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

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

Julia Conley, staff writer

From Paris's Eiffel Tower to the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, world landmarks went dark Saturday night for one hour

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

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

"We must act to halt and reverse the unsustainable use of nature—or risk not...

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

Andrea Germanos, staff writer

"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)

Reassessing warning issued 25 years ago, the "second notice" to humanity warns...

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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

Hourglass Ticking to Save Monuments From Becoming Fossil Fuel 'Sacrifice Zones'

Jettisoning 'Best Available Science,' Trump Admin. Tosses Out Federal Protections for Yellowstone's Grizzlies

Trump's EPA Chooses Foreign Mining Interests Over Critical Alaska Watershed

Marking Earth Day, Indigenous People Worldwide to Fight Corporate Forces

Biologists Warn Half of All Species to Face Extinction by 2100, as GOP Pushes to Destroy Protections

EPA Acknowledges Neonics' Harm to Bees, Then 'Bows to Pesticide Industry'

Win for Whales, Dolphins as Obama Rejects Explosive Blasting for Oil

'The Greatest Single Step' to Help Elephants Was Just Taken

Whooping cranes fly in Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge, Decatur, Alabama

Could Republican Majority Repeal the Endangered Species Act?

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Center for Biological Diversity

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...

Oceana

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

Global Justice Ecology Project

Overwhelming Opposition to USDA Proposal to Legalize Genetically Engineered Eucalyptus Trees

Center for Biological Diversity

Wyoming Governor Attacks Endangered Species Act

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