PRESS RELEASES

December 30, 2024 – California Regulators Link Herbicide Paraquat to Health Risks in People, Wildlife

December 30, 2024 – Lawsuit Challenges Denial of Protected Habitat for Sierra Nevada Red Foxes

December 23, 2024 – Monitor Lizard Receives Emergency U.S. Endangered Species Protections

December 20, 2024 – $25 Million Federal Grant Awarded for Red Wolf Crossings

December 19, 2024 – California Grants Waiver for Dangerous Santa Barbara Pipeline

December 18, 2024 – State Protections Sought for Imperiled Southern California Butterfly

December 18, 2024 – West Coast Whale Entanglements at Six-Year High

December 18, 2024 – Legal Agreement Sets Deadlines to Protect Four Imperiled Bees

December 18, 2024 – Four Caribbean Lizards Proposed for Endangered Species Protections

December 18, 2024 – Forest Service Urged to Update N.C.’s Nantahala-Pisgah Forest Plan in Wake of Hurricane Helene

December 18, 2024 – On Anniversary of Reintroduction, Colorado Urged to Proceed with 2025 Wolf Releases

December 17, 2024 – Legal Agreement Prompts Crucial Reviews of California Offshore Oil Drilling

December 17, 2024 – New Court-Ordered Monitoring Gauges at Arizona’s San Pedro Conservation Area Already Below Required Levels

December 16, 2024 – Caribbean’s Pillar Coral Protected as Endangered

December 16, 2024 – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Endangered Species Protection for Rare Cuckoo Bumblebees

December 12, 2024 – Lawsuit Aims to Protect Imperiled Striped Newt in Florida, Georgia

December 12, 2024 – Hellbender Salamander Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protection

December 11, 2024 – Petition Urges Mexico to Protect Chocolate Chip Sea Cucumber

December 11, 2024 – Petición insta a proteger el pepino de mar café

December 10, 2024 – Analysis: Dietary Guidelines Dictates $40 Billion in Federal Spending, Influences Climate Impact

December 10, 2024 – Monarchs Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protection

December 10, 2024 – Lawsuit Launched to Clean Up Toxic Coal Ash in Pennsylvania

December 10, 2024 – Supreme Court Hears Arguments Over Utah Oil Train in Case Challenging Scope of Nation's Landmark Environmental Law

December 09, 2024 – Legal Agreement Requires U.S. to Reexamine Gulf Oil Drilling’s Harms to Endangered Birds, Manatees

December 09, 2024 – Three Brazilian Butterflies Receive U.S. Endangered Species Protections

December 09, 2024 – Endangered Species Act Protection Sought for California Tiger Beetle

December 09, 2024 – New Mexico Chipmunk Protected by Endangered Species Act

December 09, 2024 – Scorecard Will Grade Drug Companies on Phaseout of Horseshoe Crab Harvest

December 05, 2024 – Endangered Species Protection Sought for Two Florida Flowers

December 04, 2024 – Legal Agreement Will Help Protect West Coast’s Tope Sharks

December 04, 2024 – New Mexico Desert Flower Protected as Endangered

December 04, 2024 – Cesar Aguirre Honored With Rose Braz Award for Bold Activism

December 04, 2024 – Lawsuit Targets Duke Energy’s Decades of Climate Deception, Harm to North Carolina Town

December 03, 2024 – Carrboro Town Council to Announce Major Action Wednesday to Address Climate Crisis

December 03, 2024 – Lawsuit Challenges Massive Logging Project in Montana’s Garnet Mountains

December 03, 2024 – Lawsuit Pushes California City to Reevaluate Data Center’s Environmental Harms

November 27, 2024 – Dec. 3 Press Briefing: Environmental, Public Health Groups Outline Utah Oil Train's Upcoming Supreme Court Case

November 25, 2024 – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Advances 1.6 Million Acres of Critical Habitat Protection for Endangered Rusty Patched Bumblebee

November 25, 2024 – EPA: Rat Poisons Pushing Dozens of Endangered Species Toward Extinction, Including Florida Panthers, California Condors

November 25, 2024 – EPA Report: Automakers Made Some Auto Pollution Progress, Less Than Law Required

November 25, 2024 – Lawsuit Aims to Protect North America’s Tiniest Turtle in Southern Appalachia

November 25, 2024 – Petition Aims to Ban Dog Pack Hunting in Arizona

November 22, 2024 – Analysis: Industrial Animal Ag Incompatible With Global Climate Agreements

November 22, 2024 – Lawsuit Challenges Faulty Environmental Analysis for California’s First Carbon Capture, Storage Project

November 21, 2024 – Pecos Pupfish Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protection

November 21, 2024 – Endangered Species Protections Sought for Two Snails in Oregon’s Grand Canyon

November 20, 2024 – Giraffes Proposed for U.S. Endangered Species Act Protections

November 19, 2024 – New Report Reveals Climate Threats, Hidden Costs of U.S. Reservoirs

November 16, 2024 – COP29: U.S. Sen. Ed Markey, Advocates Urge Biden Administration to Halt LNG Export Expansion

November 15, 2024 – $100,000 Reward Offered for Info on Arizona Death of Mexican Wolf

November 15, 2024 – Lawsuit Seeks Documents From Secretive White House on Interference With Endangered Species Protections

November 15, 2024 – 11/16 COP29 Press Conference: U.S. Sen. Ed Markey, Advocates Urge Biden Administration to Halt LNG Export Expansion

November 14, 2024 – Arkansas Mudalia Snail Gets Second Chance at Endangered Species Protections

November 14, 2024 – Legal Agreement Requires California to Propose Regulations for Pesticide-Treated Seeds

November 13, 2024 – Rally Targets Offshore Drilling at Friday’s Coastal Commission Meeting in San Francisco

November 12, 2024 – Rare Plant Destroyed by Washington Golf Course Needs Protection Again

November 12, 2024 – COP29 Press Conference Today: Trump Return Puts Richest, Biggest Fossil Fuel Expanders in Spotlight

