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December 27, 2012 – Federal Decision on Nevada Pipeline Will Push Dozens of Species Toward Extinction

December 26, 2012 – Lawsuit Launched to Challenge Feds' Capture of Endangered Wolves That Enter Arizona or New Mexico

December 21, 2012 – As Climate Crisis Intensifies, Two Arctic Ice Seals Gain Endangered Species Act Protection

December 21, 2012 – 50,000 Endangered Species Condoms to Be Handed Out at Year-end Events

December 21, 2012 – Settlement Will Speed Recovery of Endangered California Tiger Salamanders

December 20, 2012 – Tennessee Valley Authority to Be Sued Over Plans to Close Endangered Species Breeding Facility to Make Room for Coal Equipment, Waste

December 20, 2012 – First Annual E.O. Wilson Award for Outstanding Science in Biodiversity Conservation Presented to Nevada's James Deacon

December 20, 2012 – Lawsuit Launched to Speed Recovery of Imperiled Mississippi Frog

December 18, 2012 – Five Fatal Flaws in California's New Fracking Regulations

December 18, 2012 – Southeast's Endangered Wood Stork Recovered to "Threatened"

December 18, 2012 – Caribou at Risk of Losing Endangered Species Act Protection

December 18, 2012 – New Recovery Plan for Mexican Spotted Owls in Southwest Weakens Endangered Owl's Protections

December 18, 2012 – Portland, Maine, Joins National Call for Climate Change Action

December 17, 2012 – Newtown Gun Group Opposed Even Mildest Gun Restrictions, Environmental Health Protections

December 14, 2012 – Florida Panther Deaths in 2012 Hit Record High

December 13, 2012 – Lawsuit Targets $3 Billion in U.S. Funding for Fossil Fuel Project in Australia's Great Barrier Reef

December 12, 2012 – Fracking Protest Targets Federal Auction of California Public Land

December 11, 2012 – California Urged to Ban Super-toxic Rat Poison

December 11, 2012 – Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Nominated for Superfund Cleanup

December 11, 2012 – Protest Filed Over 800,000-acre Oil Shale Plan in Colorado, Utah, Wyoming

December 10, 2012 – Four Washington Pocket Gophers Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protection

December 10, 2012 – Lawsuit Filed to Protect Mexican Gray Wolf as Endangered Subspecies

December 10, 2012 – Massive Coalition Calls on President Obama to Nominate Rep. Raúl Grijalva as Interior Secretary

December 5, 2012 – Las Vegas Ads Urge Senator Reid to Protect People, Wildlife From Toxic Lead

December 4, 2012 – Judge Rules SANDAG's Transportation Plan Violated California Law

December 3, 2012 – California's Riverside Fairy Shrimp Given Fivefold Increase in Protected Habitat

December 3, 2012 – BP Hearing to Address $20 Billion Citizen Lawsuit Over 2010 Gulf Oil Spill

November 30, 2012 – Federal Court Upholds Habitat Protections for Threatened Green Sturgeon in California, Oregon, Washington

November 30, 2012 – Tennessee Valley Authority Urged to Abandon Plan to Shut Down Hatchery for Endangered Fish, Mussels

November 30, 2012 – Lesser Prairie Chicken Proposed for Federal Protection

November 30, 2012 – 66 Corals Declared Endangered Due to Global Warming, Ocean Acidification

November 30, 2012 – NAFTA Commission: Legal Petition Over Canada's Failure to Protect Polar Bears Moves Forward

November 28, 2012 – President Obama Fails Climate Change Test by Signing Thune Aviation Bill

November 28, 2012 – Native Fish Benefit From Decade of Dogged Advocacy on Oregon's John Day River

November 28, 2012 – Fisheries Service Withdraws Rule Aimed at Stopping Sea Turtles From Drowning in Fishing Nets

November 28, 2012 – Lawsuit Filed to Speed Reintroduction of Endangered Mexican Gray Wolves to Wild in Arizona, New Mexico

November 27, 2012 – Court Halts Clearcutting in Murrelet Habitat on Oregon State Forests

November 26, 2012 – Puget Sound's Endangered Orcas at Risk of Losing Federal Protection

November 26, 2012 – Climate Report Calls for Grazing Reductions on Public Lands

November 26, 2012 – 200 Groups Object to Lead-poisoning Provision in Sportsmen's Bill

November 21, 2012 – 9.6 Million Acres Protected as Critical Habitat for Northern Spotted Owls

November 21, 2012 – Agreement Will Protect Colorado's Rare Greenback Cutthroat Trout

November 20, 2012 – Release of More Mexican Gray Wolves to Wild Needed to Stop Genetic Inbreeding

November 20, 2012 – Backlog of Plants and Animals Waiting for Protection Drops Below 200 for First Time in 15 Years

November 20, 2012 – 1,300 Acres of Wetlands Proposed for Destruction in Northeast Minnesota

November 20, 2012 – Protection Sought for Virgin River Fish Once Common in Parts of Utah, Nevada, Arizona

November 19, 2012 – Petition Filed to Protect Little-known Alaskan Freshwater Seals Under Endangered Species Act

November 15, 2012 – Kauai, Hawaii, Joins National Call for Urgent Action on Climate Change

November 15, 2012 – BP's Criminal Penalties Not Enough to Restore Gulf After Disastrous Oil Spill

November 14, 2012 – Nashville Joins National Campaign for Climate Change Action

November 14, 2012 – Citing Marbled Murrelet Lawsuit, Oregon Suspends Clearcutting on 914 Acres of Old-growth Forests on the Elliott State Forest

November 14, 2012 – Arizona's Sonoran Pronghorn Named One of Nation’s Top 10 Species Threatened by Water Shortage

November 14, 2012 – Hellbender, North America's Largest Amphibian, Makes List of Top 10 Species Threatened by Water Pollution

November 14, 2012 – Virgin River Makes National List of Top 10 Ecosystems Threatened by Water Development

November 13, 2012 – Senate Considering Bill Allowing Needless Wildlife Poisoning to Continue

