At the 18th Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), which takes place August 17-28, the Parties will again vote on whether to legalize the international commercial…
AB719 would allow the commercial import and sale of crocodile and alligator parts and products in California to continue until 2025, despite the fact that such activities are scheduled to be banned on January 1, 2020.
The U.S. Forest Service today finalized its plan for managing the greater sage-grouse, along with hundreds of other species, on 5.2 million acres of Western lands. The move unravels an existing conservation plan to preserve fragile habitat for this iconic…
The countries of the world will vote in a few weeks on whether to protect Asian small-clawed and smooth-coated otters from poaching and international trade. Both species are declining fast, due in part to a gruesome trend in taking otter…
The fate of southern Arizona’s embattled San Pedro River could hinge on whether the government acts to protect the nearly extinct Arizona eryngo—and in doing so puts the brakes on groundwater pumping that’s draining the landscape.
The California Public Utilities Commission unanimously voted to update an efficiency policy to allow access to funding if an appliance saves energy and reduces air pollution, regardless of the technology.
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