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Swiss Voters to Decide on Whether to Allow Factory Farming to Continue in 'Milestone' Moment

Factory farms like this one in Canada could be banned in Switzerland.

After Public Outcry, Trump EPA Reverses Approval for Using 'Cyanide Bombs' to Kill US Wildlife

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

A coyote returns for the last scraps of a road killed pronghorn.

"I hope the feds finally recognize the need for a permanent ban to protect people, pets, and imperiled wildlife from this poison."

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Trump Administration Reauthorizes 'Cyanide Bombs' to Kill US Wildlife

Andrea Germanos, staff writer

This image obtained through a FOIA request by the Center for Biological Diversity shows a dead wolf or coyote near a poison sign in New Mexico.

Conservation groups say the devices are indiscriminate killers that should be...

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Drastic Changes to Food Production and Consumption Needed to Save Planet From Catastrophic Warming, IPCC Reveals

Julia Conley, staff writer

"The case for moving towards a largely vegetarian or vegan diet gets stronger...

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Indigenous Groups Applaud Protection of Grizzly Bear as Liz Cheney Claims Rule Harms 'Western Way of Life'

'Biggest Animal Disease Outbreak We've Ever Had on the Planet': Swine Fever Spreads Like Wildfire Across Asia

Nearly 100 Animal Rights Activists Arrested for Protesting 'Torturous Practices' at Duck Slaughterhouse

Animal rights activist Aidan Cook rushes the stage at MoveOn's Big Ideas forum Saturday in San Francisco to take the mic from Sen. Kamala Harris, a Democratic 2020 presidential candidate.

Three Years After Rushing Bernie Sanders Event, Animal Rights Activist Takes Mic From Kamala Harris at MoveOn Event

A crate carrying one of the 33 lions rescued from circuses in Peru and Columbia is lifted onto the back of a lorry before being transported to a private reserve on April 30, 2016 in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Bill to Ban Circus Animal Suffering Set for Introduction in US Congress

'Years of Work Down the Drain' as Trump Endangers Wildlife and Communities by Gutting Successful Conservation Program

'Most Destructive Pathogen Ever' Has Created Zombie-Like Apocalypse for World's Amphibians

Bernhardt, Trump

Senate Urged to Reject 'Walking, Talking Conflict of Interest' David Bernhardt to Run Interior

Boston winter farmers market

Boston City Council Passes Groundbreaking Food Justice Ordinance

piggies

After Last Version Blocked, Iowa's New Ag-Gag Bill 'Gives Middle Finger to Free Speech, Consumer Protection, Food Safety, and Animal Welfare'

Gray wolf

Issuing 'Death Sentence' to Gray Wolves, Trump Admin Moves to Gut Federal Protections

'Shame on Trudeau': Anger Stirred as Canada's Energy Board Approves Trans Mountain Pipeline

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Center for Biological Diversity

Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration’s Failure to Protect Endangered Appalachian Species From Coal Mining

Earthjustice

Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration Attack on Endangered Species Act

Center for Biological Diversity

Trump Administration Denies Protection to Six More Imperiled Species

Center for Biological Diversity

Trump Finalizes Disastrous Weakening of Endangered Species Act

Center for Biological Diversity

Lawsuit: Trump Is Failing to Protect Emperor Penguins From Climate Crisis

Earthjustice

1.8 Million Americans Speak Out Against Stripping Federal Protections from Wolves

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David Suzuki, Rachel Plotkin

Connecting the Dots Between the Climate and Biodiversity Crises

Christopher Brauchli

Endangered Species

Emily Beament

Trade in Giraffe Products to be Regulated

Diana Donlon

Got Climate Anxiety? Watch "The Biggest Little Farm"—a Template for Regeneration

Linda McQuaig

Animals Protected from Sexual Abuse, But Not Factory Farm Abuse

Kelsey Kruger

The Green New Deal Must Include Regenerative Agriculture and an End to Factory Farming

Jessica A. Knoblauch

Fireflies’ Glow Could Soon Be Extinguished by Human Actions

Suzanne Stone

Trump Wants to Remove Federal Protections for Wolves: Idaho’s Example Shows Why This Is a Terrible Idea

John R. Platt

The Extinction Deniers Are Here

Jim Goodman

Current Farm Crisis Offers Opportunity For Change