November 13, 2012 – Pennsylvania Cave Creature One Step Closer to Endangered Species Protection

November 13, 2012 – Suit Filed Against Wyoming's Kill-at-will Wolf Policy

November 9, 2012 – Feds Target More than 800,000 Acres for Oil Shale, Tar Sands on Public Land in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming

November 9, 2012 – Feds to Seek International Trade Protection for U.S. Turtles

November 8, 2012 – Catch Limit Sought to Protect Overfished Bluefin Tuna From Extinction

November 8, 2012 – Ithaca, N.Y., Joins Dozens of Cities Urging Climate Change Action

November 2, 2012 – New Mexico Off-roaders Plan Law-breaking Ride in Pecos Wilderness

November 2, 2012 – Keene, N.H., Joins National Campaign Calling for Climate Change Action

November 2, 2012 – Analysis: Arizona's Illegal Prop 120 Land Grab Would Claim 27 Million Acres

November 2, 2012 – Lawsuit Filed to Protect Endangered Sea Turtles, Rare Albatross From Deadly Hawaii Swordfish Longline Fishery

November 1, 2012 – Southern California Water Grab Scheme Would Rob Wildlife, Desert of Billions of Gallons Per Year

November 1, 2012 – Court Won't Stop Caltrans From Cutting Trees, Harming Salmon Streams Before Lawsuit Over Controversial Willits Bypass Project Can Be Heard

October 31, 2012 – Suit Filed, Once Again, to Protect Southwest's Desert Nesting Bald Eagles

October 30, 2012 – Climate Change Feeds Superstorm Triple Whammy

October 26, 2012 – Climate-change Denying Senator James Inhofe Wins 2012 Rubber Dodo Award

October 24, 2012 – Citizens and Conservation Groups File Suit to Protect Hawaii's Reef Ecosystems

October 24, 2012 – Obama Administration Proposes to Strip Nearly 4 Million Acres of Protected Habitat From Threatened Seabird

October 23, 2012 – Culver City Joins Dozens of Other Cities Calling for National Action on Climate Change

October 23, 2012 – Court Upholds Habitat Protections for Rare Southern California Fish

October 22, 2012 – Federal Appeals Court Says More Protections Needed for Endangered Fish Along Ruby Pipeline Route

October 22, 2012 – Congress Urged to Tackle Rapidly Unfolding Ocean Crisis

October 19, 2012 – Appeals Court Deals Another Blow to Sprawling Fanita Ranch Project

October 19, 2012 – Lawsuit Challenges Massive Expansion of San Diego Landfill

October 19, 2012 – Millions More Acres of Protected Jaguar Habitat Requested in New Mexico, Arizona

October 18, 2012 – Court Deals Severe Setback to L.A. County Newhall Ranch Project

October 18, 2012 – Rare, Cave-dwelling Creatures in Texas Hill Country to Gain Protected Habitat

October 18, 2012 – EPA Urged to Overturn Standards That Allow Corrosive Seawater

October 18, 2012 – California Endangered Species Act Protection Sought for Townsend's Big-eared Bat

October 17, 2012 – False Killer Whales to Receive Protection From Death in Hawaiian Longlines

October 16, 2012 – San Francisco Joins Dozens of Cities Calling for Climate Change Action

October 16, 2012 – 15 Big Island Plants and Animals, Plus 19,000 Hawaiian Acres, Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protection

October 16, 2012 – Unregulated Fracking in California Faces Court Challenge

October 15, 2012 – Two Midwest and Southeast Mussels Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protection With 2,000 Protected River Miles

October 15, 2012 – Minnesota Supreme Court Asked to Stop Killing of 400 Wolves

October 12, 2012 – Pacific Northwest Songbird, Butterfly Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protections

October 11, 2012 – Puerto Rico's Vía Verde Pipeline Stopped in Its Tracks

October 11, 2012 – Three Florida Plants, Threatened by Sea-level Rise, Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protection

October 11, 2012 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect Endangered Loggerhead Sea Turtles

October 10, 2012 – Court Refuses to Stop Killing of 400 Minnesota Wolves This Fall

October 10, 2012 – Judge Grants Wildlife Groups Voice in Colorado Uranium Mill Hearing

October 9, 2012 – Eight Freshwater Mussels and 1,500 Stream Miles in Alabama, Florida Protected Under Endangered Species Act


October 8, 2012 – Pennsylvania Bows to Industry, Won't Protect Bats Devastated by Fungal Disease

October 5, 2012 – Destructive Forest Service ORV Plan Upheld, Will Hurt Wildlife and Watersheds of Santa Fe National Forest

October 3, 2012 – Wolves One Step Closer to Protection Under California Endangered Species Act

October 3, 2012 – Rare, Dime-size Puerto Rican Frog Protected Under Endangered Species Act

October 3, 2012 – Florida's Largest, Rarest Bat Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protection

October 3, 2012 – Two Tennessee River Mussels, 1,400 River Miles Proposed for Federal Protection in Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee and Virginia

October 2, 2012 – Coral Pink Sand Dunes Tiger Beetle in Utah Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protection

October 2, 2012 – Two Arizona Plants and 100,000 Acres of Habitat Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protection

October 1, 2012 – Rare Alabama Fish Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protection

September 28, 2012 – Endangered Indiana Bats Battered by Bat-killing Disease

September 28, 2012 – Environmental Groups Defend EPA Rule Reducing Large Ship Pollution

September 27, 2012 – Great White Sharks One Step Closer to Protections

September 26, 2012 – Lawsuit Filed to Protect Threatened North Oregon Coast Red Tree Vole

September 26, 2012 – Rare Missouri Fish Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protection

September 26, 2012 – Nevada's Mount Charleston Blue Butterfly Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protection

September 25, 2012 – Endangered Species Act Protection Sought for Vanishing Northern California Fish

September 25, 2012 – Leading Scientific Organization: More Caves Must Be Closed to Slow Bat Epidemic

