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Court Upholds Protections for Rare California Gnatcatcher

July 3, 2019 Press ReleaseCalifornia

A federal court today dismissed a lawsuit seeking to remove the imperiled coastal California gnatcatcher from the Endangered Species Act list, ensuring the bird is protected.

Japan Leaves IWC to Resume Commercial Whaling

July 1, 2019 Press ReleaseJapan

Departure from the International Whaling Commission breaks over 30-year ban

Vermont Joins States Transitioning from Super Climate-polluting HFCs

June 17, 2019 Press ReleaseVermont

Vermont today joined a growing number of states keeping the U.S. on track to phase down climate-polluting hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs, as Gov. Phil Scott enacted a law curbing their use in home and business refrigeration systems, building chillers, insulating foams…

Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration Approval of Massive Utah Oil Shale Development

May 16, 2019 Press ReleaseUtah

Conservation groups today sued the Trump administration to challenge what would be the nation’s first commercial-scale oil shale mine and processing facility. The lawsuit says officials failed to protect several endangered species when they approved rights-of-way across public lands to…

Canada's Recovery Measures for Endangered Killer Whales a Positive Step

May 10, 2019 Press ReleaseCanada

A coalition of six conservation groups commend the federal government’s new measures to support Southern Resident killer whale recovery. The measures are the boldest yet; greater whale-watching restrictions, expanded voluntary slow downs for international shipping and the creation of no-vessel…

UN Scientific Report: 1 Million Species at Risk of Extinction

May 6, 2019 Press ReleaseInternational

Assessment Warns of Global Ecosystem Collapse Due to Human Activity

Lawsuit Prompts U.S. Officials to Consider Protecting Giraffes

April 25, 2019 Press ReleaseUnited States

After a prod from a lawsuit filed by conservation groups, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that giraffes may qualify for protection under America’s Endangered Species Act.

Administration Lists Gulf of Mexico Whale as Endangered After Lawsuit

April 12, 2019 Press ReleaseUnited States

A federal agency listed the Gulf of Mexico Bryde’s whale as endangered today, after years of ignoring legal requests to protect the whale.

Trump Sage Grouse Policy is Industry Giveaway

March 15, 2019 Press ReleaseUnited States

Acting Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt today is finalizing the agency’s plan for managing the greater sage grouse, among other species, on some 11 million acres of Western lands.

DOE Illegally Brings Efficiency Standards Program to a “Grinding Halt” at Worst Possible Time

March 7, 2019 Press ReleaseUnited States

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has brought its energy efficiency standards program for appliances and equipment “to a grinding halt and is trying to put it in reverse” under the Trump administration even though efficiency is America’s best tool…

Federal Government Attempting to Strip Protections from Gray Wolves…Again

March 6, 2019 Press ReleaseUnited States

For the second time in five years, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has released a proposal to strip gray wolves of Endangered Species Act protections in the lower-48 states. The Endangered Species Act requires federal agencies to…

Court Rejects Trump Administration’s Illegal Attempt to Allow Manufacturer to Evade Efficiency Testing

February 27, 2019 Press ReleaseUnited States

A federal court has ruled the Trump administration acted unlawfully in rolling back an energy efficiency rule in favor of one manufacturer of central air conditioners, Johnson Controls International (JCI), to the detriment of consumers, the environment, and other manufacturers…

Conservation Groups Sue Trump Administration to Protect the Gulf of Mexico Whale

February 21, 2019 Press ReleaseUnited States

Federal agency ignored deadline to list imperiled species as Endangered

DOE Proposes Senseless and Dangerous Rollback of Energy-Saving Light Bulb Standards

February 6, 2019 Press ReleaseUnited States

The Department of Energy today proposed a rollback of energy efficiency standards for the light bulbs designed to fill about 2.7 billion of America’s lighting sockets, nearly cutting in half the number of bulbs to be covered by its 2020…

Vineyard Wind, Conservation Groups Reach Historic Agreement to Protect Right Whales

January 23, 2019 Press ReleaseMassachusetts

Vineyard Wind and the Natural Resources Defense Council, the National Wildlife Federation, and Conservation Law Foundation today entered into an unprecedented agreement to protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales.

McIntyre Led FERC With Independence, Fairness

January 3, 2019 Press ReleaseUnited States

Kevin McIntyre, the former chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, died yesterday after a lengthy illness.

Report: Giraffes Among Ten Species Imperiled by the Trump Administration

December 18, 2018 Press ReleaseUnited States

Securing Protections for the Long Necks Is Crucial to Its Survival

Report: Rusty Patched Bumble Bee Among Ten Species Imperiled by the Trump Administration

December 18, 2018 Press ReleaseUnited States

Securing Its Habitat Is Crucial to Its Recovery

Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration’s Failure to Protect Giraffes

December 6, 2018 Press ReleaseUnited States

Conservation groups today sued the Trump administration for its failure to consider protections for Africa’s rapidly dwindling giraffe population under the Endangered Species Act.

Zinke Move Threatens Western Sage Grouse to Advance Oil and Gas Leasing

December 6, 2018 Press ReleaseUnited States

In a sweeping decision that threatens massive swaths of land, hundreds of species and precious wildlife habitat, Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke today moved to roll back a conservation plan for the greater sage grouse on western U.S. lands.