November 11, 2024 – Advocates at COP29 Urge Biden Administration to Secure Climate Legacy

November 08, 2024 – Proposed Greater Sage Grouse Plan Amendments Will Continue Bird’s Extinction Spiral

November 11, 2024 – Nov. 11 Press Conference: What Trump’s Re-Election Means for COP29

November 07, 2024 – Voters in Seven States Adopt Constitutional Protections for Abortion

November 07, 2024 – Wolf Supporters to Rally at New Mexico Game Commission Meeting in Las Cruces

November 06, 2024 – Trump Presidency Will Face Unprecedented Resistance

November 05, 2024 – Legal Agreement Helps Protect Key Southern California Wildlife Area

November 04, 2024 – Sexual Health Emergency Preparedness Kits to Be Distributed at Miami’s Yaya Por Vida Mobile Unit Unveiling

November 01, 2024 – Lawsuit Forces Arizona Governor to Reevaluate Water Supply Adequacy for Largest Sierra Vista Housing Development

October 31, 2024 – Lawsuit Aims to Protect Rare Flower, Cultural Sites From Nevada Lithium Mine

October 31, 2024 – Lawsuit Seeks Endangered Species Protection for New Mexico Cactus, Rio Grande Fish

October 29, 2024 – Rare Southeast Flower Gets Endangered Species Protection in Georgia, South Carolina

October 28, 2024 – Legal Agreement Requires EPA to Address Dangerous Nitrogen Air Pollution

October 24, 2024 – BLM Grants Final Approval to Nevada Lithium Mine, Threatening Biodiversity, Cultural Landscapes

October 24, 2024 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect Rare California Daisy Imperiled by Gold Mining

October 24, 2024 – Red-Cockaded Woodpecker Recovering Under Endangered Species Act

October 23, 2024 – California Court Blocks Lake County Development Over Wildfire Concerns

October 23, 2024 – Petition Urges Forest Service to Ban ‘Cyanide Bombs’

October 22, 2024 – Study: EPA Set to Greenlight Widely Used Neonicotinoid Pesticides, Overlooking Evidence of Harms to Brain, Nervous System

October 21, 2024 – Petition Seeks Endangered Species Protections for Washington’s Cascade Red Fox

October 21, 2024 – Virtual Film Festival Highlights Links Between Food, Environment, Social Justice

October 18, 2024 – Environmental, Public Health Groups File Brief Opposing Utah Oil Train's Supreme Court Appeal

October 17, 2024 – Arizona Governor Sides With Developers on Denying Protection to Imperiled San Pedro River

October 16, 2024 – Judge Rejects Federal Project Threatening California’s Desert Tortoises

October 15, 2024 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect Rare Toads From Nevada Oil Refinery Expansion

October 10, 2024 – Lawsuit Challenges TVA Plan to Build Methane Gas Plant at Site of Massive Tennessee Industrial Spill

October 10, 2024 – California Burrowing Owls One Step Closer to Permanent State Protections

October 10, 2024 – Crater Lake Newt Advances Toward Endangered Species Protections

October 08, 2024 – Community to Rally Against Offshore Drilling at Thursday Coastal Commission Meeting in San Diego

October 07, 2024 – Flagstaff Wolf Removal Violates Endangered Species Act, Conservationists Warn

October 07, 2024 – Rare Desert Wetland Wildflower Advances Toward Endangered Species Protections

October 04, 2024 – California Energy Commission Hosts Monday Workshop on Clean Energy’s Environmental, Public Health Factors

October 04, 2024 – Lawsuit Seeks Better Protections for California’s 13,000-Year-Old Oak

October 03, 2024 – Endangered Ocelot Appears on Trail Camera in New Arizona Location

October 02, 2024 – Instan a organismo del T-MEC a investigar amenaza a jaguares por proyecto ferroviario mexicano

October 02, 2024 – USMCA Body Urged to Investigate Threat to Jaguars From Mexican Train Project

October 01, 2024 – Agreement Moves Washington’s Orcas, Salmon Toward Cyanide Pollution Protections

October 01, 2024 – California Fracking Ban Takes Effect Statewide Today

September 30, 2024 – Endangered Species Act Protections Planned for Bethany Beach Firefly

September 28, 2024 – Governor Signs Bill to Improve California’s Wildlife Connectivity

September 27, 2024 – Sexual Health Emergency Preparedness Kits To Be Distributed At Pine Hills Really, Really Free Market

September 26, 2024 – EPA Plan Would Protect Some Endangered Plants, Animals Most Imperiled by Pesticides

September 26, 2024 – California Judge Blocks Implementation of Contractors’ Rule Weakening Rooftop Solar

September 26, 2024 – New Mexico Governor Fails to Ban Oil Wells Near Schools as New Wells Endanger More Children

September 26, 2024 – Lawsuit Launched Over Outdated Drilling Plans as Aging California Oil Platforms Near Restart

September 25, 2024 – California OKs Strongest Rat Poison Restrictions in Nation

September 25, 2024 – Chicago’s McCormick Place Installs Bird-Safe Window Film Before Migration Season

September 25, 2024 – Governor Signs California Bill to Affirm Local Choice on Oil, Gas Operations

September 25, 2024 – Gov. Newsom Signs Bill to Clean Up Dangerous Idle Oil, Gas Wells

September 25, 2024 – U.S. Hunters Seek to Import Trophies From Critically Endangered Black Rhinos

September 24, 2024 – New EPA Rule Fails to Protect U.S. Waters From Invasive Species, Diseases Released by Ships

September 24, 2024 – Lawsuit Challenges Federal Failure to Protect Hippos

September 23, 2024 – Florida Manatees to Receive Nearly 2 Million Acres of Revised Protected Habitat

September 23, 2024 – White Paper on Ending Destructive Food Systems to Be Released at Climate Week NYC

September 20, 2024 – 1 Million Comments Support Old-Growth Protections on National Forests

September 19, 2024 – Nevada Lithium Mine Advances Toward Approval, Threatening Rare Wildflower

