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"The Trump administration wants to pull that blanket off, instead requiring protections tailored to each newly classified threatened species.
"This could lead to fewer protections for struggling plants and animals," said Stephanie Kurose, deputy director of government affairs at the Center.
"This could lead to fewer protections for struggling plants and animals," said Stephanie Kurose, deputy director of government affairs at the Center.
How Proposed Changes to the Endangered Species Act Could Further Threaten the Country's Imperiled Species - Inside Climate News
A polar bear stood outside the Department of the Interior’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., Thursday with a message: “Stop Trump’s Extinction Plan.” The sign-carrying Arctic creature—actually an en...
insideclimatenews.org
December 24, 2025 at 9:13 PM
"The Trump administration wants to pull that blanket off, instead requiring protections tailored to each newly classified threatened species.
"This could lead to fewer protections for struggling plants and animals," said Stephanie Kurose, deputy director of government affairs at the Center.
"This could lead to fewer protections for struggling plants and animals," said Stephanie Kurose, deputy director of government affairs at the Center.
In a federal landscape hostile to wildlife, we secured proposed #ESA protection this year for southern hognose snakes, Barrens darters, and ghost #orchids.
We won lawsuits requiring consideration of new safeguards for many others: southern bog turtles, Berry Cave #salamanders, and more.
We won lawsuits requiring consideration of new safeguards for many others: southern bog turtles, Berry Cave #salamanders, and more.
December 24, 2025 at 8:27 PM
In a federal landscape hostile to wildlife, we secured proposed #ESA protection this year for southern hognose snakes, Barrens darters, and ghost #orchids.
We won lawsuits requiring consideration of new safeguards for many others: southern bog turtles, Berry Cave #salamanders, and more.
We won lawsuits requiring consideration of new safeguards for many others: southern bog turtles, Berry Cave #salamanders, and more.
If it honestly evaluated everything it was cultivating —including all the funding cuts and new #ForeverChemical #pesticide approvals — the admin. would have to admit that it’s falling far short of delivering any wins for farmers and the American people.
"The Trump administration has been working overtime to portray itself as the savior of America’s farms and food security when, in fact, it’s become our food system’s greatest threat."
https://www.newsweek.com/usdas-regenerative-agriculture-program-doesnt-add-up-opinion-11244659
https://www.newsweek.com/usdas-regenerative-agriculture-program-doesnt-add-up-opinion-11244659
USDA's Regenerative Agriculture Program Doesn't Add Up | Opinion
The Trump spin machine is in overdrive, but empty words and promises can't fool farmers struggling to make ends meet.
www.newsweek.com
December 23, 2025 at 11:16 PM
If it honestly evaluated everything it was cultivating —including all the funding cuts and new #ForeverChemical #pesticide approvals — the admin. would have to admit that it’s falling far short of delivering any wins for farmers and the American people.
NOAA published two applications today from The Metals Company seeking permits to conduct exploratory #DeepSeaMining operations in the #ClarionClippertonZone.
This is a required procedural step before the permits can be issued.
Learn more about our #Oceans Program work ➡️ bit.ly/3MPa4gp
This is a required procedural step before the permits can be issued.
Learn more about our #Oceans Program work ➡️ bit.ly/3MPa4gp
December 23, 2025 at 10:17 PM
NOAA published two applications today from The Metals Company seeking permits to conduct exploratory #DeepSeaMining operations in the #ClarionClippertonZone.
This is a required procedural step before the permits can be issued.
Learn more about our #Oceans Program work ➡️ bit.ly/3MPa4gp
This is a required procedural step before the permits can be issued.
Learn more about our #Oceans Program work ➡️ bit.ly/3MPa4gp
Thank you to everyone who signed our petition and let the Trump admin. know that we oppose his plan to gut the #ESA, driving imperiled plants and animals closer to #extinction.
There's power in our collective voice — more than 380,000 comments were submitted, 23,865 coming from Center supporters.
There's power in our collective voice — more than 380,000 comments were submitted, 23,865 coming from Center supporters.
December 23, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Thank you to everyone who signed our petition and let the Trump admin. know that we oppose his plan to gut the #ESA, driving imperiled plants and animals closer to #extinction.
There's power in our collective voice — more than 380,000 comments were submitted, 23,865 coming from Center supporters.
