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Pickled Pikas
Climate change endangers American pika, say groups |
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20 Aug 2008 |
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| Posted at 12:50 PM on 20 Aug 2008 The American pika should be listed as an endangered species because climate change could cause its extinction, say Earthjustice and the Center for Biological Diversity in a lawsuit filed Tuesday against California and the federal government. The pika, a rabbit cousin characterized by inordinate cuteness and a squeaky call, is "the polar bear of the Lower 48," says Greg Loarie of Earthjust ... |
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| Topics: California, climate, climate change impacts, endangered species, litigation, news, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Blast From the Mast
Groups sue Navy over underwater explosions |
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30 Jul 2008 |
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| Posted at 1:29 PM on 30 Jul 2008 Environmental groups are up in arms about training exercises conducted by the U.S. Navy -- not sonar this time, but underwater explosives. The Wild Fish Conservancy and Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility have filed a federal lawsuit against the Navy, saying its practice of training divers to explode dummy mines in Washington State's Puget Sound poses an unacceptable hazard to salmon, o ... |
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| Topics: Department of Defense, litigation, National Marine Fisheries Service, news, oceans, Washington, wildlife (all these topics) |
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The Judge Who Cried Wolf
Endangered-species protections reinstated for gray wolves |
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18 Jul 2008 |
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| Posted at 6:01 PM on 18 Jul 2008 A federal judge has ruled that wolves should be returned to the endangered-species list for now, derailing plans for wolf hunts in Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming. The 2,000 or so gray wolves that inhabit the three states were removed from the endangered list in March; environmentalists sued to get them back on, saying populations were not yet stable. According to the Natural Resource ... |
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| Topics: endangered species, Idaho, litigation, Montana, news, wildlife, Wyoming (all these topics) |
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Witnessing Bear
Green groups sue feds to protect polar bears from oil-drilling effects |
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10 Jun 2008 |
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| Posted at 8:29 AM on 10 Jun 2008 Two green groups are suing the Interior Department over its refusal to limit the impacts of drilling on polar bears, which were listed as threatened last month. The Bush administration has tried its darnedest to ensure that listing the bears wouldn't limit oil and gas exploration in their Alaskan habitat, but Pacific Environment and the Center for Biological Diversity maintain ... |
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| Topics: litigation, news, polar bears, United States, wildlife (all these topics) |
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You Could Hear a Pinniped Drop
Walruses should be threatened species, says litigious green group |
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28 May 2008 |
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| Posted at 12:31 PM on 28 May 2008 Having seen no action on a petition from last year, the Center for Biological Diversity says it will sue to force the U.S. Interior Department to consider listing the walrus as a threatened species. Walruses do all of their resting between foraging trips, breeding, and chillaxing on Arctic sea ice, which is rapidly disappearing. And "[a]s the sea ice recedes, so ... |
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| Topics: Arctic, climate, climate change impacts, endangered species, litigation, news, wildlife (all these topics) |
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May of Reckoning
Polar-bear listing decision must be made by May 15, says judge |
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29 Apr 2008 |
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| Posted at 9:55 AM on 29 Apr 2008 The last time we checked in with the laggardly Interior Department, it was saying it needed until June 30 to decide whether to place polar bears on the endangered-species list. But the department had better find its Decider Pants soon, as a federal judge has sided with green groups to impose a new deadline of May 15. "Other than the general complexity of finalizing the rule, def ... |
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| Topics: climate, climate change impacts, Department of Interior, endangered species, litigation, news, polar bears, politics, wildlife (all these topics) |
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The Gray Area
Gray wolves under attack, groups want them re-listed |
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28 Apr 2008 |
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| Posted at 1:03 PM on 28 Apr 2008 Saying that their concerns about trigger-happy hunters have been validated, 12 conservation and animal-rights groups have sued to get the gray wolf re-listed as an endangered species. The 1,500 wolves that roam through Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho were delisted on Mar. 28 and can now be shot at will; a total of 37 have been killed in the last month. Conservation groups filed suit Monday, saying th ... |