September 19, 2024 – Former Piney Point Owner Liable for Tampa Bay Pollution Tied to Massive 2021 Fish Kill

September 19, 2024 – Legal Intervention Launched to Defend Federal Public Lands Rule in North Dakota, Montana, Idaho

September 19, 2024 – EPA Urged to Block Air Pollution Permit for Heavy Metals Mine in Arizona’s Patagonia Mountains

September 19, 2024 – Food Systems Just Transition Roadmap to Be Released at Climate Week NYC

September 19, 2024 – Arizona Nonprofit’s Mining Forum Condemned for Greenwashing Industry, Excluding Tribes

September 19, 2024 – Lawsuit Challenges Utah Inland Port Authority as Unconstitutional

September 19, 2024 – Endangered Species Act Protection Sought for Diamondback Terrapins

September 18, 2024 – Lawsuit Challenges California Dirty Hydrogen Project

September 18, 2024 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect Imperiled Striped Newt in Florida, Georgia

September 17, 2024 – Five Red Wolf Pups Die After Vehicle Kills Their Father in North Carolina

September 16, 2024 – Millions of Dollars to Benefit Sage Grouse, Other Wildlife Delivered by Caldwell Canyon Mine Agreement

September 16, 2024 – Kentucky Mussel Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protections

September 10, 2024 – Report: Illegal Livestock Grazing Pushing Threatened Southwestern Snakes Toward Extinction

September 09, 2024 – Rare Southeast Freshwater Mussels to Receive Endangered Species Act Protection

September 09, 2024 – Lawsuit Filed Over Government Failure to Protect Endangered Species From Toxic Pesticide Malathion

September 09, 2024 – Florida’s Black Creek Crayfish to Receive Endangered Species Act Protections

September 09, 2024 – Energy Department Urged to Reject Pending Liquified Natural Gas Export Permits

September 06, 2024 – $15,000 Reward Offered for Info on Endangered Condor Killed in Colorado

September 06, 2024 – Pups Confirmed in Five California Wolf Packs

September 06, 2024 – California City OKs Development Threatening World’s Oldest Known Living Oak

September 05, 2024 – Lawsuit Launched Seeking Final Protection for Two California Salamanders

September 05, 2024 – Sexual Health Emergency Preparedness Kits to Be Distributed at Tampa Really, Really Free Market

September 04, 2024 – Federal Agency Petitioned to Curb Bird Collisions With Commercial Buildings

September 04, 2024 – Sexual Health Emergency Preparedness Kits to Be Distributed at Jacksonville Really, Really Free Market

September 03, 2024 – Seven Oaks Dam Agreement Secures More Help for Southern California Fish, Endangered Mammal

September 03, 2024 – Sexual Health Kits to Be Distributed Across Florida for FEMA Emergency Preparedness Month

September 01, 2024 – California Senate Passes Bill to Affirm Local Choice on Oil, Gas Operations

August 29, 2024 – Federal Plan for Public Lands Solar Development Opens 31 Million Acres in 11 Western States

August 29, 2024 – Petition Seeks Endangered Species Protections for Rare Oregon, Nevada Fish

August 28, 2024 – California Senate Passes Bill to Clean Up Dangerous Idle Oil, Gas Wells

August 28, 2024 – California Senate Approves Stronger Protections Against Toxic Rat Poison

August 27, 2024 – California Senate Moves to Improve Wildlife Connectivity With Room to Roam Act

August 27, 2024 – More Wells Fall Below Court-Mandated Minimums in Arizona’s San Pedro Conservation Area

August 26, 2024 – Santa Barbara Community to Rally Thursday Against Offshore Oil Drilling Restart

August 22, 2024 – Protests Against Grand Canyon Uranium Mine to Continue Saturday

August 21, 2024 – New Mexico Officials Urged to Clean Up Thousands of Inactive, Polluting Oil Wells

August 20, 2024 – Thousands of Endangered Species Condoms Distributed at Colleges, Universities Ahead of Back-to-School

August 20, 2024 – EPA Finalizes Strategy to Protect Endangered Wildlife, Plants From Herbicides

August 20, 2024 – Court Rules Federal Agency Failed to Protect Rare Whales, Sea Turtles From Gulf Offshore Drilling

August 20, 2024 – Maryland Court Greenlights Lawsuit Seeking Horseshoe Crab Mortality Data

August 19, 2024 – Lawsuit Targets New Forest Service Roads in Jaguar, Mexican Spotted Owl Habitat in Arizona

August 19, 2024 – Center for Biological Diversity Wins National Charity Navigator Community Choice Award

August 15, 2024 – California Bill to Clean Up Idle Oil Wells Passes Final Senate Committee

August 15, 2024 – California Bill to Affirm Local Choice on Oil, Gas Operations Goes to Senate Vote

August 15, 2024 – Lawsuit Challenges Arizona Governor, Water Agency for Failure to Protect San Pedro River, Future Homeowners

August 15, 2024 – Reward Raised to $15,000 for Info on Texas Bald Eagle Nest Destruction

August 15, 2024 – Lawsuit Launched to Finalize Protection for 11 South Florida Species

August 14, 2024 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect World’s Smallest Rabbit in Eight Western States

August 12, 2024 – California Court Deals Another Blow to San Diego Sprawl Project

August 12, 2024 – Lawsuit Aims to Protect Endangered Species, Streamside Habitat in New Mexico’s Sacramento Mountains

August 12, 2024 – Endangered Species Act Protections Proposed for Southern California Fish

August 09, 2024 – New Study: Annual Bird Collision Deaths Could Top 1 Billion

August 08, 2024 – Agreement Reached With Maui Grand Wailea Resort to Protect Endangered Seabirds From Lights

August 08, 2024 – Petition Seeks Endangered Species Protection for Oregon’s Banded Juga

August 08, 2024 – Wolf Supporters to Rally Friday at Arizona Game Commission Meeting in Flagstaff

August 08, 2024 – Lawsuit Seeks to Protect Marine Mammals From Foreign Fishing Gear, Enforce Seafood Import Bans

