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The Endangered Species Act is one of the country’s most important and powerful conservation laws. It has a whopping 99
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Overwhelming Support for the Endangered Species Act
Four hundred and twenty-five national, state, and local conservation groups sent a letter to the Senate and House leadership Thursday demonstrating their overwhelming support for the Endangered Species Act. Referencing the “unprecedented threat” faced by the Act in Congress, the groups strongly opposed any weakening of the Act under the guise of efforts to “modernize” or “reform” the Act. The groups—at least one from each of the 50 states—indicated that any “efforts to rewrite this law would prove disastrous for imperiled wildlife and should be strongly opposed.”
July 5, 2017 7 Comments
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Don’t “Modernize” the Endangered Species Act, Just Fund It!
This is a guest post from Rick Lamplugh. Rick is an author and wildlife advocate from Gardiner, Montana.
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The Endangered Species Coalition is bringing me and a number of other advocates to Washington, D.C. for a couple days to lobby for the Endangered Species Act. I respect the work of this national coalition of hundreds of conservation-minded organizations, and I’m glad to go. To prepare, I’m researching and writing. Here’s some of what I’ve found.
June 21, 2017 1 Comment
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Don’t fear wolves and grizzlies — respect them.
This is a guest post from Bethany Cotton. She is the Wildlife Program Director for WildEarth Guardians, an Endangered Species
June 19, 2017 2 Comments
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Protect the Science, Protect the Species
This is a guest post by Charise Johnson, a research associate in the Center for Science and Democracy at the Union of Concerned Scientists.
As we face irreversible destruction of species and their habitats due to threats from habitat loss and fragmentation, overharvesting, pollution, climate change, and invasive species, lawmakers indicate they intend to attack the Endangered Species Act again. Under the current administration, we’ve already witnessed the introduction of several pieces of legislation intended to weaken the Endangered Species Act or specific species protections.
As we face irreversible destruction of species and their habitats due to threats from habitat loss and fragmentation, overharvesting, pollution, climate change, and invasive species, lawmakers indicate they intend to attack the Endangered Species Act again. Under the current administration, we’ve already witnessed the introduction of several pieces of legislation intended to weaken the Endangered Species Act or specific species protections.
June 12, 2017 2 Comments
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Statement on the Release of President Trump’s Budget
“The Trump budget makes devastating cuts to fish and wildlife conservation, including to the Endangered Species programs that help conserve and recover imperiled wildlife. While President Trump and his allies in Congress make a lot of noise about wanting to give states more opportunity to recover threatened and endangered species, the President’s budget does the exact opposite, by cutting millions of dollars from wildlife conservation programs that prevent species from declining to the point where they need Endangered Species protection.”
May 23, 2017 No Comments
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Empathizing With All Mothers for Mother’s Day
What does it mean to be a mother? Maybe you know because you are one. Maybe you know because
May 11, 2017 1 Comment
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Legislative Trojan Horse
Twenty-four. That is the number of bills attacking the Endangered Species Act (ESA) that have been introduced to the House
May 8, 2017 No Comments
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Plan your Endangered Species Day Action or Celebration
The 12th annual Endangered Species Day is just around the corner, but you still have time to make your plans.
May 3, 2017 14 Comments
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WIN for Wolves: Great Lakes wolf delisting kept out of spending bill
Thanks to thousands of calls, emails, visits, and endless pressure from Endangered Species Coalition activists and member organizations, Congress will
May 1, 2017 350 Comments