September 24, 2012 – Lawsuit Seeks Full Implementation of Modern Clean Air Act Standards for Lead

September 20, 2012 – Senate Poised to Vote on Bill Outlawing Lead-poisoning Protections for Wildlife

September 20, 2012 – Forest Service Plan Opens Thousands of Acres to Off-road Vehicles Near Grand Canyon

September 19, 2012 – Arctic Summer Sea Ice Hits Another Record Low

September 19, 2012 – Conservation Deal Protects Corridor Between Two Key Southern California Wildlife Areas

September 18, 2012 – Lawsuit Filed Challenging Hunting and Trapping of Minnesota Wolves

September 17, 2012 – Shell Abandons Drilling in Arctic Ocean for 2012 After Failing to Meet Oil-spill Protection Standards

September 17, 2012 – Suit Filed to Protect Rare Greenback Cutthroat Trout

September 17, 2012 – 23 Oahu Species Gain Endangered Species Act Protection, More Than 40,000 Acres of Critical Habitat

September 13, 2012 – Protection Sought for Clownfish That Inspired Finding Nemo

September 13, 2012 – Lawsuit Filed to Protect Rare Turtle in Florida, Georgia and Alabama

September 13, 2012 – Lawsuit Filed to Protect Springsnails Threatened by Las Vegas Water Grab

September 13, 2012 – Lawsuit Filed to Protect Imperiled Florida Bird, Crayfish

September 12, 2012 – Settlement Protects Southern California Wildlife Preserve, Requires Green Building

September 12, 2012 – Lawsuit Filed to Protect Arctic Ice Seals Threatened by Global Warming

September 11, 2012 – Court: Ashland Forest Logging Violates Rules Protecting City Water Supply

September 11, 2012 – As Climate Warms, Petition Seeks to Stop Methane Leaks at Drilling Operations on America's Public Lands

September 11, 2012 – Injunction Sought to Stop Construction of Controversial Willits Bypass Project

September 10, 2012 – New BLM Plan for California's Algodones Dunes Slashes Protections for Rare Species, Undermines Renewable-energy Planning

September 10, 2012 – Two Texas Plants Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protection

September 10, 2012 – Conservation Groups Challenge Kill-at-will Policy for Wyoming Wolves

September 7, 2012 – Report: Ocean Acidification Making Puget Sound Waters Corrosive to Many Shellfish

September 6, 2012 – Lawsuit Launched to Save Whales, Sea Turtles, Sharks From California's Deadly Fishing Nets

September 6, 2012 – Hundreds of Scientists Support Endangered Species Act Petition for Rarest U.S. Frogs, Turtles, Toads, Snakes, Lizards and Salamanders

September 5, 2012 – Suit Filed to Protect Wildlife From Lead Poisoning in Arizona's Kaibab National Forest

September 5, 2012 – Gary, Indiana Joins Urgent Call for Climate Change Action

September 5, 2012 – Washington State Resumes Hunt for Wolves With Aim to Destroy Wedge Pack

September 4, 2012 – San Francisco's Rediscovered Franciscan Manzanita Gains Endangered Status, 300 Acres of Proposed Critical Habitat

September 4, 2012 – Forest Service Shirks Environmental Review for Large Arizona ORV Rally

August 31, 2012 – Cadiz Water Project Challenged in Court

August 31, 2012 – Wyoming Wolves Lose Federal Protection, Will Be Shot on Sight Across Most of State

August 30, 2012 – Washington Wolves Get Temporary Reprieve From Kill Order

August 30, 2012 – Obama Ignores Huge Dangers in Approving Arctic Drilling Permit for Shell

August 29, 2012 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect Endangered Species From Fracking in California

August 28, 2012 – New Mileage Standards Out of Step With Worsening Climate Crisis

August 27, 2012 – EPA to Review Pulp Mill Clean Air Standard After 17-year Delay

August 27, 2012 – Arctic Summer Sea Ice Melts to New Historic Low

August 24, 2012 – State of Washington Urged to Halt Wolf Killing

August 24, 2012 – Wilmington Joins National Call for Action on Climate Change

August 23, 2012 – Montana to Give Wolf Management to Federal Agency With Legacy of Wolf-killing

August 22, 2012 – Petition Filed to Save Birds, Sea Turtles, Seals From Deadly Plastic Pollution

August 21, 2012 – Four Texas Salamanders Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protection

August 21, 2012 – Lawsuit Filed to Restore Protections to Cactus Ferruginous Pygmy Owl

August 20, 2012 – Protection Sought for 43 Imperiled Alaska Coral Species

August 17, 2012 – 838,000 Acres Protected for Jaguar

August 16, 2012 – New Study: Citizens Play Crucial Role in Identifying Species That Need Endangered Species Act Protection

August 16, 2012 – Lawsuit Launched Challenging Army Corps of Engineers' Systemic Failure to Protect Nation's Endangered Species

August 16, 2012 – Government Urged to Conduct New Review of Arctic Drilling After Coral Discovery in Shell's Drill Zone

August 15, 2012 – Endangered Species Act Protection Proposed for Six West Texas Invertebrate Species

August 14, 2012 – Industry Lawsuit Attacks Science, Sustainability on National Forests

August 14, 2012 – Northeast Mountain Songbird Threatened by Climate Change Moves Closer to Federal Protection

August 14, 2012 – Twenty-four Conservation Groups Call on President Obama to Maintain Federal Protections for Wolves in Pacific Northwest

August 13, 2012 – Endangered Species Act Protection Sought for Great White Sharks off West Coast

August 9, 2012 – Feds to Shoot Endangered Mexican Wolf

August 8, 2012 – California Department of Fish and Game Approves Petition to Protect Gray Wolves Under California Endangered Species Act

August 7, 2012 – Two Southern Arizona Plants Move Toward Endangered Species Act Protection

August 3, 2012 – BLM Analysis Reveals Massive Damage From Las Vegas Water Grab

August 2, 2012 – Fringe Property-rights Group Seeks to Remove Protection From Puget Sound's Beloved Orcas