August 07, 2024 – Montana’s Arctic Grayling Get New Shot at Endangered Species Protection

August 07, 2024 – Lawsuit Launched to Force EPA to Correct Air-Pollution Permit for Colorado Methane Gas Plant

August 07, 2024 – Cedar Key Mole Skink Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protection

August 07, 2024 – Endangered Species Act Protections Proposed for Rare California Fish

August 02, 2024 – Court Rejects Federal Pesticide-Spraying Program on Millions of Acres of Western Rangelands

August 01, 2024 – Lawsuit Challenges Weakened Endangered Species Act Rules

August 01, 2024 – Letter Urges Agencies to Keep Mexican Wolves in Grand Canyon Ecosystem

August 01, 2024 – EPA Rejects Another Air Pollution Permit for Oil, Gas Wells in Colorado

July 30, 2024 – Northeastern Bulrush is Latest Endangered Species Act Success Story

July 30, 2024 – California’s Burrowing Owls One Step Closer to State Protections

July 25, 2024 – Center for Biological Diversity Statement on Energy Permitting and Reform Act of 2024

July 25, 2024 – California Governor Urged Not to Support Dangerous Wildfire Bill

July 25, 2024 – Mexican Gray Wolf Asha Denied Freedom

July 25, 2024 – EPA Releases New Strategy to Protect Endangered Plants, Animals From Insecticides

July 25, 2024 – UNESCO alerta sobre daños en Reserva El Pinacate por muro fronterizo y exige acciones a EE. UU. y México

July 25, 2024 – World Heritage Committee Urges U.S., Mexican Action to Protect Site from Border Wall Damage

July 24, 2024 – House Passes Funding Bill Containing Historic Number of Attacks on Environment, Endangered Species

July 24, 2024 – 10 Giant Clam Species Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protection

July 24, 2024 – Mining Ban Renewed for Arizona’s Oak Creek Canyon, Endangered Species Habitat

July 24, 2024 – Two South American Bird Species Receive U.S. Endangered Species Protections

July 24, 2024 – Lawsuit Challenges Outdated Air Quality Regulations for Offshore Drilling

July 24, 2024 – New Study Finds Alarming Rise in Persistent ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Pesticides

July 23, 2024 – Alabama Shad One Step Closer to Endangered Species Protection

July 23, 2024 – UNESCO mantiene el habitat de la vaquita en la lista de "Patrimonio Mundial en Peligro"

July 23, 2024 – UNESCO Keeps Mexico Vaquita Habitat on World Heritage ‘In Danger’ List

July 23, 2024 – $20,000 Reward Offered in Killing of Endangered Condors in Utah

July 23, 2024 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect Gulf Sturgeon from Dredging Project in Alabama’s Mobile Bay

July 19, 2024 – Washington OKs Cougar Hunting Reforms, Retains Wolf’s Endangered Status

July 18, 2024 – California Fracking Ban Nears Finalization

July 18, 2024 – Petition Aims to Protect Alaska’s Cook Inlet Belugas From Industrial Noise, Development in Tuxedni Bay

July 17, 2024 – Court Reverses Oil Lease Sale That Threatened Belugas Off Alaska’s Coast

July 16, 2024 – Scientific Review Shows Gopher Tortoises at Risk of Extinction

July 16, 2024 – New Study Highlights U.S. Role in Driving Trade of Imperiled Painted Woolly Bats

July 15, 2024 – Fish and Wildlife Service to Delay Crucial New Protections for Imperiled Desert Fish

July 12, 2024 – Marconi Point Agreement Preserves Habitat, Protects Wildlife

July 11, 2024 – Lawsuit Targets Illegal Grazing Damage to Endangered Species Habitat Along Arizona’s Big Sandy River

July 11, 2024 – Lawsuit Challenges Federal Failure to Examine Risks of Unplugged Offshore Oil Wells, Unused Platforms

July 10, 2024 – Petition Seeks Data, Stronger Criteria for USDA’s ‘Climate-Smart’ Investments

July 09, 2024 – Pearl River Map Turtles Finally Protected in Mississippi, Louisiana

July 09, 2024 – Lawsuit Challenges California Licensing Board Attack on Rooftop Solar

July 09, 2024 – Forest Service Urged to Better Protect Eastern Old-Growth, Mature Forests in New Plan

July 08, 2024 – Florida Agrees to Stronger Clean Water Act Protections for Piney Point

July 08, 2024 – Endangered Tennessee Fish Earns 11 Miles of Proposed Stream Protection

July 08, 2024 – Ban Sought on U.S. Trophy Hunters’ Imports of Famed Amboseli Elephants

July 05, 2024 – U.S. Forest Service Scraps Logging Project in Utah’s Ashley National Forest

July 02, 2024 – Endangered Species Protection Sought for Rare Nevada Fish Threatened by Gold Mining

July 02, 2024 – Mt. Rainier White-tailed Ptarmigan Protected Under Endangered Species Act

July 01, 2024 – Livestock Industry Causing Widespread Damage to Critical Habitat for Threatened Migratory Birds in Arizona, New Mexico

July 01, 2024 – Petition Seeks Endangered Species Protection for Alabama’s Stippled Studfish

July 01, 2024 – Midwest’s Imperiled Kirtland’s Snake Gets Second Chance at Endangered Species Act Protection

June 27, 2024 – Lawsuit Challenges Rubber-Stamped Extensions for California Offshore Oil Leases

June 27, 2024 – 17,000 Petition Signatures Delivered to Gov. Hobbs Urging Her to Shut Down Pinyon Plain Uranium Mine

June 27, 2024 – USMCA Council to Investigate Mexico’s Failure to Protect the Vaquita Porpoise

June 26, 2024 – 9th Circuit Stops Oregon Logging to Protect Marbled Murrelets

June 26, 2024 – Suwannee Alligator Snapping Turtle Protected as Threatened

June 26, 2024 – Petition Seeks Endangered Species Act Protection for Mount Pinos Sooty Grouse