There's power in our collective voice — more than 380,000 comments were submitted, 23,865 coming from Center supporters.
There's still time to tell Customs and Border Protection to stop #BorderWall construction in critical #Jaguar habitat and prevent irreversible harm to precious borderlands ➡️ bit.ly/3LbCCjI
The agency has discretion over where and how it builds — but they need a push from you.
The agency has discretion over where and how it builds — but they need a push from you.
December 22, 2025 at 10:08 PM
There's still time to tell Customs and Border Protection to stop #BorderWall construction in critical #Jaguar habitat and prevent irreversible harm to precious borderlands ➡️ bit.ly/3LbCCjI
The agency has discretion over where and how it builds — but they need a push from you.
The agency has discretion over where and how it builds — but they need a push from you.
The Trump admin. released final plans today that strip protections for the #GreaterSageGrouse on about 50 million acres of federal #PublicLand across eight Western states.
Previous proposals over the past decade were intended to prevent #extinction of the iconic dancing bird.
bit.ly/4pL6N0d
Previous proposals over the past decade were intended to prevent #extinction of the iconic dancing bird.
bit.ly/4pL6N0d
December 22, 2025 at 9:42 PM
The Trump admin. released final plans today that strip protections for the #GreaterSageGrouse on about 50 million acres of federal #PublicLand across eight Western states.
Previous proposals over the past decade were intended to prevent #extinction of the iconic dancing bird.
bit.ly/4pL6N0d
Previous proposals over the past decade were intended to prevent #extinction of the iconic dancing bird.
bit.ly/4pL6N0d
Alaska's Western Arctic is one of the largest, most biodiverse tracts of public land in the United States.
Yet the Trump admin. just greenlit a plan to destroy it with bulldozers and 95,000-pound "thumper trucks."
The Center and allies sued to stop it.
Please stand with us ➡️ bit.ly/3N9CZMc
Yet the Trump admin. just greenlit a plan to destroy it with bulldozers and 95,000-pound "thumper trucks."
The Center and allies sued to stop it.
Please stand with us ➡️ bit.ly/3N9CZMc
December 19, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Alaska's Western Arctic is one of the largest, most biodiverse tracts of public land in the United States.
Yet the Trump admin. just greenlit a plan to destroy it with bulldozers and 95,000-pound "thumper trucks."
The Center and allies sued to stop it.
Please stand with us ➡️ bit.ly/3N9CZMc
Yet the Trump admin. just greenlit a plan to destroy it with bulldozers and 95,000-pound "thumper trucks."
The Center and allies sued to stop it.
Please stand with us ➡️ bit.ly/3N9CZMc
Breaking news 🚨🐺
The recent passage of H.R. 845, the so-called “Pet and Livestock Protection Act,” threatens the lives of wolves everywhere.
It would prematurely remove #ESA protections from gray wolves.
The fight continues. Learn more about our decades-long journey ➡️ bit.ly/48FJZJt
The recent passage of H.R. 845, the so-called “Pet and Livestock Protection Act,” threatens the lives of wolves everywhere.
It would prematurely remove #ESA protections from gray wolves.
The fight continues. Learn more about our decades-long journey ➡️ bit.ly/48FJZJt
December 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Breaking news 🚨🐺
The recent passage of H.R. 845, the so-called “Pet and Livestock Protection Act,” threatens the lives of wolves everywhere.
It would prematurely remove #ESA protections from gray wolves.
The fight continues. Learn more about our decades-long journey ➡️ bit.ly/48FJZJt
The recent passage of H.R. 845, the so-called “Pet and Livestock Protection Act,” threatens the lives of wolves everywhere.
It would prematurely remove #ESA protections from gray wolves.
The fight continues. Learn more about our decades-long journey ➡️ bit.ly/48FJZJt
Our final environmental book column of the year includes some great titles we couldn't let you miss: https://therevelator.org/environmental-books-dec2025/
A Few More Environmental Books From 2025 We Couldn’t Let You Miss • The Revelator
Before ending the year, we wanted to highlight this eclectic assortment of reading gems we couldn’t fit into our earlier book reviews.
therevelator.org
December 18, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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Biomass is held up as a "green" energy source on par with solar and wind. But it's polluting, expensive, and not helpful with wildfires.