August 2, 2012 – Lawsuit Launched Against Multi-billion-dollar U.S. Subsidy of Fossil Fuel Projects in Australia's Great Barrier Reef

August 1, 2012 – Forest Service Renews Cave Closure in Rocky Mountains to Stop Spread of Bat-killing Disease

July 31, 2012 – Court Finds Sierra Nevada Off-road Vehicle Plan Illegal, Closes 89 Miles

July 31, 2012 – Detroit Backs Clean Air Act, Joins Urgent Call for Climate Change Action

July 31, 2012 – NRA Tries to Block Effort to Protect Condors, Eagles From Toxic Lead Ammunition

July 31, 2012 – Newly Obtained Government Documents Suggest Lawsuit to Protect Endangered Species May Delay Keystone XL Pipeline Construction

July 30, 2012 – Lawsuit Launched Over Alleged Violations of Clean Water Act by Massive Waterfront Development

July 25, 2012 – Californians to Lawmakers: Stop Fracking With Our State

July 25, 2012 – West Virginia Fish Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protection

July 25, 2012 – Lawsuit Seeks to Protect Public From Mercury in Fish

July 25, 2012 – Court: Flambeau Mining Company Violated Clean Water Act

July 24, 2012 – Court Orders California to Reconsider Protection for Rare Forest Mammal

July 24, 2012 – Protection Sought for Rare Crayfish Found Only in Tennessee

July 23, 2012 – Rare Arizona Snail One Step Closer to Endangered Species Act Protection

July 23, 2012 – "Polar Bear" to Greet Obama in Oakland With Arctic Drilling Message: Don't Give Shell a Pass to Pollute

July 19, 2012 – Four Corners Coal Complex to Face Full Environmental Review

July 17, 2012 – Burlington Supports Clean Air Act, Joins Urgent Call for Climate-change Action

July 16, 2012 – Court Finalizes Rejection of Southern California Mega-development

July 16, 2012 – Rubicon Trail Deal Will Protect Water Quality

July 13, 2012 – Senate Bill Targets Destructive Public-lands Grazing Subsidy

July 13, 2012 – Shell Asks EPA to Waive Air-quality Rules for Arctic Drilling

July 12, 2012 – Miami Supports Clean Air Act, Joins Urgent Call for Climate-change Action

July 11, 2012 – Shell's Inadequate Oil Spill Response Plans Threaten America's Arctic

July 11, 2012 – Eugene Joins Urgent Call for Climate Change Action

July 11, 2012 – Endangered Species Condoms Part of World Population Day Events

July 11, 2012 – Springsnail Found Only in New Mexico Gains Endangered Species Act Protection

July 11, 2012 – Federal Plan on Ocean Acidification Is Important First Step to Save Sea Life

July 11, 2012 – Endangered Species Act Protection Sought for Rarest U.S. Frogs, Turtles and Salamanders

July 10, 2012 – Lawsuit Launched Against Developer Robert Naito and City of Hood River Aims to Protect Salmon From Sprawling Project

July 10, 2012 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect Rare Alaskan Wolf 

July 10, 2012 – More Than 5,000 Acres Proposed for Protection of Highly Endangered Buena Vista Lake Ornate Shrew

July 10, 2012 – Teton County Joins Urgent Call for National Action on Climate Change

July 5, 2012 – Study: Fish and Wildlife Service Routinely Ignored Scientific Experts When Choosing Protected Habitat for Endangered Species

July 3, 2012 – Landmark Settlement Requires Feds to Revisit Plan for Coal-friendly Energy Corridors Across West

July 2, 2012 – State of Oregon Suspends 10 State Forest Timber Sales in Marbled Murrelet Habitat

July 2, 2012 – Protection Sought for Rare, Mink-like Carnivore in California and Oregon

June 29, 2012 – Santa Fe National Forest ORV Decision Threatens Wildlife and Watersheds

June 29, 2012 – Lawsuit Filed to Protect Rare Orchid in Footprint of Proposed Rosemont Copper Mine

June 28, 2012 – Obama Plan Expands Risky Offshore Drilling in Arctic, Gulf of Mexico

June 28, 2012 – Navy's 'Great Green Fleet' Will Pollute Ocean With PCBs, Other Toxins in Ship-sinking War Games

June 28, 2012 – Ship Speed Limits Sought off Atlantic Coast to Protect Endangered Right Whales

June 28, 2012 – California Halts Harmful Suction Dredge River Mining

June 27, 2012 – Los Angeles Joins Urgent Call for Action on Global Climate Crisis

June 27, 2012 – EPA Challenged Over Failure to Implement Clean Air Act Standards for Lead

June 27, 2012 – Hastings Relies on False Information in Attacks on Endangered Species Cases

June 26, 2012 – Lead Ammunition Is Causing Condor Poisoning Epidemic

June 26, 2012 – Forest Service Approves Grand Canyon Uranium Mine Despite 26-year-old Environmental Review

June 26, 2012 – Court of Appeals Upholds EPA Greenhouse Gas Reduction Rules in Their Entirety

June 25, 2012 – New Suit Filed to Protect Hawaii's False Killer Whales From Death in Longline Fishery

June 25, 2012 – Feds Extend Own Deadline for Deciding on Hawaiian Monk Seal Critical Habitat

June 25, 2012 – Study: East Coast Sea Levels Rising Four Times Faster Than Global Average

June 22, 2012 – Study: Rising Seas Will Inflict Serious Damage Along U.S. West Coast

June 19, 2012 – Newly Found Oregon Foxes May Be Unknown Populations of Rare Sierra Nevada Red Fox Species

June 18, 2012 – EPA Refuses to Control Pollution From Ships, Aircraft and Nonroad Engines

June 18, 2012 – Decision to Ignore Risks to Wildlife, Environment in Gulf Oil-drilling Expansion Challenged in Court

June 18, 2012 – Settlement Will Protect Pacific Seabirds From Lead Poisoning

June 18, 2012 – 150 Groups Urge Obama to Save Polar Bears From Climate Catastrophe

