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Seven Texas Freshwater Mussels Protected by Endangered Species Act
AUSTIN, Texas— Following a legal agreement with the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service finalized protections today for seven Texas species of freshwater mussels. The ...
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Florida Agrees to Stronger Clean Water Act Protections for Piney Point
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has agreed to a draft Clean Water Act permit that will require more robust oversight of pollution from the Piney Point ...
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Appeal Aims to Protect Redwoods From Destructive Caltrans Project
Conservation groups and Humbolt residents have appealed a California court’s dismissal of a legal challenge to the Richardson Grove Project. The Highway 101 realignment project would accommodate ...
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Lawsuit Challenges Federal Approvals for New Oil, Gas Drilling on California Public Lands
Health and conservation groups sued the Bureau of Land Management today, challenging its approvals of new oil and gas drilling permits on public lands in California’s San Joaquin Valley.
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Appeal Challenges Arizona’s Approval of Dangerous Air Pollution from Copper World Mine
Environmental and community groups have appealed the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality’s decision to grant an air ...
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Court Allows New Arguments Against Oil Drilling Restart Off Southern California Coast
A federal judge ruled Thursday that the Center for Biological Diversity and Wishtoyo Foundation can add new legal claims in ...
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Report: Utilities Drive Energy Unaffordability, Climate Emergency While Shareholders Rake in Billions
WASHINGTON— Six of the nation’s largest utility corporations netted more than $10 billion in profits while disconnecting ...
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California Legislature Passes Joshua Tree Protection Law
SACRAMENTO, Calif.— California lawmakers today passed the Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act, permanently protecting the iconic and imperiled species. The new law cleared the Assembly 54-15 and the ...
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Lawsuit Demands Records Supporting Finding That Spraying Insecticides Across Millions of Western Acres Harms None of Region’s 201 Endangered Species
The Center for Biological Diversity sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today for failing to release records documenting its finding that insecticides sprayed across millions of acres in 17 states ...
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Groups Win Legal Challenges to Massive Bay Area Biofuel Refinery Projects
MARTINEZ, Calif.— Communities for a Better Environment and the Center for Biological Diversity won legal victories today over Contra Costa County’s approval of two proposed biofuel refinery ...
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U.S. Government Agrees to Halt Seafood Imports Tied to Deadly Bycatch of Whales, Dolphins, Other Marine Mammals
WASHINGTON— Conservation groups reached an agreement today that will require the United States to stop importing seafood that does not meet U.S. standards for protecting marine mammals. The seafood ...
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Legal Agreement Spurs Deadline for U.S. Finding on Hippo Protections
A federal court approved an agreement today that requires the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to determine by July 27, 2028, ...