June 26, 2024 – Sen. Schumer Urged Against ‘Permitting Reform’ Remainder of 118th Congress

June 26, 2024 – U.S. Forest Service Agrees to Protect Nantahala Forest From Logging

June 25, 2024 – Agreement Secures Permanent Conservation for 60 Acres of Napa Hillsides

June 25, 2024 – Letter Urges Mexican Gray Wolves to Be Released as Families

June 25, 2024 – Lawsuit Challenges Federal Failure to Protect West Coast’s Tope Sharks

June 24, 2024 – Arizona Governor, Water Regulator Sued for Failure to Protect San Pedro River

June 24, 2024 – Supreme Court Takes Up Case Challenging Utah’s Uinta Basin Railway

June 21, 2024 – Pup Confirmed for Colorado’s Newly Released Wolves

June 21, 2024 – Forest Service Urged to Strengthen Protections for Mature, Old-Growth Forests in Draft Plan

June 20, 2024 – Petition Seeks New Federal Protections for Arizona’s Chiricahua Mountains

June 20, 2024 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect Oregon’s Red Tree Voles

June 20, 2024 – Legal Petition Seeks Increased Oversight of Meat, Poultry Slaughter Operations

June 17, 2024 – Instan a FEMA a financiar la respuesta ante desastres por calor extremo y humo de incendios forestales

June 17, 2024 – FEMA Urged to Fund Disaster Response for Extreme Heat, Wildfire Smoke

June 14, 2024 – New Pineville Mural Will Celebrate Endangered Guyandotte River Crayfish

June 14, 2024 – California Lawsuit Challenges Seaside’s Destructive General Plan

June 13, 2024 – PRESS CALL: Sen. Ed Markey, Environmental Advocates Call on DOE to Use Stronger Criteria for New LNG Export Approvals

June 13, 2024 – Federal Officials Urged to Strengthen Sage Grouse Habitat Protections, Prevent Bird’s Extinction

June 12, 2024 – Legal Petition to Interior Department Urges Climate Analysis, Phasedown of Trans-Alaska Oil Pipeline

June 11, 2024 – Lawsuit Seeks to Protect Coastal Martens From Off-Road Vehicles at Oregon Dunes

June 11, 2024 – Mexican Officials Penalize 26 Industrial Pig Operations in Yucatán Peninsula for Violating Environmental Laws

June 10, 2024 – Lawsuit Challenges Fossil Fuel Permitting in Colorado’s Pawnee National Grassland

June 10, 2024 – Court Rejects New Mexico, Industry Request to Dismiss Oil Pollution Lawsuit

June 03, 2024 – Seven Texas Freshwater Mussels Protected by Endangered Species Act

May 31, 2024 – Lawsuit Seeks Records on Military Airspace Expansion in Arizona, New Mexico

May 31, 2024 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect Endangered Jumping Mouse, Streamside Habitat in New Mexico’s Sacramento Mountains

May 30, 2024 – Lawsuit Challenges California Highway Expansion Project

May 30, 2024 – EPA Rejects Air Pollution Permit for Colorado’s Largest Coal Mine

May 30, 2024 – Press Conference Monday Highlights Plant Extinction, Indigenous Concerns of Rhyolite Ridge Mine

May 30, 2024 – Lawsuit Aims to Protect Endangered Polar Bears, Whales From Alaska LNG Project

May 30, 2024 – EPA Petitioned to Protect Floridians, Wildlife From Toxic Algae Blooms

May 30, 2024 – $2 Million Offered for Wildlife Crossings to Protect Endangered Red Wolves

May 29, 2024 – Colorado Restores Protections for Wetlands, Seasonal Streams

May 29, 2024 – Emergency Endangered Species Protection Sought for Rare Nevada Toad

May 29, 2024 – Endangered Species Act Protections Sought for Painted Woolly Bats

May 28, 2024 – Critical Habitat Designated for Imperiled Humboldt Marten

May 24, 2024 – Government Proposes Protecting Critical Habitat for Rare Nevada Toad

May 23, 2024 – Lawsuit Challenges Colorado’s Failure to Protect Water, Public Health From Unchecked Factory Farm Pollution

May 23, 2024 – California Assembly Passes Bill Aimed to Increase Development in Wildfire Zones

May 23, 2024 – California Assembly Expands Protections Against Toxic Rat Poison

May 23, 2024 – Lawsuit Challenges EPA Loophole Allowing Coal Plants to Pollute Nation’s Waters for Another Decade

May 23, 2024 – CDC Urged to Accelerate Response to Escalating Bird Flu Outbreak in Industrial Dairy Cattle

May 22, 2024 – California Bill to Affirm Local Choice on Oil, Gas Operations Passes Assembly

May 22, 2024 – House Bill Would Ban Wildlife Killing Contests on Public Lands

May 22, 2024 – Lawsuit Demands Maryland’s Crucial Horseshoe Crab Death, Injury Data

May 21, 2024 – California Bill to Clean Up Dangerous Idle Oil, Gas Wells Passes Assembly

May 21, 2024 – Court Issues Opinion Striking Down Approval of Gold Drilling in California’s Eastern Sierra Nevada

May 20, 2024 – California Assembly Passes First-of-Its-Kind Bill to Improve Wildlife Connectivity

May 20, 2024 – Colorado to Reintroduce Wolverines

May 17, 2024 – Conservation Groups Defend EPA Decision on Proposed Pebble Mine

May 16, 2024 – Legal Victory Speeds Protection Decision for Rare Ghost Orchid

May 17, 2024 – Dunes Sagebrush Lizard Finally Protected as Endangered in New Mexico, Texas

May 16, 2024 – Hundreds of New Mining Claims Threaten Death Valley National Park, Tribal Water Resources

May 16, 2024 – Biden Administration to End Coal Leasing in Powder River Basin

May 15, 2024 – Congress Urged to Stop Funding Fossil Fuel Programs on Public Lands, Offshore Waters

May 14, 2024 – California Commission to Consider Funding Harmful I-80 Expansion Project

