Feds 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.
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Conservationists 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.
Read moreEndangered Species
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.
Read moreFeds Urged to Protect Critically Endangered Songbird
A conservation group said Thursday it’s ready to sue the federal government for failing to protect the Tinian monarch, a songbird found only in the Northern Mariana Islands.
Read moreSoCal Housing Project Will Harm Mountain Lions, Conservationists Say
A proposed housing development in Southern California would block the local mountain lion population from reaching the coast and imperil their survival, conservation groups say in a lawsuit filed Thursday.
Read moreFeds Keep Protections for Southwest Bird, Declare Georgia Snail Extinct
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Thursday it would keep federal protections for Southwest migrant bird but declined to list a Georgia snail because it is already extinct.
Read moreAs Year End Nears, Agency Acts on Multiple Species
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service made announcements Tuesday regarding its actions on prairie-dogs, leopards and five other imperiled species.
Read moreConservationists Lobby to Join Fray Over Frog Habitat
Conservation groups on Friday lobbied a federal judge for permission to join a fight between the federal government and a ranching association over a trio of California amphibian species.
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