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Interior secretary: `Unacceptable' to mine near famed swamp

A member of President Joe Biden's Cabinet is urging Georgia officials to deny permits for a proposed mine near the edge of the famed Okefenokee Swamp and its vast wildlife refuge

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US agencies sued over fate of rare Rio Grande minnow

Environmentalists say the federal government isn’t doing enough to ensure the survival of the Rio Grande silvery minnow as drought tightens its grip on one of the longest rivers in the West

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Northern long-eared bat, devastated by a fungus, is now listed as endangered

The Biden administration declared the northern long-eared bat endangered on Tuesday in a last-ditch effort to save a species driven to the brink of extinction by white-nose syndrome, a fungal disease.

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US bat species devastated by fungus now listed as endangered

The Biden administration is designating the northern long-eared bat as an endangered species

The Independent UK

Alarming manatee death toll in Florida prompts calls for endangered status

Mammals were downgraded from endangered to threatened in 2017, even as pollution and habitat loss drive starvation

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Idaho Republicans in Congress renew calls to delist grizzlies as endangered species

Idaho’s congressional delegation has renewed calls to remove grizzly bears from Endangered Species Act protections, citing an increase in livestock killings as proof that the bear population has rebounded.

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Endangered status sought for manatees as hundreds starve

Manatees that are dying by the hundreds mainly from pollution-caused starvation in Florida should once again be listed as an endangered species

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How a rare plant species could hinder a needed lithium mine

WASHINGTON — Skyrocketing demand for domestically sourced lithium to meet federal goals for zero-emission technologies has developers planning for the next great mining boon in the Silver State, but a rare wildflower may stymie one proposed project.

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US gives protections to rare Midwest bird as prairie suffers

The U.S. government says it will protect two populations of a rare prairie bird that’s found in parts of the Midwest, including one of the country’s most prolific oil and gas fields

The Independent UK

How a rare plant species could hinder a proposed lithium mine - Roll Call

Skyrocketing demand for lithium has developers planning Nevada's next mining boom, but a rare wildflower may stymie one project.

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US Fish and Wildlife Service releases draft of its first Alaska Native relations policy aimed at increasing trust

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has released a draft of its first Alaska Native relations policy, which the agency says is an effort to inform employees who have not previously worked with Alaska Native communities and cultivate trust with Indigenous groups.

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US sued over lack of protection plan for rare grouse

An environmental group is suing U.S. wildlife managers, saying they have failed to protect a rare grouse found in one of the country's most prolific areas for oil and gas development

The Independent UK

Tiny Tennessee fish protected, but US has yet to say where

The tiny, iridescent Barrens topminnow spent more than 40 years in endangered species limbo — under on-and-off review but never officially listed as endangered

The Independent UK

Wolf known for genetic value found dead in New Mexico

Environmentalists are pushing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to do more to protect Mexican gray wolves after one of the endangered predators was found dead in southwestern New Mexico

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Rare toad fight similar to landmark endangered species case

A legal battle over an endangered toad and a geothermal power plant in Nevada has many similarities to the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark case on the Endangered Species Act nearly a half-century ago

The Independent UK

Feds: Gopher tortoise not threatened over most of its range

The federal government says the gopher tortoise isn't threatened in most of its range

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Rare wolves headed to South Carolina from Ohio as fight to prevent extinction ramps up

By next spring, visitors to a South Carolina nature preserve may get a glimpse of one of the world’s rarest animals.

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Dennis Anderson: Mallard mystery finds too many drakes, too few hens with productivity at risk

Ducks are mysterious, which is part of their attraction.

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US proposal would permit eagle deaths as renewables expand

The Biden administration is proposing a new permitting program for wind energy turbines, power lines and other projects that kill bald and golden eagles

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Fungal outbreak threatens tricolored bat with extinction

U.S. officials are proposing to list the tricolored bat as endangered

Tribune News Service

Lawsuit seeks national wolf recovery plan

WASHINGTON — A national environmental group on Tuesday gave official notice to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that it will be suing the agency over the lack of any national wolf recovery plan.

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Will Joe Manchin get his pipeline?

The agreement might not solve the Mountain Valley Pipeline’s biggest problem: compliance with environmental law

The Independent UK

Geothermal plant wins appeal but pauses Nevada construction

The developer of a geothermal power plant facing legal challenges in Nevada has agreed to temporarily suspend construction of the project

The Independent UK

Biden administration reverses Trump endangered species rule

Federal regulators have canceled a policy that weakened their authority to designate places where animals and plants could receive government protection

The Independent UK

Rule for managing endangered Mexican wolves spurs lawsuit

U.S. wildlife managers are being sued over their new management rule for the endangered Mexican gray wolf, with environmentalists saying it doesn't go far enough to ensure the species' survival

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