May 13, 2024 – Protections Sought for Olympic Marmots in Washington State

May 13, 2024 – Congress Urged to Spend $100 Million to Save Monarch Butterflies

May 09, 2024 – Tohono O’odham Students, Elders Name Arizona’s Newest Wild Jaguar

May 08, 2024 – Center for Biological Diversity Statement on Death of Congressman Pete McCloskey

May 08, 2024 – Lawsuit Launched to Force EPA to Take Charge of Flawed Colorado Oil, Gas Air-Pollution Permits

May 07, 2024 – Lawsuit Seeks Protection for Rare Tennessee Salamander

May 03, 2024 – Commission to Decide Fate of Punalu‘u Development on Monday

May 03, 2024 – Bayer Asks EPA to OK Pesticide Twice Rejected by U.S. Courts for Causing Massive Drift Damage, Harming Rural Communities

May 02, 2024 – Second Lawsuit Filed to Protect Hawaiian Petrels From Dangerous Lighting at Maui’s Grand Wailea Resort

May 02, 2024 – Petition Aims to Protect Beautiful Columbia River Dunes Flower in Washington

May 02, 2024 – Lawsuits, Petitions Aim to Redirect Fossil Fuel Disaster Funding Toward Distributed Renewable Energy, Storage

May 02, 2024 – Coalition Takes Action Against EPA for Failing to Implement Clean Water Act

May 02, 2024 – Beloved Red Wolf Killed by Vehicle Strike in North Carolina

May 01, 2024 – Tuscarora Nation of North Carolina Names Four Endangered Red Wolves

April 30, 2024 – Report: TVA Executives Pocket More Than $3 Million for Fossil Fuel Deployment

April 30, 2024 – 4th U.N. Plastics Talks End Without Commitment to Curb Plastic Production or Coherent Draft Text

April 26, 2024 – Federal Agency Rejects Arizona Pumped Storage Project Threatening Humpback Chub, Little Colorado River

April 25, 2024 – Legal Intervention Defends EPA Clean Car Rule

April 25, 2024 – Conservation Groups Defend Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni National Monument, Antiquities Act

April 25, 2024 – Legal Victory Secures Protection Decisions for 15 Species Across U.S.

April 24, 2024 – Lawsuit Challenges Logging in Utah’s Ashley National Forest

April 24, 2024 – Bee-Killing Pesticide Given Backdoor Approval for 10th Year

April 24, 2024 – Congress Urged to Give $300 Million Boost to Endangered Marine Species

April 23, 2024 – Letters Urge Federal Agencies to Prohibit Killing of Wildlife With Snowmobiles

April 23, 2024 – D.C. Circuit Petitioned to Review Certificate Extension for North Carolina Methane Gas Pipeline

April 22, 2024 – Petition Seeks Endangered Species Act Protection for Saltmarsh Sparrow

April 20, 2024 – Washington’s Wolf Population Increased by 20% in 2023

April 19, 2024 – Lawsuit Challenges National Forest Logging’s Threats to North Carolina Wildlife

April 18, 2024 – Wolf Supporters to Rally at New Mexico Game Commission Meeting in Silver City

April 18, 2024 – Solicitan al Departamento de Estado de EE. UU. prohibir las importaciones de aguacates mexicanos vinculados a la deforestación

April 18, 2024 – U.S. State Department Urged to Ban Imports of Mexican Avocados Tied to Deforestation

April 17, 2024 – New EPA Report: Animal Agriculture Leads U.S Methane Emissions

April 17, 2024 – Protection Sought for Two Columbia River Basin Snails

April 17, 2024 – Congress Urged to Spend $857 Million to Fully Fund Endangered Species Protection

April 16, 2024 – Bills Would Create New California National Monument, Expand Joshua Tree National Park

April 16, 2024 – New Mine Plan Would Condemn Rare Nevada Wildflower to Extinction

April 15, 2024 – EPA Fails to Improve Outdated Limits on Soot, Nitrogen Air Pollution

April 15, 2024 – Arizona Mine Warned of Likely Endangered Species Act Violations

April 15, 2024 – Agencies Cancel Plan to Frack Oil Wells, Build Pipelines in Los Padres National Forest

April 12, 2024 – Zero Increase in Oregon’s Wolf Population for First Time in 16 years

April 12, 2024 – California’s Wolf Compensation Program Popular With Livestock Owners

April 11, 2024 – $10,000 Reward Offered for Info on Utah Bald Eagle Shooting

April 09, 2024 – Federal Court Affirms California’s Clean Vehicle Authority

April 09, 2024 – New Mexico Judge to Consider Motions to Dismiss Landmark Oil, Gas Pollution Lawsuit

April 08, 2024 – California Senate Declares ‘Year of the California Grizzly Bear’

April 08, 2024 – New Lawsuit Aims to Protect Wolves in Northern Rocky Mountains

April 08, 2024 – Lawsuit Aims to Protect Endangered Species From Oil Drilling in Gulf of Mexico

April 05, 2024 – Biomass Carbon Capture Project Canceled in California’s Central Valley

April 04, 2024 – Colorado Court Upholds Water Pollution Monitoring, Limits at West Elk Coal Mine

April 04, 2024 – Federal Plan Would Open Ohio’s Only National Forest to Fracking

April 03, 2024 – EPA Rejects Air Pollution Permit for Colorado Gas Processing Plant

April 03, 2024 – Bridled Darter Back on Track for Endangered Species Protections

April 03, 2024 – 375,000 Native Animals Killed by Federal Program in 2023

April 02, 2024 – Lawsuit Seeks Endangered Species Act Protection Decisions for American Bumblebee, Three Other Bees

March 29, 2024 – Oil, Gas Industry Allowed to Join New Mexico Constitutional Case Over Skyrocketing Pollution

March 29, 2024 – U.S. Tightens African Elephant Import Rules, Stops Short of Banning Trade

March 28, 2024 – Lawsuit Filed to Reduce Asthma-Causing Sulfur Dioxide Air Pollution in Nine States, Two U.S. Territories