Our Climate Science Director explains in this new op-ed w/ @calmatters.org:
Our Climate Science Director explains in this new op-ed w/ @calmatters.org:
Opinion | Biomass is a money pit that won’t solve California’s energy or wildfire problems
Utilities customers help pay for biomass because electric utilities buy its products to produce electricity, paying four times more. Is it worth it?
calmatters.org
December 16, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Biomass is held up as a "green" energy source on par with solar and wind. But it's polluting, expensive, and not helpful with wildfires.
Our Climate Science Director explains in this new op-ed w/ @calmatters.org:
Our Climate Science Director explains in this new op-ed w/ @calmatters.org:
Sen. Mike Lee has introduced an amendment to the Interior appropriations bill that would remove language preventing the sale of national parks and other protected lands.
It could pave the way for the Trump administration to sell off #NationalParks to the highest bidder.
bit.ly/4smB6w7
It could pave the way for the Trump administration to sell off #NationalParks to the highest bidder.
bit.ly/4smB6w7
December 18, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Sen. Mike Lee has introduced an amendment to the Interior appropriations bill that would remove language preventing the sale of national parks and other protected lands.
It could pave the way for the Trump administration to sell off #NationalParks to the highest bidder.
bit.ly/4smB6w7
It could pave the way for the Trump administration to sell off #NationalParks to the highest bidder.
bit.ly/4smB6w7
The Ellett Valley millipede, found in only eight #Virginia caves, is in danger because of development and the #MountainValleyPipeline — but there's a chance to save it.
Tell the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to designate this rare arthropod as an endangered or threatened species ➡️ bit.ly/495LSxX
Tell the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to designate this rare arthropod as an endangered or threatened species ➡️ bit.ly/495LSxX
December 18, 2025 at 6:51 PM
The Ellett Valley millipede, found in only eight #Virginia caves, is in danger because of development and the #MountainValleyPipeline — but there's a chance to save it.
Tell the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to designate this rare arthropod as an endangered or threatened species ➡️ bit.ly/495LSxX
Tell the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to designate this rare arthropod as an endangered or threatened species ➡️ bit.ly/495LSxX
Nathan Donley, our environmental health science director, said the #glyphosate debate has become a key sticking point between President Trump and his #MAHA base.
“The MAHA world is losing their minds right now. They keep getting thrown under the bus by this administration.”
“The MAHA world is losing their minds right now. They keep getting thrown under the bus by this administration.”
A landmark study on the safety of glyphosate, the active ingredient in the controversial herbicide Roundup, has been formally retracted by its publisher, raising new concerns about the chemical’s potential dangers.
The Trump administration, meanwhile, aims to shield its manufacturer from lawsuits.
The Trump administration, meanwhile, aims to shield its manufacturer from lawsuits.
Science journal retracts widely cited study that claimed Roundup is safe
The Trump administration, meanwhile, aims to shield its manufacturer from lawsuits.
www.motherjones.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Nathan Donley, our environmental health science director, said the #glyphosate debate has become a key sticking point between President Trump and his #MAHA base.
“The MAHA world is losing their minds right now. They keep getting thrown under the bus by this administration.”
“The MAHA world is losing their minds right now. They keep getting thrown under the bus by this administration.”
We only have a few days left to stop Trump's extinction plan!
The Trump admin. just proposed four new rules that would gut the #ESA and drive imperiled plants and animals closer to #extinction.
The new rules aren't just reckless — they're a death sentence.
Take action ➡️ https://bit.ly/3LZAGe6
The Trump admin. just proposed four new rules that would gut the #ESA and drive imperiled plants and animals closer to #extinction.
The new rules aren't just reckless — they're a death sentence.
Take action ➡️ https://bit.ly/3LZAGe6
December 17, 2025 at 5:44 PM
We only have a few days left to stop Trump's extinction plan!
The Trump admin. just proposed four new rules that would gut the #ESA and drive imperiled plants and animals closer to #extinction.
The new rules aren't just reckless — they're a death sentence.
Take action ➡️ https://bit.ly/3LZAGe6
The Trump admin. just proposed four new rules that would gut the #ESA and drive imperiled plants and animals closer to #extinction.
