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Defenders Slams Trump Interior Pick Burgum
Trump made known that he intends to nominate North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum to lead the Department of Interior, giving authority of the nation’s public lands, wildlife and natural resources to a leading advocate of oil and gas drilling.
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Defenders Opposes Proposed Illegal Land Exchange in Izembek National Wildlife Refuge
Conservation groups are outraged today by a Department of the Interior’s proposal released today to trade away congressionally-designated wilderness lands within the Izembek National Wildlife
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Florida Passes Ill-Conceived Amendment 2, Wildlife Conflict Could Ensue
Florida voters yesterday affirmed Amendment 2 to the state’s constitution, a wholly unnecessary amendment disguised as an effort to preserve the right to fishing and
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Congress should end tax breaks for polluters, invest in green economy
Conservationists, public interest groups call on Congress to cut $20 billion in wasteful spending.
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Conservation groups in court to save highly endangered whales
Right whales' only known calving grounds threatened by Navy project.
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Wild bumble bees teeter on brink of extinction
Conservation groups and scientists ask the USDA to protect wild bumble bees from disease.
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Nine invasive snakes proposed for import ban
Restrictions on imports could help prevent environmental damage.
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Shell Oil Chukchi Sea drilling plans challenged
Conservation and Alaska Native groups called for a timeout on oil drilling in the Arctic Ocean’s Chukchi Sea yesterday, filing a legal challenge against Shell
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