Gray Wolves Poised to Lose Protected Status
The gray wolf population across the United States has rebounded to the point that it will soon lose its protected status, the federal government announced Wednesday.
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Endangered Species
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refused its nondiscretionary duty to designate critical habitat for the northern Mexican and narrow-headed garter snakes, which were listed as threatened in 2014 under the Endangered Species Act, the Center for Biological Diversity claims in a federal complaint.
Read moreClimate Change
The Center for Biological Diversity must amend its claims that the Department of State failed to comply with its reporting obligations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, a federal judge ruled.
Read moreLeaked Memo Advises Silence on Fish & Wildlife Info Requests
A leaked memo from what conservationists say is the Justice Department advises the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to withhold or delay releasing records sought in Freedom of Information Act requests regarding implementation of the Endangered Species Act.
Read moreLA County Sued for Records on Desert Housing Project
A conservation group sued Los Angeles County on Tuesday seeking emails, text messages and other documents exchanged with the developer behind a 12,000-acre planned community on the edge of the Mojave Desert.
Read moreFeds Agree to Designate Habitat for Endangered Humpbacks
In a victory for humpback whales and environmentalists, the federal government agreed Friday to establish critical habitat protection for endangered or threatened whales by 2020.
Read moreConservationists Alarmed by Proposed Changes to Endangered Species Act
The Trump administration says its proposed revisions to the decades-old Endangered Species Act reduce regulatory burden, while conservationists call them a “massive attack” on vulnerable species that face mounting threats from climate change and development.
Read moreGreat Barrier Reef
The Ninth Circuit on Thursday affirmed summary judgment for the Export-Import Bank of the United States, for the Center for Biological Diversity’s lack of standing to challenge to the bank’s authorization of nearly $4.8 billion in financing for two liquid natural gas projects near the Great Barrier Reef in Australia.
Read moreConservationists Tell FDA to Ban Coral-Killing Sunscreens
Ahead of a long weekend where millions will flock to beaches around the United States, conservationists petitioned the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday to ban two chemicals found in sunscreen that are known to irreparably damage coral reefs.
Read moreConservationists Offer Proof Endangered Species Act Works
Marine wildlife populations like Florida manatees and California sea otters are bouncing back in protected habitats throughout the United States, according to a study from the Center for Biological Diversity.
Read moreConservationists Lobby Feds to Protect Lake Sturgeon
The ancient lake sturgeon should be listed as endangered or threatened, a conservation group said in a petition filed Monday with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Read moreFederal Foot-Dragging Imperils Flower-Loving Fly, Lawsuit Says
Two federal agencies violated the Endangered Species Act by delaying a decision on whether to extend protections to the San Joaquin Valley giant flower-loving fly, according to a federal lawsuit filed Friday.
Read moreWild and Scenic Rivers
The Center for Biological Diversity claims in a federal complaint that the Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service failed to do their nondiscretionary duty to prepare management plans for eight California rivers under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act.
Read moreFeds Sued to Force Protection of Alaska’s Pacific Walrus
The Center for Biological Diversity sued the Trump administration Thursday over its denial of Endangered Species Act protection to Pacific walrus.
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The Center for Biological Diversity claims in a federal complaint that the streaked horned lark was improperly listed as threatened rather than endangered, though fewer than 1,600 of the songbirds survive in Oregon and Washington.
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Mexican Wolf Population Barely Holding Even in United States
The U.S. population of Mexican wolves in the wild grew by one last year, from 113 to 114, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, far fewer than the 750 wild wolves that environmentalists say are needed to sustain the species.
Read moreEnvironmentalists Declare War on Trump’s 2019 Budget
Environmentalists blasted President Donald Trump’s 2019 budget on Tuesday, saying proposed cuts to programs designed to protect endangered species essentially amount to a death sentence.
Read moreGreens Say Pruitt’s EPA Gives Poisons a Pass
A Trump administration delay in Obama-era rules governing release of toxic pollutants into water violates the Endangered Species Act and puts people, plants and animals at risk, the Center for Biological Diversity said Tuesday in federal court.
Read moreTrump Infrastructure Plan Draws Fire From Conservationists
Environmental groups say the White House’s long-awaited infrastructure plan, expected to be unveiled Tuesday during President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, will undermine protections for endangered species.
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