June 18, 2012 – More Than 24,000 Acres of Critical Habitat Protected for Western Snowy Plover

June 18, 2012 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect 10 Imperiled Florida Wildlife Species

June 14, 2012 – Pesticide Lobby Attacks Law That Protects U.S. Waters From Dangerous Toxins

June 14, 2012 – Lawsuit Challenges Second Massive Newhall Ranch "Village"

June 14, 2012 – Lawsuit Filed Challenging Plan to Allow ORVs on Inyo County Roads

June 14, 2012 – Attorney Fees for Landmark Settlement to Save 757 Imperiled Plants and Animals: $168.29 per Species

June 13, 2012 – Dunes Sagebrush Lizard Denied Endangered Species Act Protection

June 13, 2012 – Deadly Bat Fungus Spreads to Iowa

June 11, 2012 – Nearly 6,500 Acres Protected as Critical Habitat for Endangered Mississippi Gopher Frogs

June 11, 2012 – Lawsuit Launched to Reinstate Endangered Species Act Protection for Arizona's Desert Nesting Bald Eagles

June 8, 2012 – 38 Hawaii Species Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protection

June 7, 2012 – Legal Settlement Between Feds, County, Conservationists Will Curb Road Threat to Mojave National Preserve

June 7, 2012 – Lawsuit Filed to Stop Clearcutting of Redwoods for Sonoma County Vineyard

June 7, 2012 – Lawsuit Challenges EPA's Failure to Protect Wildlife From Lead Poisoning

June 6, 2012 – Court Ruling Protects Death Valley Wilderness From Road Claim

June 6, 2012 – Forest Service ORV Plan Challenged in Nevada

June 6, 2012 – Gulfport Supports Clean Air Act, Joins National Call for Climate Change Action

June 6, 2012 – Boulder Supports Clean Air Act, Joins Urgent Call for Climate Change Action

June 5, 2012 – "Polar Bear" to Greet Obama in California With Urgent Plea: Stop Shell's Arctic Drilling

June 4, 2012 – Forest Service Agrees to Review of Key Sierra Species

June 4, 2012 – White-tailed Ptarmigan One Step Closer to Endangered Species Act Protection

June 4, 2012 – California Endangered Species Act Protections Restored for Black-backed Woodpeckers

June 4, 2012 – Legal Challenge Filed to EPA's Ineffective Acid Rain Standards

June 1, 2012 – New Sea Turtle Protections in Shrimp Fleet Debated in Louisiana

May 31, 2012 – Lawsuit Filed to Protect Threatened Marbled Murrelets From Clearcutting in Oregon State Forests

May 30, 2012 – Lawsuit Filed to Protect Crayfish Threatened by Mountaintop-removal Mining in Kentucky, Virginia and West Virginia

May 29, 2012 – Bat-killing Disease Discovered in Endangered Gray Bats

May 24, 2012 – Arizona Corporation Commission Delays Power Line for Rosemont Mine

May 24, 2012 – Controversial Southern California Power-line Project Shut Down

May 23, 2012 – Court Rejects Southern California Mega-development Next to Wildlife Area

May 22, 2012 – Lawsuit Launched to Speed Protection for Dozens of Rare and Vanishing Amphibians and Reptiles in Southeast

May 18, 2012 – Forest Service Awards One of Largest-ever Timber Contracts to Agency Insiders

May 18, 2012 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect Endangered California Condors in Arizona From Lead Bullets

May 17, 2012 – Feds Again Deny Permit for Flaming Gorge Pipeline Threatening Green River

May 17, 2012 – Southwest's Rare Trout, Wolves, Utah Prairie Dogs, Condors Among Species Improving Because of Endangered Species Act

May 17, 2012 – Southeast's Red Wolves, Sandhill Cranes, Gray Bats Among Species Improving Because of Endangered Species Act

May 17, 2012 – Rocky Mountains' Wolves, Grizzlies, Falcons, Black-footed Ferrets Among Species Improving Because of Endangered Species Act

May 17, 2012 – Northwest's Gray Wolves, Columbian White-tailed Deer, Bald Eagles Among Species Improving Because of Endangered Species Act

May 17, 2012 – Northeast's Red-bellied Turtles, Atlantic Piping Plovers, Shortnose Sturgeon Among Species Improving Because of Endangered Species Act

May 17, 2012 – Nevada's Native Fish, Bald Eagles Among Species Improving Because of Endangered Species Act

May 17, 2012 – Sea Turtles, Birds in Hawaii, Guam Among Species Improving Because of Endangered Species Act

May 17, 2012 – Gulf Coast's American Alligators, Brown Pelicans, Bayou Darters Among Species Improving Because of Endangered Species Act

May 17, 2012 – Great Lakes' Piping Plovers, Kirtland’s Warblers, Wolves Among Species Improving Because of Endangered Species Act

May 17, 2012 – Florida's Crocodiles, Manatees, Sea Turtles Among Species Improving Because of Endangered Species Act

May 17, 2012 – Whooping Cranes, Gray Bats, Piping Plovers Among Central U.S. Species Improving Because of Endangered Species Act

May 17, 2012 – Caribbean's Sea Turtles, Parrots, Tree Snakes Among Species Improving Because of Endangered Species Act

May 17, 2012 – California's Condors, Sea Otters, Peninsular Bighorn Sheep Among Species Improving Because of Endangered Species Act

May 17, 2012 – Alaska's Bowhead Whales, Gray Whales, Steller Sea Lions Among Species Improving Because of Endangered Species Act

May 17, 2012 – Brown Pelicans, Whooping Cranes, Sea Turtles Among Texas Species Improving Because of Endangered Species Act

May 17, 2012 – Study: 90 Percent of Endangered Species Recovering on Time

May 16, 2012 – Lawsuit Filed to Force Forest Service to Release Crucial Bat Documents

May 16, 2012 – Suit Filed Against Expansion of Navajo Coal Mine Polluting Four Corners Region

