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Endangered Species
Woman Who Hates Endangered Species Act Will Be in Charge of Wildlife Policy
Susan Combs has opposed animals considered for endangered designation on economic grounds.
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As Habitat Fragmentation Increases, So Does Extinction Risk
Higher levels of fragmentation predict greater risk of extinction.
EPA Violated the Law When It Approved 59 Bee-Killing Pesticides
The EPA approved 59 pesticide products without considering whether those chemicals posed a risk to endangered species.
Trump’s Removal of Bumblebee From Endangered List Is Illegal, Advocates Say
Taking the rusty-patched bumblebee off the endangered list harms efforts to track pesticides' role in bee die-offs.
The Fight Over Seismic Testing for Atlantic Oil and Gas Will Continue Under Trump
The Obama administration denied all six pending permits to conduct seismic testing for oil and gas reserves in the Atlantic Ocean.
The Repository of Depravity: Dismembered Animals Line the Shelves of a Federal Warehouse
A federal warehouse for confiscated animal products offers a chilling look at humans' disregard for other species.
Climate Change Pledges Not Nearly Enough to Save Tropical Ecosystems
The carbon pledges made by 178 nations in Paris to date won't likely save tropical coral reefs or cloud forests, or prevent mass global extinctions.
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“The Hunt”: Colonial Conservation, Caught on Film
Espousing colonial attitudes, BBC's latest documentary blames tribal peoples — again — for endangering species.
Life Itself Is Being Patented, Privatized and Re-engineered
Ashley Dawson offers critiques and insights into how capitalism besieged our ecosystem and what we can do about it.
Does Offshore Fracking Put Endangered Species at Risk?
Fracking off the Santa Barbara coast was approved without a biological report on protecting endangered species.