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New Report Exposes "Big Ag's Gag Agenda"
Animal rights supporters hold up signs at a pork expo protest in June 2012. (Photo: Justin Norman/flickr/cc)
Warnings as GOP Aims to Gut Protections for Endangered Species
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
gray wolf
Conservation groups are issuing warnings on Wednesday as Congressional committees in both chambers considered Republican-backed bills aimed at weakening the Endangered Species Act. "If these dangerous bills are enacted, hundreds of plants and animals will be put on a fast track to extinction." —Brett Hartl, Center for Biological Diversity In the...
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Eco Groups: Trump's Interior Deputy Pick Is "Walking Conflict of Interest"
Nadia Prupis, staff writer
Scores of top environmental organizations on Wednesday sent a letter (pdf) to...
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On First Day in Office, Zinke Axes Rule Protecting Wildlife from Lead Poisoning
Nadia Prupis, staff writer
On his first full day in office Thursday, newly-confirmed Interior Secretary...
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Animal Rights Groups Sue Over Unprecedented USDA Website Blackout
Ringling Bros. Circus 'Finally Bows to Public Opinion,' to End Run in May
Global Cheetah Population 'Crashing,' Raising Risk of Species Extinction
Trump Sons Auctioning Off First Family Hunting Trip for $500,000: Report
Senate Finally Approves Flint Aid—At California's Expense
On Our Watch, Global Giraffe Population 'Pushed Toward Extinction'
Climate Change Has Already Altered Nearly Every Ecosystem on Earth
Absent Radical System Change, World Faces Two-Thirds Wildlife Loss by 2020
Endangered Species 'Get Fighting Chance' with Climate Change Ruling
Colorado Voters Urged to Reject Measure That Would 'Shut Down Democracy'
Humane Society Warns: Trump Presidency is a 'Threat to Animals Everywhere'
Tanzanian Elephant
'A Good Day for Elephants': Ban on Domestic Ivory Trade Passes

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Earthjustice
Imperiled Wildlife in the Crosshairs as House Committee Votes to Weaken Safeguards
Food & Water Watch
Food & Water Watch Opposes National Chicken Council Petition To Increase Poultry Slaughter Line Speeds
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR)
Civil Liberties Groups Release First Comprehensive Report on Ag-Gag Laws
Earthjustice
Groups Challenge Decision to Remove Yellowstone Grizzly Protections
Mercy for Animals
Netherlands Kills 300,000 Hens After Eggs Found Contaminated
Center for Biological Diversity
Trump Administration Denies Pacific Bluefin Tuna Endangered Species Act Protection
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