May 15, 2012 – Lawsuit Filed to Protect Endangered Beluga Whales From Alaska Oil and Gas Drilling

May 15, 2012 – Endangered Species Act Success Story: Two California Plants Proposed for Downlisting From Endangered to Threatened

May 15, 2012 – Center for Biological Diversity to Release Major Report on Endangered Species Act

May 15, 2012 – More Than 1 Million People Urge White House to Stop Shell's Arctic Drilling

May 14, 2012 – Chicago Supports Clean Air Act, Joins Urgent Call for Climate-change Action

May 14, 2012 – Two Washington Plants Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protection

May 12, 2012 – Feds Cave on Plan to Protect Sonoran Desert National Monument From Destructive Target Shooting

May 10, 2012 – Philadelphia Joins Urgent Call for National Action on Climate Change

May 10, 2012 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect Unique Greenback Cutthroat Trout Population in Colorado's Bear Creek

May 9, 2012 – Lawsuit Challenges Old-growth Logging Near Grand Canyon

May 9, 2012 – Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake Closer to Endangered Species Act Protection

May 8, 2012 – Settlement Will Help Prevent Sea Turtles From Drowning in Fishing Nets

May 3, 2012 – Human Wave of Blue Will "Connect the Dots" Between Climate Change and Rising Seas, Storm Surges

May 3, 2012 – Tampa Joins Urgent Call for National Action on Climate Change

May 3, 2012 – Nation's Smallest Seahorse Moves Toward Endangered Species Act Protection

May 3, 2012 – New Keystone XL Route Is Environmental Disaster

May 3, 2012 – Federal Petition Filed to Protect Black-backed Woodpeckers in California, Oregon and South Dakota

May 3, 2012 – From Sea Turtles to Panthers, Wildlife to Benefit From Launch of Florida Center for Biological Diversity Office

May 2, 2012 – Bat-killing Epidemic Spreads to Civil War Park at Lookout Mountain, Tennessee

May 1, 2012 – Lawsuit Challenges Four-lane Willits Bypass Freeway That Would Destroy Wetlands, Salmon, Rare Plants

May 1, 2012 – U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Asked to Investigate Shell's Statements of Arctic Drilling Risks

April 30, 2012 – New Wyoming Wolf Plan Will Allow Killing of Hundreds of Wolves

April 30, 2012 – Lawsuit Initiated Over Government Failure to Stop Illegal Grazing on Desert Tortoise Habitat in Nevada

April 26, 2012 – Royal Society Study: Population, Consumption Are 'Profound' Challenges to People, Planet

April 26, 2012 – Judge Cites Evidence Sharp Park Golf Course Is Harming Endangered Frogs, Awaits U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Input

April 26, 2012 – Bat-killing Epidemic Strikes C&O Canal National Historical Park Stretching Through Nation's Capital

April 26, 2012 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect 35 Springsnail Species Threatened by Las Vegas Water Grab

April 25, 2012 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect Rare Orchid in Path of Arizona's Proposed Rosemont Mine

April 25, 2012 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect Rare, Mink-like Carnivore in California and Oregon

April 24, 2012 – Appeal Challenges Nevada Water Grab Threatening Dozens of Species

April 23, 2012 – Judge Awards Tribe, Conservation Groups Right to Defend Grand Canyon in Court Case

April 23, 2012 – Pesticide Lobby Attacks Laws Protecting U.S. Waters From Dangerous Pesticides

April 20, 2012 – Center for Biological Diversity Statement on Forest Service Withdrawal of Off-road Vehicle Decision in Oregon

April 19, 2012 – 100,000 Endangered Species Condoms to Be Given Away for Earth Day

April 18, 2012 – Lawsuit Seeks Protections for Sea Turtles, Polar Bears, Other Rare Wildlife From Oil-spill Dispersants

April 17, 2012 – House Passes Wildlife Lead-poisoning Bill Disguised as “Sportsmen’s Heritage Act”

April 17, 2012 – Obama Administration Again Proposes Polar Bear Extinction Plan

April 17, 2012 – Agency Launches Recovery Plans for Endangered Whales Along West Coast, Alaska

April 16, 2012 – Two Southwest Springsnails, Critical Habitat Protected Under Endangered Species Act

April 16, 2012 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect Habitat for Endangered Pacific Loggerhead Sea Turtles

April 13, 2012 – Appeal Challenges Arctic Oil Drilling Decision in Chukchi Sea

April 13, 2012 – 50-plus Corals in U.S. Waters Face Extinction by Century's End

April 13, 2012 – Controversial Wind Project Threatens Endangered California Condors, Golden Eagles

April 11, 2012 – Study Links Massive Oyster Die-offs in Northwest to Ocean Acidification

April 11, 2012 – Petition Seeks to Stop Flow of Toxic PCBs From Sunken Ships Bombed for Navy Target Practice

April 11, 2012 – Boreal Toads Move Toward Endangered Species Act Protection

April 11, 2012 – White House Petitioned to Take National Action on Fast-moving Disease Killing Millions of Bats

April 10, 2012 – Groups Join Legal Battle to Protect Rare Seabird From Timber Industry Attack

April 10, 2012 – Lawsuit Filed to Speed Recovery of Endangered California Tiger Salamander

April 10, 2012 – Wild Turtles Move Closer to International Trade Protection

April 9, 2012 – EPA Allows Widespread Lead Poisoning of Wildlife to Continue

April 9, 2012 – Alabama Ends Commercial Harvest of Wild Freshwater Turtles

April 5, 2012 – Endangered Species Act Protection Finalized for Miami Blue Butterfly

April 4, 2012 – Court Sends Richardson Grove Highway Expansion Back to Drawing Board

April 4, 2012 – White House, EPA Need National Plan to Save Sea Life, Curb Ocean Acidification

April 3, 2012 – Trapped Idaho Wolf Tortured Before Killing

April 3, 2012 – Conservationists' Appeal Halts Coal Mine Expansion

April 3, 2012 – Challenge Filed to Destructive Suction Dredge Mining in California's Rivers

