WASHINGTON— The Center for Biological Diversity filed a protest today urging the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to reject an application by one of the world’s largest private equity firms to ...

An appeals court today granted a federal request to pause appellate court proceedings in a lawsuit challenging the massive detention center in the Everglades known as “Alligator Alcatraz.” The pause ...

The Center for Biological Diversity and Friends of the Earth sued the Trump administration today for failing to analyze how ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Trump administration today approved a deal trading away federal lands to pave the way for building a road through the center of Alaska’s Izembek National Wildlife Refuge.

Can you think of a more destructive way to extract resources than blowing up a mountain? How about if the waste from doing it is dumped straight into mountain streams? Mountaintop removal is a radical ...

The Center for Biological Diversity and Amargosa Conservancy filed a formal notice today of their intent to sue the U.S.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service protected jaguars as endangered in 1972. But in 1980, responding to objections, the Service removed jaguars within the United States from the endangered species list ...

LAS VEGAS— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today it will consider Endangered Species Act protection for the Mojave poppy bee. Today’s positive finding comes in response to a petition ...

The rare Puerto Rico rock frog, also known as the coquí guajón, is a unique species of tropical frog that dwells primarily in caves and grottos in a limited range in Puerto Rico. The coqui guajón is ...

Our planet now faces a global extinction crisis never witnessed by humankind. Scientists predict that more than 1 million species are on track for extinction in the coming decades. But there’s still ...

WASHINGTON— A new report on the status of U.S. wildlife conservation reveals that 40% of animals, 34% of plants and 40% of ecosystems nationwide are at risk. Released today, the analysis — ...

Atrazine is one of the most used herbicides in the United States: Approximately 70 million pounds are used nationwide each year. It's a common contaminant of water bodies, including drinking water, ...