head EPA

February 21, 2013 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect Endangered California Fox, Other Wildlife From Rat Poisons

February 20, 2013 – New Video Shows Arizona Wilderness Areas Destroyed by Border Patrol Vehicles

February 20, 2013 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect Coastal Florida Sparrow and Lizard Threatened by Sea-level Rise

February 19, 2013 – Obama Administration Finalizes Polar Bear Extinction Plan

February 19, 2013 – 255 Groups Call on Obama Administration to Strengthen Endangered Species Act Protections for Rare and Vanishing Wildlife Across Country

February 15, 2013 – New Study: Florida Is Global Hotspot for Reptiles at Risk of Extinction

February 14, 2013 – Historic Agreement Protects Endangered Plants as Part of Proposed Big Bear Housing Subdivision

February 12, 2013 – Center for Biological Diversity Statement on President Obama's State of the Union Address

February 12, 2013 – Endangered California Plant Gains 9,600 Acres of Protected Habitat

February 11, 2013 – Devastating Bat-killing Disease Spreads to Kentucky's Cumberland Gap National Park

February 11, 2013 – Five Executive Actions Against Climate Chaos: What the President Should Announce in State of the Union Speech

February 8, 2013 – Modoc County Sheriff Goes Rogue, Vows to Defy Federal Laws During Coyote Hunt

February 8, 2013 – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Releases Roadmap for Speeding Protection of Hundreds of Species Under Historic Settlement Agreement

February 7, 2013 – Thousands of Californians Speak Out Against Coyote-killing Contest

February 6, 2013 – Mexican Gray Wolf Numbers Increase for Third Year in a Row

February 6, 2013 – Great White Sharks Become Candidates for California Endangered Species Act Protection

February 6, 2013 – Center for Biological Diversity Statement on Nomination of Sally Jewell for Interior Secretary

February 4, 2013 – First New Mexican Gray Wolf Released Into Wild in Four Years Is Recaptured Three Weeks Later

February 4, 2013 – Another Endangered Species Act Success Story: Island Night Lizard Recovered

February 1, 2013 – Arizona's Tonto National Forest Road Plan to Face Full Environmental Review

February 1, 2013 – State Asked to Halt Coyote-hunting Contest Planned for California's Modoc County Feb. 8-10

February 1, 2013 – Endangered Species Act Protection Proposed for Wolverine

January 31, 2013 – Lawsuit Launched Against Elimination of 90 Percent of Protected Habitat for Endangered Mountain Caribou in Idaho, Washington

January 31, 2013 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect Ozark Hellbenders, Four Other Endangered Species on Missouri's Mark Twain National Forest

January 30, 2013 – EPA Limits Most Toxic Rat Poisons in Homes But Still Leaves Wildlife at Risk

January 29, 2013 – Settlement Agreement Throws Lifeline to Endangered Woodpeckers on Mississippi's Noxubee Wildlife Refuge

January 29, 2013 – Lawsuit Launched to Speed Federal Protection for Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnakes in Southeast

January 26, 2013 – Feds Propose Rules Allowing Navy to Harm Whales, Dolphins More Than 30 Million Times in War Games

January 24, 2013 – Lawsuit Filed to Stop Unregulated Fracking in California

January 24, 2013 – Southwest Fish Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protection With 293 Stream Miles of Protected Habitat

January 24, 2013 – Lawsuit Launched to Speed Federal Protection for Boreal Toads

January 23, 2013 – Recovery Plan Finally Proposed for World's Most Endangered Whales

January 23, 2013 – Old-growth Forest in Humboldt County Spared From Clearcutting

January 23, 2013 – 48,000 People Call on Last Remaining Georgia "Rattlesnake Roundup" to Switch to Humane Wildlife Festival

January 23, 2013 – Lawsuit Filed to Force Plan to Save Florida's Threatened Corals

January 16, 2013 – Bat-killing Epidemic Found at Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky

January 16, 2013 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect Rare Mountain Fox in California and Oregon

January 15, 2013 – Analysis: Five Most Frightening Findings of National Climate Assessment

January 10, 2013 – Governor's Budget Restores Environmental Oversight for Logging in California

January 10, 2013 – Gunnison Sage Grouse Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protection With More Than 1.7 Million Acres of Critical Habitat

January 9, 2013 – Appeals Court: Lower Court Wrongly Dismissed Claim Seeking Public Disclosure of BP Oil-spill Contaminants

January 9, 2013 – Grand Canyon Uranium-mining Threats Still Loom A Year After Historic Mining Restrictions

January 9, 2013 – Broward County, Fla., Joins National Movement for Climate Change Action

January 8, 2013 – Lawsuit Filed to Protect Loggerhead Sea Turtle Habitat

January 7, 2013 – Protections Sought for Endangered Frogs, Snakes at Pacifica's Sharp Park

January 7, 2013 – Nevada Public-lands Fracking Plan Opposed

January 4, 2013 – Judges Reject Safari Club's Challenge to Historic Species Agreement

January 2, 2013 – Shell Drilling Rig, Run Aground Near Kodiak Island, Another Clear Warning of Danger of Arctic Drilling

January 2, 2013 – 200,000 Acres Protected for Southwestern Willow Flycatchers in California, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah and Nevada

 


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