April 2, 2012 – Disease That Has Killed 7 Million Bats Strikes Missouri

March 30, 2012 – 10,000-plus Public Acres in Upper Las Vegas Wash Will Not Be Sold to Private Developers

March 30, 2012 – National Geographic's New TV Show 'Wicked Tuna' Trivializes Plight of Disappearing Bluefin Tuna

March 29, 2012 – Agency Finds Longfin Smelt Deserves Endangered Species Act Protection but Adds It to Waiting List

March 29, 2012 – Interior Secretary Salazar Urged to Restart Mexican Wolf Releases Into Wild

March 29, 2012 – Thousands Ask Coconino Sheriff to Enforce Laws Protecting Wildlife, Wild Places

March 28, 2012 – Salt Lake City Joins Urgent Call for National Action on Global Warming

March 28, 2012 – Feds OK Unproven Oil-spill Response Plan in Arctic; Move Toward Offshore Drilling Off Virginia

March 28, 2012 – U.S. Airlines Give Up Legal Fight Against European Union Anti-pollution Law

March 27, 2012 – 26 Organizations Sound Alarm on Klamath Water

March 27, 2012 – EPA Proposes Cuts to Industrial Carbon Pollution

March 27, 2012 – 100,000 Endangered Species Condoms to Be Given Away for Earth Day

March 23, 2012 – Obama's Forest Service Weakens Protections for Wildlife on All National Forests

March 23, 2012 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect Imperiled Crayfish in Kentucky, Virginia and West Virginia

March 22, 2012 – Nevada Groundwater Ruling May Doom Dozens of Species

March 22, 2012 – Lawsuit Filed Against L.A. County Approval of Massive Newhall Ranch Project

March 22, 2012 – Protection Sought Once Again for Cactus Ferruginous Pygmy Owl and Its Sonoran Desert Home

March 21, 2012 – Coalition Slams Obama's Expediting of Southern Segment of Keystone XL

March 21, 2012 – EPA Refuses to Take Action Against Acid Rain, Acid Deposition

March 21, 2012 – Expedition Conducts First-ever Extensive Search for South Florida Rainbow Snake

March 20, 2012 – Two of Nation's Most Treasured National Parks -- Acadia and Great Smoky Mountains -- Stricken by Bat-killing Epidemic

March 20, 2012 – Lawsuit Seeks Plan to Recover Highly Endangered Alaska Whale

March 19, 2012 – California Agency Approves Destructive Suction Dredge River Mining

March 19, 2012 – 10,000 Acres of Critical Habitat Protected for Rare Chiricahua Leopard Frog in Arizona, New Mexico

March 15, 2012 – Federal Appeals Court Upholds Limits on Sea Turtle Deaths in Hawaii's Longline Fishery

March 15, 2012 – Lawsuit Seeks Plan to Save Florida’s Corals, Urgently Threatened by Ocean Warming and Acidification

March 14, 2012 – Bat-killing Disease Spreads to Alabama, Putting Colonies of Endangered Gray Bats at Risk

March 14, 2012 – Appeals Court Denies Challenge to Congressional Rider That Stripped Northern Rocky Mountain Wolves of Endangered Species Act Protection

March 14, 2012 – Bold Steps Needed for New Clean Air Rules Combating Global Warming

March 13, 2012 – Analysis: Voluntary State Plans Will Not Save Rare Dunes Sagebrush Lizard; Endangered Species Act Protections Are Needed

March 13, 2012 – Grand Canyon Uranium Mining Ban Defended in Court by Havasupai-Environmental Coalition

March 13, 2012 – 100 Groups Ask EPA to End Wildlife Poisoning From Lead Hunting Ammunition

March 12, 2012 – Two Rare Eastern Mussels Protected Under Endangered Species Act, Promising Improved Water Quality for People

March 8, 2012 – Lawsuit Challenges Sprawling Salton Sea Development

March 8, 2012 – 89 Conservation Groups, 97 Scientists Oppose Proposed Obama Policy That Would Limit Protection for Endangered Species

March 8, 2012 – Conservation Groups, Developer Sign Agreement to Protect Endangered Mississippi Gopher Frog

March 8, 2012 – Georgia Festival Ends Cruel 'Rattlesnake Roundups,' Switches to Wildlife Celebration

March 7, 2012 – Cincinnati Joins Growing List of Cities Supporting Use of Clean Air Act to Slow Global Warming

March 6, 2012 – Deadly Expansion of Shark, Swordfish Fishery Planned for California Sea Turtle Protected Area

March 5, 2012 – Sharp Park Golf Course Caught Killing Endangered Frogs, Tampering With Evidence

March 1, 2012 – Fanita Ranch Fails Second Test: Court Rules City of Santee Has Still Not Addressed Development's Fire Safety

March 1, 2012 – Feds Plan to Strip Endangered Species Act Protection From Gray Wolves Across United States

February 29, 2012 – Judge Upholds Suspension of Uranium Leasing Program on 42 Square Miles in Colorado

February 29, 2012 – Wisconsin's Largest Cities Join Others Nationwide Urging Feds to Use Clean Air Act to Slow Global Warming

February 28, 2012 – Bill Would Steal 260 Billion Gallons of Water Annually From California Salmon for Wealthy Water Brokers

February 27, 2012 – Industry Tries to Overturn Ban on Grand Canyon Uranium Mining

February 27, 2012 – Keystone XL Pipeline in Texas Still Lacks Review of Impacts to Wetlands, Imperiled Wildlife

February 27, 2012 – 'Polar Bears' At Shell Gas Stations: Activists Target Arctic Drilling on International Polar Bear Day

February 27, 2012 – Petition Filed to Protect Gray Wolves Under California Endangered Species Act

February 24, 2012 – Minneapolis Becomes Latest U.S. City Urging Action on Clean Air, Climate Crisis