The new rules aren't just reckless — they're a death sentence.
Take action ➡️ https://bit.ly/3LZAGe6
The Fish and Wildlife Service lost 18% of staff between 2024 and the end of May.
“Losing staff is bad enough, but losing senior experts with the experience and knowledge needed to save endangered species is devastating,” said Noah Greenwald, our endangered species co-director.
bit.ly/491R1ah
“Losing staff is bad enough, but losing senior experts with the experience and knowledge needed to save endangered species is devastating,” said Noah Greenwald, our endangered species co-director.
bit.ly/491R1ah
December 16, 2025 at 9:40 PM
The Fish and Wildlife Service lost 18% of staff between 2024 and the end of May.
“Losing staff is bad enough, but losing senior experts with the experience and knowledge needed to save endangered species is devastating,” said Noah Greenwald, our endangered species co-director.
bit.ly/491R1ah
“Losing staff is bad enough, but losing senior experts with the experience and knowledge needed to save endangered species is devastating,” said Noah Greenwald, our endangered species co-director.
bit.ly/491R1ah
Our lawsuit to stop Trump from slapping a photo of his own face on the #AmericaTheBeautiful #NationalParksPass just went viral — thanks to Stephen Colbert calling us “the good guys.”
We’re fighting in court to defend the law — and the integrity of our #PublicLands.
Stand with us ➡️ bit.ly/48qp0dk
We’re fighting in court to defend the law — and the integrity of our #PublicLands.
Stand with us ➡️ bit.ly/48qp0dk
December 16, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Our lawsuit to stop Trump from slapping a photo of his own face on the #AmericaTheBeautiful #NationalParksPass just went viral — thanks to Stephen Colbert calling us “the good guys.”
We’re fighting in court to defend the law — and the integrity of our #PublicLands.
Stand with us ➡️ bit.ly/48qp0dk
We’re fighting in court to defend the law — and the integrity of our #PublicLands.
Stand with us ➡️ bit.ly/48qp0dk
The Center and allies today voluntarily dismissed their lawsuit challenging a logging operation in the #PisgahNationalForest in #NorthCarolina.
We filed a lawsuit last month to halt the #logging, and days later the U.S. Forest Service cancelled the logging and the logging equipment was withdrawn.
We filed a lawsuit last month to halt the #logging, and days later the U.S. Forest Service cancelled the logging and the logging equipment was withdrawn.
December 15, 2025 at 11:25 PM
The Center and allies today voluntarily dismissed their lawsuit challenging a logging operation in the #PisgahNationalForest in #NorthCarolina.
We filed a lawsuit last month to halt the #logging, and days later the U.S. Forest Service cancelled the logging and the logging equipment was withdrawn.
We filed a lawsuit last month to halt the #logging, and days later the U.S. Forest Service cancelled the logging and the logging equipment was withdrawn.
While the species remains federally endangered (they’re designated as “threatened” in the Atlantic Coast and Great Plains), the piping plovers’ population have been rebounding in some areas due to the stewardship of wildlife agencies, as well as various volunteer groups.
Piping Plovers Inspire Volunteer Conservationists Despite New Threats From the Trump Administration https://therevelator.org/piping-plovers-inspire/
Piping Plovers Inspire Volunteer Conservationists Despite New Threats From the Trump Administration • The Revelator
Proposed changes to the Endangered Species Act and park staffing cuts are putting the endangered coastal bird in danger.
therevelator.org
December 15, 2025 at 9:21 PM
While the species remains federally endangered (they’re designated as “threatened” in the Atlantic Coast and Great Plains), the piping plovers’ population have been rebounding in some areas due to the stewardship of wildlife agencies, as well as various volunteer groups.
Every year about 90 million animals are imported into the U.S. #PetTrade.
No need to browse the black market — buying them can be as easy as walking into a nearby pet store.
Tell Petco and PetSmart to adopt a simple policy that would make a world of difference for wildlife ➡️ bit.ly/4qa620m
No need to browse the black market — buying them can be as easy as walking into a nearby pet store.
Tell Petco and PetSmart to adopt a simple policy that would make a world of difference for wildlife ➡️ bit.ly/4qa620m
December 15, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Every year about 90 million animals are imported into the U.S. #PetTrade.