March 28, 2024 – Biden Administration Finalizes Weak Endangered Species Rules

March 28, 2024 – Endangered Species Protections Sought for Wilson’s Phalarope

March 25, 2024 – Pygmy Three-Toed Sloths Proposed for U.S. Endangered Species Protection

March 25, 2024 – Federal Agency Sued for Failure to Manage Nevada National Monuments

March 25, 2024 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect Oregon’s Coastal Martens From Off-Road Vehicles

March 25, 2024 – Press Conference Thursday Highlights Urgency of Endangered Species Act Protections for Threatened Migratory Bird

March 22, 2024 – Shocking Federal Report Finds 50% Wetlands Loss

March 21, 2024 – Federal Court to Hear Arguments Monday on Mining Exploration in Arizona’s Patagonia Mountains

March 21, 2024 – Endangered Species Protections Sought for Critically Endangered Snails, Clam in Oregon, California

March 21, 2024 – Lawsuit Launched Over Federal Failure to Protect Manatees in Florida, Puerto Rico

March 21, 2024 – Legal Action Launched to Protect Hippos Under U.S. Endangered Species Act

March 20, 2024 – Vote Halts Risky Gold Mining Project in Southern California Desert

March 20, 2024 – Appeals Court Orders U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Fix Regulations Allowing Fossil Fuel Industry to Harm Polar Bears

March 20, 2024 – EPA Caves to Industry Pressure, Finalizes Weaker Auto Pollution Rule

March 20, 2024 – Federal Court Halts Wolf Trapping, Snaring in Idaho Grizzly Bear Habitat

March 19, 2024 – Lawsuit Seeks Long-Delayed Habitat Expansion for Endangered Mount Graham Red Squirrels in Arizona

March 19, 2024 – California Resolution Calls for “Year of the California Grizzly Bear”

March 18, 2024 – Vanishing South Texas Flower Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protections

March 14, 2024 – Oʻahu Community Leaders File Petition to Protect Coalition Name From Developers

March 14, 2024 – Biden Administration’s Preferred Sage Grouse Plan Fails to Protect Imperiled Birds’ Vital Habitat

March 13, 2024 – Agency Cancels Plan to Spray Toxic Insecticide in Three National Monuments Near Grand Canyon

March 13, 2024 – California Regulators OK Petition Requiring Energy Decisions to Factor in Environment, Public Health

March 12, 2024 – Biden Administration Sued Over Destructive Cattle Grazing in Arizona National Monument

March 12, 2024 – California Bill Would Clamp Down on Dangerous Idle Oil, Gas Wells

March 11, 2024 – Critical Habitat Protected for 12 Endangered Species on Hawai‘i’s Big Island

March 11, 2024 – California Regulators to Hear Petition Wednesday Requiring Energy Decisions to Factor in Environment, Public Health

March 11, 2024 – Reward Raised to $15,000 for Info on Louisiana Whooping Crane Killing

March 11, 2024 – Lawsuit Seeks Protection for Imperiled Arkansas Mudalia Snails

March 08, 2024 – Bill Would Boost Public Participation in Tennessee Valley Authority Planning

March 07, 2024 – California Court Rules Kern County Oil, Gas Permitting Scheme Illegal

March 06, 2024 – Critical Habitat Designated for Endangered Florida Bonneted Bat

March 05, 2024 – Survey Finds 257 Mexican Gray Wolves Living in U.S. Southwest

March 05, 2024 – State Protections Sought for Vanishing California Burrowing Owls

March 04, 2024 – Legal Intervention Seeks to Protect Hawaiʻi’s Punaluʻu Beach From Development

March 04, 2024 – New Report: True Cost of Sprawl Includes Harm to People, Wildlife, Climate

February 29, 2024 – Federal Watchdog Blasts EPA’s Failure to Assess Safety of Pesticides Used on Flea, Tick Collars

February 29, 2024 – U.S. Geological Survey Will Restore Annual Counts of About 400 Farm Pesticides

February 29, 2024 – Court Upholds Protections for Rare Southwestern Willow Flycatcher

February 29, 2024 – Legal Petition Aims to Plug Thousands of Old Offshore Oil Wells

February 26, 2024 – New Maps Identify Areas for Urgently Needed Pesticide Limits to Safeguard 50 Protected Species

February 21, 2024 – Lawsuit Launched Over Critical Habitat Delay for Threatened Louisiana Pinesnake

February 20, 2024 – Africa’s Atlantic Humpback Dolphins Win U.S. Endangered Species Protection

February 16, 2024 – Southern Resident Orcas Receive Oregon Endangered Species Protections

February 16, 2024 – Critically Endangered Right Whale Dies Because of Biden Administration Inaction

February 16, 2024 – ExxonMobil Drops Court Bid to Truck Oil in Santa Barbara

February 16, 2024 – Federal Court Strikes Down EPA Approval of Florida Wetlands Program

February 15, 2024 – Federal Officials Reject Three Huge Arizona Pump Storage Projects Targeting Black Mesa

February 15, 2024 – Bowing to Oil Industry, New Mexico Legislature Fails to Act on Climate, Pollution Crises

February 15, 2024 – Forest Service Urged to Ban Shooting of Idaho Wolves From Helicopters

February 14, 2024 – Petición busca proteger el hábitat de la tortuga laúd en Puerto Rico

February 15, 2024 – Petition Seeks to Protect Leatherback Sea Turtle Habitat in Puerto Rico

February 14, 2024 – Maine Fishing Gear Entangled Critically Endangered Female North Atlantic Right Whale

February 14, 2024 – California Wildlife Bill to Tighten Rat Poison Restrictions

February 14, 2024 – Petition Seeks to Protect Rare Oregon Snail Under Endangered Species Act

February 13, 2024 – Deadline Sought on Overdue Protections for North Atlantic Right Whales

February 13, 2024 – California Bill Would Expand Rooftop Solar to Working-Class Families