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| Topics: animal welfare, endangered species, Idaho, litigation, Montana, news, wildlife, Wyoming (all these topics) |
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White and NRDC
Inquiry made into delayed polar bear decision, green groups sue |
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10 Mar 2008 |
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| Posted at 10:02 AM on 10 Mar 2008 Let's check in on the latest polar bear shenanigans, shall we? Two months after deadline, the Interior Department still has made no decision on whether Ursus maritimus should be listed as a threatened species. Spurred by a critical letter from environmental groups, the agency's inspector general has begun preliminary inquiries into why the decision is taking so long. Greenpeace, the C ... |
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| Topics: Department of Interior, endangered species, Greenpeace, litigation, news, NRDC, politics, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Unfortunate Sonar
Appeals court rules against Navy in sonar case |
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03 Mar 2008 |
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| Posted at 7:39 AM on 03 Mar 2008 A federal appeals court on Friday upheld many restrictions on the Navy's use of mid-frequency sonar off the coast of Southern California, reinforcing a lower court ruling from last month. President Bush had tried to exempt the Navy from the relevant environmental laws in January, but the appeals court agreed with an earlier ruling that questioned the constitutionality of Bush's attempted exemption, ... |
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The Fellowship of the Ping
Judge rules Navy must comply with sonar rules |
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05 Feb 2008 |
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| Posted at 8:45 AM on 05 Feb 2008 A federal judge has ruled that the Navy must comply with earlier restrictions imposed on its use of sonar near the California coast despite a recent attempt by President Bush to exempt the agency from relevant environmental laws. The judge said that Bush's Navy exemption last month was "constitutionally suspect," but that she didn't need to rule on its constitutionality to reinsta ... |
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Bear With Us
Green groups sue over delay in polar-bear endangered-species decision |
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01 Feb 2008 |
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| Posted at 9:13 AM on 01 Feb 2008 Environmental and native groups have sued -- as they are wont to do -- in an attempt to force the Interior Department to rethink its decision to sell oil and gas leases in Alaska's Chukchi Sea, which is prime polar bear habitat. The lease sale by the department's Minerals Management Service is scheduled to go ahead next week; meanwhile, another agency in the department, the Fish a ... |
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| Topics: Alaska, Department of Interior, endangered species, energy, litigation, news, oil and gas drilling, politics, US Fish and Wildlife Service, wildlife (all these topics) |
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My, What a Big Lawsuit You Have
Green groups sue over eased restrictions on wolf kills |
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30 Jan 2008 |
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| Posted at 10:04 AM on 30 Jan 2008 Seven green groups have sued over a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plan that would loosen restrictions on killing gray wolves in Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming. sources: Associated Press, The Missoulian From the Archives John, But Not Forgotten. John Edwards drops out of presidential race. Nowhere to Run. California's chinook salmon population near &quo ... |
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Refuse to Palouse
Groups sue for protections of giant lily-scented worm |
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25 Jan 2008 |
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| Posted at 1:52 PM on 25 Jan 2008 Green groups have followed through on their pledge to sue the federal government to gain protections for everyone's favorite three-foot-long, deep-burrowing, prone-to-spit, pinkish-white, lily-scented endangered species: the Palouse earthworm. sources: Associated Press, Associated Content From the Archives 'Til the Grey Lady Sings. NYT endorses Clinton and McCain, ... |
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The Sonar Also Rises
Judge temporarily drops two restrictions on Navy's use of sonar, retains others |
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18 Jan 2008 |
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| Posted at 7:58 AM on 18 Jan 2008 Earlier this week, President Bush exempted the U.S. Navy from parts of an environmental law so it could continue to use mid-frequency sonar off the California coast. Mid-frequency sonar has been linked to deafness, beachings, and other injuries of marine mammals. Responding to Bush's move, the federal judge who earlier this month ordered the Navy to adopt restric ... |
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Hot Fuzz
Green groups will sue over feds' missed polar-bear deadline |
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09 Jan 2008 |
