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The red snapper fishery is targeted by both commercial and recreational fishermen.
(Rainervon Brandis / Getty Images)
Press Release May 18, 2026

Ocean Conservancy, Earthjustice File Amicus Brief to Prevent Red Snapper Overfishing in South Atlantic

In Florida alone, so-called new “exempted” fishing permits could allow fishing to exceed the annual catch limit by 20 times – threatening ongoing efforts to rebuild fish stocks
Pygmy rabbits depend on large areas of mature sagebrush to protect them from predators and for the majority of their diet. (H. Ulmschneider / BLM and R. Dixon / Idaho Dept. of Fish & Game)
Press Release May 13, 2026

Conservation Groups Sue Trump Administration to Protect World’s Smallest Bunnies

Fish and Wildlife Service failed to make required listing determination for pygmy rabbit
document May 13, 2026

Pygmy Rabbit Complaint

Western Watersheds Project and WildEarth Guardians sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to help secure Endangered Species Act protections for the pygmy rabbit – the world’s smallest rabbit species.
Remote camera image of a wolf pups taken during the summer of 2025. (Courtesy of Colorado Parks and Wildlife)
Article May 7, 2026

Colorado’s Wolf Pups are Leading the Species’ Recovery. The Government Wants to Undermine It

A comment period backed by anti-wolf groups hopes to derail the state’s effort to restore wolves to their historic habitat.
(Patrick J. Endres / Getty Images)
Article May 5, 2026

Why We’re Fighting Trump on Multiple Fronts to Protect the Arctic

The administration wants to maximize oil and gas drilling in Arctic regions of the U.S. We’re in court to stop them.
Press Release May 1, 2026

Groups Sound the Alarm on Massive Tar Sands Oil Pipeline, Demand Additional Opportunity for Public Comment

President Trump on Thursday issued cross-border permit for Bridger pipeline before completing environmental review, consulting Tribes
document May 1, 2026

Bridger Pipeline Quotes

A coalition of Indigenous, conservation, and community groups sounded the alarm on the proposed Bridger Pipeline Expansion, which could transport more tar sands oil per day than the controversial, and…
document May 1, 2026

Bridger Pipeline Comment Letter

A coalition of Indigenous, conservation, and community groups submitted comments on the proposed Bridger Pipeline Expansion, which could transport more tar sands oil per day than the controversial, and now…
A gray wolf walking in snow taken in Yellowstone National Park. (Stan Tekiela / Getty Images)
Article April 29, 2026

How Trump and Congress Are Attacking the Endangered Species Act – and What You Can Do

Extractive industries that have long despised the ESA now have powerful allies. We’re fighting back.
Windy, dusty day in Mojave National Preserve, California. (Christian Collins / CC BY-SA 2.0)
Press Release April 15, 2026

Lawsuit Challenges Department of Interior’s Rubberstamping of Mining in California’s Mojave National Preserve

The National Parks Conservation Association calls for halt to operations damaging park landscape at the formerly decommissioned Colosseum Mine
document April 15, 2026

Colosseum Mine Complaint

Plaintiff National Parks Conservation Association challenges Defendants’ reversal of position permitting renewed industrial mining operations at the decommissioned Colosseum Mine in Mojave National Preserve without the environmental review and approvals…
Female panther at the Picayune Strand State Forest in Collier County.
(Tim Donovan / Florida Fish & Wildlife)
Update April 15, 2026

Court Upholds Protections for Florida’s Wetlands

The ruling ensures protections for vulnerable species like the critically endangered Florida panther.
Small mouth grunts swim past elkhorn coral. (Ethan Daniels / Shutterstock)
From the Experts April 13, 2026

America’s Fisheries Law Turns 50: Let’s Skip the Mid-Life Crisis

Fish depend on healthy habitats, abundant food sources, and a well-functioning food web to thrive.
Lake Koocanusa by Libby Dam in northwest Montana. (Lisa Kyle Young / Getty Images)
Press Release: Victory April 9, 2026

Court Upholds Selenium Water Quality Standard for Lake Koocanusa

Montana and Idaho waters endure harmful pollution from upstream Canadian coal mines
document April 9, 2026

Selenium MSJ Order

A Montana District Court upheld Montana's selenium water quality standard for Lake Koocanusa (Koocanusa Reservoir), affirming the science-based limits necessary to protect fish and other aquatic life.
A heron takes flight over wetlands in the Everglades in Florida. (Brian Lasenby / Shutterstock)
Update April 7, 2026

We’re Fighting to Protect the Everglades from Florida’s Illegal Detention Center

Florida and the Trump administration have been ramming through the construction of an immigration detention facility within the Florida Everglades, the largest mangrove ecosystem in the Western Hemisphere.
document April 6, 2026

First Circuit: Hawaii Aquarium Collection Ban Authority

The Court reverse the Order Denying Petition for Declaratory Ruling, stating Hawaii Board of Land and Natural Resources has authority to ban commercial aquarium collection statewide.
A wolf at Yellowstone National Park. (Jacob W. Frank / National Park Service)
Update April 2, 2026

We Won Back Endangered Species Act Protections the First Trump Admin Attacked

The ruling derails the current administration’s efforts to further undermine the landmark conservation law.