February 13, 2024 – Hundreds of Endangered Species Condoms Distributed in Albuquerque for Valentine’s Day

February 13, 2024 – Lawsuit Launched Over EPA’s Oversight Failure on Dangerous Phosphate Mining Waste

February 13, 2024 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect Rare East Tennessee Salamander

February 12, 2024 – Solicitan designar a las Islas Galápagos como Patrimonio Mundial “En Peligro”

February 12, 2024 – Galapagos Islands Needs World Heritage ‘In Danger’ Status, Groups Say

February 12, 2024 – Endangered Species Act Protections Sought for American Horseshoe Crabs

February 08, 2024 – Legal Victory for Imperiled Hawaiian Honeycreepers

February 08, 2024 – Agreement Ensures Swift Consideration of Habitat Protection for Endangered Rusty Patched Bumblebees

February 08, 2024 – Lawsuit Launched to Challenge Destructive Bottom-Trawl Study in Bering Sea

February 08, 2024 – Protection Sought for Sierra Nevada Red Fox in Oregon, California Cascades

February 08, 2024 – Ahead of Super Bowl Sunday, Consumers Demand Anti-Deforestation Avocados

February 07, 2024 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect Wolves in Northern Rocky Mountains

February 06, 2024 – Federal Court Halts Spraying of Monsanto’s Dicamba Pesticide Across Millions of Acres of Cotton, Soybeans

February 05, 2024 – California Regulators Urged to Consider Environment, Public Health in Energy Decisions

February 05, 2024 – U.S. Agencies Urged to Make Federal Buildings Safer for Migratory Birds

February 02, 2024 – Northern Rockies Gray Wolves Denied Endangered Species Act Protection

February 02, 2024 – New Rules to Help Tackle Agricultural Pesticide Use at National Wildlife Refuges

February 01, 2024 – EPA Rejects Air-Pollution Permits for Oil, Gas Wells in Colorado

February 01, 2024 – Gov. Kotek Called on to Address Growing Disease Risks on Mink Farms

February 01, 2024 – Endangered Species Protection Sought for Alaskan Arctic Flower Threatened by Climate Change

February 01, 2024 – Forest Service Urged to Disclose Plans for Mining Exploration in Montana’s Bitterroot National Forest

February 01, 2024 – Lawsuit Targets Federal Fish and Wildlife Service’s Failure to Protect Endangered Species From Toxic Pesticides

January 31, 2024 – Petition Seeks Endangered Species Protection for Oregon’s Wonder Caddisfly

January 31, 2024 – Lawsuit Seeks to Protect Nantahala National Forest From Logging

January 30, 2024 – Alaska Native Tribes, Businesses, Forest Advocates Intervene to Protect Tongass National Forest’s Roadless Rule

January 30, 2024 – New California Packs Named as Wolves Continue to Flourish

January 29, 2024 – California’s Regressive Rooftop Solar Policy Appealed to State Supreme Court

January 29, 2024 – 80 Groups, Scientists Urge Arizona Governor to Close Uranium Mine in Newly Designated Grand Canyon National Monument

January 29, 2024 – Rampant Biden Administration Oil, Gas Drilling Approvals Continue to Undermine U.S. Climate Commitments

January 26, 2024 – Legal Agreement Brings Permanent Conservation of San Diego Wildlands

January 26, 2024 – Federal Agency Proposes Spraying Toxic Insecticides Across Three National Monuments Near Grand Canyon

January 26, 2024 – Biden Administration Pauses Massive Gas Export Expansion in Climate Pivot

January 25, 2024 – Nevada Supreme Court Affirms Protecting Water for Wildlife

January 25, 2024 – Bowing to Oil Industry, New Mexico Legislators Advance Bill That Fails to Curb Pollution

January 24, 2024 – Pygmy Rabbit One Step Closer to Endangered Species Act Protection

January 24, 2024 – Southern Plains Bumblebees Clear Hurdle to Endangered Species Act Protection

January 24, 2024 – Nevada Wildflower, Toad Advance Toward Endangered Species Protections

January 24, 2024 – North Carolina Salamander Moves Toward Endangered Species Safeguards

January 24, 2024 – Federal Officials Deny Proposal for Jaguar Reintroduction in Southwest

January 24, 2024 – Rare Appalachian Salamander Moves Closer to Endangered Species Protection

January 22, 2024 – Experts, Community Target Tennessee Valley Authority’s Energy Plan Thursday in Nashville

January 22, 2024 – EPA to Consider Adding Chapel Hill Coal Ash Dump to Superfund Cleanup List

January 19, 2024 – Lawsuit Challenges California’s Destructive Delta Tunnel

January 18, 2024 – Investigation Urged Into Albatross Killing on North Shore of O‘ahu, Hawai‘i

January 18, 2024 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect Rare North Carolina Salamander

January 17, 2024 – California Court Strikes Down Financing for Delta Tunnel Project

January 17, 2024 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect Rare Appalachian Salamander

January 16, 2024 – Report: Republican-led Spending Bills Contain Historic Number of Attacks on Wildlife, Endangered Species

January 12, 2024 – Gov. Inslee Orders Rework of Washington’s Wolf-Killing Policies

January 11, 2024 – 250+ Groups, Scientists Urge USDA to Stop Ignoring Climate Cost of Meat, Dairy

January 10, 2024 – North Atlantic Right Whale Calf, Member of Critically Endangered Species, Likely to Die From Vessel Strike Injuries

January 10, 2024 – Lawsuit Seeks to Protect Candy Darter From West Virginia Coal Hauling

January 09, 2024 – Wide-Ranging Fish Petitioned for Endangered Species Act Protections

January 08, 2024 – Planet Human: New Children’s Book Series Highlights Scale of Human Impact on Planet

January 08, 2024 – Endangered Species Protection Sought for Rare Northern Nevada Wildflower

January 05, 2024 – Southern Arizona Jaguar Video Confirms New Cat

January 02, 2024 – Federal Court in Boise to Hold Hearing Thursday on Idaho Wolf Trapping

 


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