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Defenders, Conservationists Celebrate Female Mexican Gray Wolf Movement
Female Mexican gray wolf 2996 has peacefully wandered north of Interstate 40 in New Mexico toward Mount Taylor, an area of pristine habitat teeming with
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Conservation Groups sue U.S. Forest Service over controversial Nantahala-Pisgah Forest Plan
On Thursday, a coalition of conservation groups sued the U.S. Forest Service over its Nantahala-Pisgah Forest Plan, arguing the agency violated federal law by downplaying
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Montana Wolf Management Plan Calls for Significant Reduction in Wolf Population
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks yesterday released its final gray wolf conservation and management plan, which calls for an up to 60% reduction in the
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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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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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Nine invasive snakes proposed for import ban
Restrictions on imports could help prevent environmental damage.
Environmental groups applaud state for taking enforcement action against coal landfill
Environmental groups announced their support today for the Maryland Department of the Environment's decision to take enforcement action against Mirant MD Ash Management, LLC and Mirant Mid-Atlantic, LLC for violations of the federal Clean Water Act and state law at the Brandywine coal ash landfill.
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