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Commission to Decide Fate of Punalu‘u Development on Monday
HILO, Hawai‘i — The Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation and the Center for Biological Diversity will appear before the Windward Planning Commission on Monday to urge commissioners to protect the natural ...
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4th U.N. Plastics Talks End Without Commitment to Curb Plastic Production or Coherent Draft Text
The fourth session of the United Nations Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution, or INC-4, ended today ...
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Petition Aims to Protect Beautiful Columbia River Dunes Flower in Washington
The Center for Biological Diversity today filed a petition with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service seeking protection for the ...
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Beloved Red Wolf Killed by Vehicle Strike in North Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. — A beloved juvenile red wolf named Muppet has been killed by a vehicle strike, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife ...
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Report: TVA Executives Pocket More Than $3 Million for Fossil Fuel Deployment
WASHINGTON— Executives at the Tennessee Valley Authority have taken home $89.7 million in pay and bonuses over the past four ...
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Center for Biological Diversity Statement on Death of Congressman Pete McCloskey
“By co-authoring the Endangered Species Act, Congressman Pete McCloskey made one of the single biggest contributions to wildlife conservation in American history. The landmark law that he championed ...
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Lawsuit Challenges Outdated Offshore Oil Plans in California
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.— The Center for Biological Diversity sued the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management today for failing to review decades-old plans for offshore oil platforms near Huntington Beach.
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Tuscarora Nation of North Carolina Names Four Endangered Red Wolves
RALEIGH, N.C. — The Tuscarora Nation of North Carolina provided names for four critically endangered red wolves: a breeding ...
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Second Lawsuit Filed to Protect Hawaiian Petrels From Dangerous Lighting at Maui’s Grand Wailea Resort
A coalition of conservation groups today filed a second lawsuit to protect Hawaiian petrels (ʻuaʻu) from dangerous lights used by the Grand Wailea Resort on Maui. Hawaiian petrels are protected as an ...
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U.S. State Department Urged to Ban Imports of Mexican Avocados Tied to Deforestation
WASHINGTON— More than 25 organizations urged the U.S. State Department today to stop imports of avocados linked to recent deforestation in Mexico. Most of the deforestation is happening illegally, ...
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Legal Agreement Forces EPA to Assess Toxicity of Plastics
WASHINGTON— The Environmental Protection Agency will analyze the toxic effects of polyvinyl chloride, commonly referred to as “PVC” or “vinyl”, as the result of a legal agreement reached today with ...
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Feds: High Extinction Risk for All Seven Leatherback Sea Turtle Populations
WASHINGTON— A new review of leatherback sea turtle science concludes that seven distinct populations of leatherback sea turtles face a high extinction risk. The National Marine Fisheries Service and U ...