Lawsuit Launched to Protect Arctic Habitat of Endangered Ice Seals

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Lawsuit Launched to Protect Arctic Habitat of Endangered Ice Seals

  [dropcap]W[/dropcap]ASHINGTON— The Center for Biological Diversity filed a notice Thursday of its intent to sue the National Marine Fisheries Service to compel the designation of critical habitat in Alaska for two ice seal species. Both bearded and ringed seals are listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act because their Arctic sea-ice habitat is melting. “As […]

Bernhardt Uses Shutdown to Block Public From Environmental Reviews

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Bernhardt Uses Shutdown to Block Public From Environmental Reviews

  [dropcap]W[/dropcap]ASHINGTON— The Trump administration’s Department of the Interior has taken down environmental review websites for many of its key agencies, a step that violates its own policies for government shutdowns and stymies public involvement in decisions like fossil fuel leasing and wildlife protections. Among the sites abruptly taken down are those that provide planning […]

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