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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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