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Wildlife Refuges Phasing Out GMOs and Neonicotinoids

Posted August 8, 2014 National wildlife refuges around the country are phasing out genetically modified crops and a class of pesticides...

New Mexico Meadow Jumping Mouse Protected by Endangered Species Act

Posted June 11, 2014   The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) determinedendangered species status under the Endangered Species Act of...

Lawsuit Seeks to Ban Pesticide Use on GM Crops in Wildlife Refuges

Posted June 6, 2014   The Center for Food Safety (CFS) filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service...

Proposed Endangered Species Act Regulations Revise Protections for “Critical Habitat”

Posted May 27, 2014   The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA’s) National...

Arkansas House Delegation Introduces “Common Sense in Species Protection Act”

Posted April 3, 2014   The U.S. House delegation from Arkansas recently introduced legislation that would require the U.S. Fish and...

Lesser Prairie Chicken Listed as “Threatened” Under the Endangered Species Act

Posted April 2, 2014   The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) recently announced its final listing of the lesser prairie-chicken...

Wind Energy Company Agrees to Pay $1 Million in Fines

December 2, 2013   A wind energy company has pleaded guilty to killing birds in violation of the federal Migratory Bird...

Lawsuit Challenges Use of GE Crops and Pesticides in Wildlife Refuges

Posted September 6, 2013   Environmental groups recently filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of the Interior and the U.S....

USFWS Reopens Comment Period for Proposed Designation of Critical Habitat

Posted September 4, 2013 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced that it will reopen the public comment period for...