February 23, 2012 – Feds Reject Permit for Flaming Gorge Pipeline Threatening Colorado River, Endangered Fish

February 23, 2012 – Appeal Challenges Old-growth Logging Near Grand Canyon

February 23, 2012 – Bats and Other Rare Wildlife in Central Pennsylvania Cave Saved From Mine

February 22, 2012 – EPA Refuses to Address Deadly Wildlife Toll of Toxic Lead Fishing Gear

February 22, 2012 – Oregon Spotted Frog Closer to Endangered Species Act Protection

February 22, 2012 – 700 Miles of Critical Habitat Protected for Two Endangered Fish in Southwest

February 21, 2012 – Center for Biological Diversity Statement on Heartland Misinformation Campaign

February 21, 2012 – Lawsuit Challenges Air Pollution Permit for Arctic Oil Drilling

February 15, 2012 – Polar Bear Mascot to Tell Obama: Halt Shell's Arctic Drilling Plans

February 15, 2012 – Coconino County Sheriff Attacks ORV Rules That Protect Forests From Damage

February 15, 2012 – Endangered Species Ringtones Downloaded More Than 500,000 Times

February 14, 2012 – More than 793,000 People Call on Congress to Reject Climate-killing Keystone XL

February 13, 2012 – Judge Nixes Tejon Pass Sprawl Development Project

February 13, 2012 – Obama's Proposed Budget Short-changes Endangered Species

February 13, 2012 – 40 Groups Call on Supporters to Oppose Keystone XL

February 13, 2012 – Two Rare Eastern Mussels Protected as Endangered Species

February 13, 2012 – Habitat Protection Finalized for Rare Cave-dwelling Creatures in Texas

February 7, 2012 – House Committee Approves Disastrous Keystone XL Pipeline

February 7, 2012 – Petition Seeks International Investigation of Canada's Farmed Fish Operations, Protections for Wild Salmon

February 3, 2012 – Mexican Gray Wolf Numbers Increase for Second Year in a Row

February 2, 2012 – California Protects Vanishing High Sierra and Southern California Frogs Under State Endangered Species Act

February 1, 2012 – Obama Continues Destructive Federal Grazing Subsidy on 258 Million Acres of Public Land

February 1, 2012 – Government Delay, Drought Prompts Renewed Push for Protection of Klamath River Chinook Salmon

January 31, 2012 – Oregon Cattlemen's Association Pushing Wolf-killing Legislation

January 31, 2012 – Rare Southern California Flying Squirrel, Threatened by Climate Change and Habitat Destruction, Closer to Endangered Species Act Protection

January 30, 2012 – Lawsuit Aims to Protect Endangered Caribbean Corals From Overfishing

January 30, 2012 – Shawnee National Forest Plan Would Trade Away Endangered Bat Habitat for Strip Mining

January 30, 2012 – Senate Republicans Attempt End Run Around Obama's Rejection of Keystone XL

January 27, 2012 – New Report Shows Too Few Mexican Wolves Released to Boost Population

January 26, 2012 – Obama's Forest Service Weakens National Forest Wildlife Protections

January 26, 2012 – Navy Training Blasts Marine Mammals With Harmful Sonar

January 25, 2012 – Georgia Reins In Harvest of Freshwater Turtles

January 25, 2012 – Oxnard, Pittsburgh Join Growing List of U.S. Cities Calling for Federal Action on Global Warming

January 24, 2012 – Center for Biological Diversity Response to State of the Union Address

January 24, 2012 – Court Overturns 42,000-acre Grazing Plan Threatening Arizona's Fossil Creek, Endangered Species

January 24, 2012 – Rattlesnake Roundup in Georgia Switches to Humane Wildlife Festival

January 23, 2012 – Citizens, Groups Condemn Approval of Green River Nuclear Reactor's Water Rights, Pledge to Continue to Fight Proposal

January 23, 2012 – Beautiful Hawaiian Bird One Step Closer to Endangered Species Act Protection

January 23, 2012 – Climate Crisis Should Be Front and Center in Obama's State of the Union Speech

January 23, 2012 – Sanctions Sought Against Canada Over Unsustainable Polar Bear Hunting

January 20, 2012 – More Than 40,000 Square Miles Protected for Pacific Leatherback Sea Turtles

January 19, 2012 – Public Comment Period Closes on Rosemont Mine, Amidst Public Outrage

January 19, 2012 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect Threatened Marbled Murrelets From Clearcutting in Oregon State Forests

January 19, 2012 – Dunes Sagebrush Lizard Named One of 10 U.S. Species Most Threatened by Fossil Fuel Development

January 19, 2012 – Kentucky Fish Named One of 10 U.S. Species Most Threatened by Fossil Fuels

January 18, 2012 – Obama Rejects Keystone XL Pipeline

January 18, 2012 – Lawsuit Seeks Endangered Species Act Protection for Alabama Shad

January 17, 2012 – Scientists Estimate Up to 6.7 Million Bats Dead From Fast-spreading Disease

January 13, 2012 – Obama Deals a Blow to Ocean Wildlife With Plan to Move Ocean Agency to Interior Department

January 11, 2012 – Reward Offered For Information on Killings of Rare Hawaiian Monk Seals

January 11, 2012 – Rare Forest Carnivore, Once Believed Extinct, Now a Step Closer to Endangered Species Act Protection

January 10, 2012 – Tonto National Forest ORV Plan Is Disaster for Air, Wildlife and Watersheds

January 9, 2012 – Grand Canyon's Million-acre Uranium Mining Ban Finalized

January 9, 2012 – Lawsuit Launched Seeking Emergency Protection for Rare Texas Salamander Threatened by Austin Water Project

January 9, 2012 – Puget Sound, Under Threat From Ocean Acidification, Put on "Waters of Concern" List

January 5, 2012 – Lawsuit Filed to Protect Endangered Woodpecker From Excessive Logging on Mississippi's Noxubee Wildlife Refuge

January 4, 2012 – Florida's Endangered Wood Stork Recovering, Ready for Downlisting

 


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