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'An Insult to Our National Wildlife': Trump Reverses Ban on GMOs and Bee-Killing Pesticides in Refuges

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Jane Goodall Among Creative Protesters Seeking to Stop Wyoming's First Grizzly Trophy Hunt in Four Decades

Andrea Germanos, staff writer

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The goal of the campaign: "Shoot'em with a camera" not a gun

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New Study Warns of Deepwater Horizon Disaster Long-Lasting Impact on Marine Life's "Building Blocks"

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

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"At the sites closest to the spill, biodiversity was flattened," says the lead...

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Terrifying Trends Collide as Surging Deforestation 'Making World a Hotter, Drier Place'

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

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New data shows climate goals and biodiversity threatened as tropics continue to...

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Humans Less Than 1% of Life on Earth, But Have Destroyed Half of Its Plants, More Than 80% of All Mammals

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Citing 'Common Good,' Nearly 1,500 Scientists Demand Congress Shield Endangered Species Act From GOP Attacks

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Report Shows 'Staggering' Failure to Protect Biodiversity as Humans Threaten Third of Nature Reserves

'Huge Win for Pollinators, People, and Planet': EU Bans Bee-Killing Pesticides

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In Decline "Invariably of Humanity's Making," 1 in 8 of World's Bird Species Threatened by Extinction

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Without Urgent Action, Warn Wildlife Experts, One-Third of US Species at Risk of Extinction

In 11th Annual Earth Hour, Green Groups Call for Global Effort to Combat Climate Crisis and Defend Biodiversity

'Dangerous' Decline in Biodiversity Threatening Humanity's Wellbeing Worldwide

"Humanity is not taking the urgent steps needed to safeguard our imperiled biosphere," over 15,000 scientists warned in a letter published Monday. (Photo: NASA)

Over 15,000 Scientists Just Issued a 'Second Notice' to Humanity. Can We Listen Now?

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'Ecological Armageddon': Warnings From Scientists as Flying Insects Disappear

Global Demand for Meat Amounts to 'Appetite for Destruction,' Says New Study

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Warnings as GOP Aims to Gut Protections for Endangered Species

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Center for Biological Diversity

Lawsuit Launched to Protect Critically Endangered Alabama Fish From Auto Plant

Center for Biological Diversity

Dozens of Small Business Owners, Religious Groups, Scientists Ask Supreme Court to Maintain Habitat Protections for Endangered Frogs

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Trump Administration Approves Land Swap to Bulldoze Alaska's Izembek National Wildlife Refuge...

Center for Biological Diversity

Supreme Court Rejects Oil Industry Challenge to Endangered Species Protection for Bearded Seals

Center for Biological Diversity

Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration's Elephant, Lion Trophy Import Decisions...

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Renowned Surfers Rally to Support a U.S. Ban on Shark Fins

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Esteban Suárez

Biodiversity and the Society of Superlatives

Meena Miriam Yust

Why Treaty Protection Is Needed for Migratory Pollinators

David Korten

Three Questions to Lead Us Away from Self-Extinction

Elizabeth Hadly

Making America Great Again Requires Acting on Scientific Knowledge

Rebecca Kessler

Rewriting Biological History: Trump Border Wall Puts Wildlife at Risk

Rev. Billy Talen

Wild Cats Grab Back

Shreya Dasgupta

Top 10 Happy Environmental Stories of 2016

Nele Marien

Mainstreaming Biodiversity: A Real Solution to the Devastation of Nature?

Noah Greenwald

Taking A Stand For Washington's Wolves

Vandana Shiva

Avoid 'Miracle' Rice, Just Eat a Carrot!

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