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| Posted at 11:55 AM on 09 Jan 2008 Discontented with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's announcement that it will not meet its deadline for deciding whether to list polar bears as a threatened species, the Big Three green groups -- Greenpeace, NRDC, and the Center for Biological Diversity -- have notified the government that they plan to sue. source: Associated Press From the Archives Granite State U ... |
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| Topics: climate, endangered species, Greenpeace, litigation, news, NRDC, politics, US Fish and Wildlife Service, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Hey, You Got Your Naval Pierced
Judge orders restrictions on U.S. Navy's use of sonar off California coast |
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04 Jan 2008 |
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| Posted at 6:01 AM on 04 Jan 2008 A federal judge yesterday ordered the U.S. Navy to adopt specific restrictions on its use of sonar in order to protect whales and other marine mammals off the California coast. Mid-frequency sonar has been accused of causing a wide range of problems when it's used within proximity of marine mammals, such as temporary deafness, beachings, and various other i ... |
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Where It Stops, Nobody Knows
Navy must adopt safeguards for whales in 2008, says court |
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14 Nov 2007 |
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| Posted at 11:54 AM on 14 Nov 2007 Update on the seemingly endless saga of whether the U.S. Navy should restrict underwater sonar use in the interest of whale health: A federal appeals court has ruled that while the Navy may continue its current training exercises in southern California as is, exercises that begin in January must operate under better safeguards for marine mammals. The plan will have to be appro ... |
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The Early Lawsuit Gets the Worm
Groups will sue over protections for giant spitting worm |
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31 Oct 2007 |
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| Posted at 10:06 AM on 31 Oct 2007 No Halloween would be complete without an update on the Palouse earthworm, which can grow up to three feet long, spits on predators, and smells like flowers -- even when not in costume. The pinkish-white worm was denied federal endangered-species protection earlier this month on the grounds that the filed request was incomplete and unclear. "This is absurd!" says S ... |
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Worm to Grow
Greens sue to speed up protections for giant earthworm |
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11 Sep 2007 |
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| Posted at 11:52 AM on 11 Sep 2007 Greens plan to sue the federal government in hopes of speeding up endangered-species protections for the Palouse earthworm, the largest and longest-lived earthworm in North America. It can grow up to a yard long, spits at attackers, and smells like flowers. We kid you not. source: Associated Press see also, in Gristmill: Ginormous earthworm discovered, may get federal protection < Previous ... |
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Play It Again, Uncle Sam
Appeals court overturns ruling, allows Navy to test underwater sonar |
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04 Sep 2007 |
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| Posted at 4:23 PM on 04 Sep 2007 It's the controversy that keeps on controversing: The U.S. Navy wants to test underwater mid-frequency sonar. Marine advocates say such testing effs up whales and other marine mammals. Repeat. (Grist has been writing about this issue since 1999, and we have never reused a headline. Thank you.) Anyhoodle, here we go again: last month, a federal judge ordered the Navy to ... |
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Flo Nays
Federal judge halts Navy sonar exercises off California coast |
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07 Aug 2007 |
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| Flo Nays Federal judge halts Navy sonar exercises off California coast A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Navy to stop using mid-frequency active sonar in exercises off the Southern California coast through 2009. Noting that the Navy's own evaluation says the sonar exercises could disrupt marine mammal behavior in as many as 170,000 instances, Judge Florence-Marie Cooper fou ... |
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| Topics: California, Department of Defense, litigation, news, NRDC, oceans, wildlife (all these topics) |
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The Endangered Endangered Species Act
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29 May 2003 |
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| The Endangered Endangered Species Act The federal Endangered Species Act is so cash-strapped that it is effectively "broken," the Interior Department announced yesterday. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service blamed the financial trouble on the act's "critical habitat" provision, which requires federal agencies to consult wit ... |
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| Topics: Department of Interior, endangered species, litigation, news, politics, US Fish and Wildlife Service, wildlife (all these topics) |
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