Tag: endangered species
A chance to save the ‘rhinos of the sea’
Many scientists wait for their whole careers to see their predictions proven correct — and if that happens, it often causes for...
We ignore thousands of threatened plant species at our own peril
Kokia drynarioides is a small but significant flowering tree endemic to Hawaii’s dry forests. Native Hawaiians used its large, scarlet flowers to...
Killing as a government service
The USDA’s Wildlife Services program slaughters millions of wild animals every year — including endangered species. It doesn’t have to.
Last known female of endangered turtle species dies
The turtle lived at Suzhou Zoo in China, where researchers attempted to artificially inseminate her Friday, according to the Suzhou Daily.
Trump administration to remove gray wolves from the Endangered Species Act
"This attempt to eliminate crucial protections for gray wolves demonstrates an anti-predator bias that continues to influence wolf management decisions."
Endangered wildlife are getting dosed with rat poisons
Products marketed to kill rodents are instead threatening the lives of the wildlife that eat them as poisons travel up the food chain.
Tell the Norwegian government to halt all hunting on endangered wolves
Help us to tell the Norwegian government to end wolf hunts in Norway’s Wolf Zone and #SaveNorwegianWolves.
A Montana judge restores grizzly bears’ protection, overturns Trump administration’s policy
Judge Dana Christensen ruled that the Fish and Wildlife Service failed to consider the effects of the recovery of bears living throughout the country when it chose to remove protections for Yellowstone grizzly bears.
Lawsuit launched against Trump EPA for approving fracking waste dumping into...
At least 10 fracking chemicals routinely used in offshore fracking could kill or harm a broad variety of marine species, including marine mammals and fish.
While America focuses on tax bill, Congress quietly tries to open...
“The oil industry and its allies in Congress may think they can sneak this past the American people...”
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Report counts 902 pregnancy-related prosecutions in three years after Dobbs
Pregnancy Justice found that most cases involved child neglect or endangerment charges and that substance use was alleged in 871 of them.
CMS rescinds nursing home voting guidance and issues new memo on coercion
The July 20 memo replaced 2020 and 2024 guidance. Senators asked the agency in August to reinstate the earlier versions.
Education Department drops appeal of ruling that struck down loan forgiveness employer rule
The rule would have let the education secretary disqualify nonprofit and government employers from Public Service Loan Forgiveness. A federal court vacated it on June 30.
Trump Dangles Rural Health Dollars To Push States To Change Hospital Laws
The Trump administration has tied billions in rural health funding for states partly to the policy commitments they make, including ending their certificate of need, or CON, laws governing the construction of new hospitals.
Fish and Wildlife Service finalizes five-year Arctic oil rule covering polar bear and walrus...
The industry's own estimate counts 123 polar bear harassments and no deaths over the period, while the agency's rule lists how deaths could still occur.