NRDC and Partners Go to Court to Save the Endangered Species Act
The lawsuit is a response to the Trump administration’s recent dismantling of our most effective law for protecting wildlife—the worst blow to the act since...
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As Scientists Warn of Biodiversity Crisis, Trump Administration Guts Endangered Species Act
The bedrock conservation law saves 99 percent of the plants and animals it protects—and we need it now more than ever. ...
UNESCO Protects Near-Extinct Vaquita's Habitat
The decision will continue to pressure the Mexican government to clamp down on the marine mammal’s sole threat: illegal fishing with gillnets. ...
Trump Administration Wants to Cut Down Forestry Protections
The proposal could greenlight and fast-track destructive activities like logging and overdevelopment. ...
Environmental Groups Sue to Keep Oil Rig Safety Standards Intact
Under attack by the Trump administration, the safeguards help protect workers, wildlife, and coastal communities from disasters like the Deepwater Horizon oil s...
Interior Department Guts Critical Offshore Drilling Safety Protections
The safeguards were put in place after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon blowout as a way to prevent another deadly oil disaster. ...