No need to browse the black market — buying them can be as easy as walking into a nearby pet store.
Tell Petco and PetSmart to adopt a simple policy that would make a world of difference for wildlife ➡️ bit.ly/4qa620m
No need to browse the black market — buying them can be as easy as walking into a nearby pet store.
Tell Petco and PetSmart to adopt a simple policy that would make a world of difference for wildlife ➡️ bit.ly/4qa620m
We just sued Gov. Jared Polis’ admin. for failing to ensure agriculture giant Cargill is complying with clean-air laws at the company’s slaughterhouse northeast of #Denver.
Thousands of #cattle are processed daily, causing air pollution from boilers, wastewater treatment, and more ➡️ bit.ly/48Ba1xl
Thousands of #cattle are processed daily, causing air pollution from boilers, wastewater treatment, and more ➡️ bit.ly/48Ba1xl
December 12, 2025 at 8:42 PM
We just sued Gov. Jared Polis’ admin. for failing to ensure agriculture giant Cargill is complying with clean-air laws at the company’s slaughterhouse northeast of #Denver.
Thousands of #cattle are processed daily, causing air pollution from boilers, wastewater treatment, and more ➡️ bit.ly/48Ba1xl
Thousands of #cattle are processed daily, causing air pollution from boilers, wastewater treatment, and more ➡️ bit.ly/48Ba1xl
News so good we can bear-ly stand it:
In response to a lawsuit by conservation groups, a federal court today struck down a U.S. Forest Service plan to log more than 16,500 acres of pine forests just outside #YellowstoneNationalPark, in the Custer Gallatin National Forest.
Read on ➡️ bit.ly/3XPGfi4
In response to a lawsuit by conservation groups, a federal court today struck down a U.S. Forest Service plan to log more than 16,500 acres of pine forests just outside #YellowstoneNationalPark, in the Custer Gallatin National Forest.
Read on ➡️ bit.ly/3XPGfi4
December 12, 2025 at 12:03 AM
News so good we can bear-ly stand it:
In response to a lawsuit by conservation groups, a federal court today struck down a U.S. Forest Service plan to log more than 16,500 acres of pine forests just outside #YellowstoneNationalPark, in the Custer Gallatin National Forest.
Read on ➡️ bit.ly/3XPGfi4
In response to a lawsuit by conservation groups, a federal court today struck down a U.S. Forest Service plan to log more than 16,500 acres of pine forests just outside #YellowstoneNationalPark, in the Custer Gallatin National Forest.
Read on ➡️ bit.ly/3XPGfi4
Conservation groups and an Iñupiat-led grassroots organization filed a lawsuit today seeking to overturn the Trump administration’s approval of ConocoPhillips’ winter seismic and exploration #drilling program in the Western #Arctic ➡️ bit.ly/3MWgiuM
December 11, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Conservation groups and an Iñupiat-led grassroots organization filed a lawsuit today seeking to overturn the Trump administration’s approval of ConocoPhillips’ winter seismic and exploration #drilling program in the Western #Arctic ➡️ bit.ly/3MWgiuM
Good news for #California mountain lions, pumas, panthers, and catamounts!
The CA Dept. of Fish and Wildlife just announced that protections for mountain lion populations ranging from the Bay Area and the Central Coast to Southern California are warranted under the state’s #ESA ➡️ bit.ly/4iPo71j
The CA Dept. of Fish and Wildlife just announced that protections for mountain lion populations ranging from the Bay Area and the Central Coast to Southern California are warranted under the state’s #ESA ➡️ bit.ly/4iPo71j
December 11, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Good news for #California mountain lions, pumas, panthers, and catamounts!
The CA Dept. of Fish and Wildlife just announced that protections for mountain lion populations ranging from the Bay Area and the Central Coast to Southern California are warranted under the state’s #ESA ➡️ bit.ly/4iPo71j
The CA Dept. of Fish and Wildlife just announced that protections for mountain lion populations ranging from the Bay Area and the Central Coast to Southern California are warranted under the state’s #ESA ➡️ bit.ly/4iPo71j
We just filed a lawsuit to prevent Trump from replacing a beautiful picture of #GlacierNationalPark with a closeup of his own face on the #AmericaTheBeautiful National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Annual Pass.
Read on ➡️ bit.ly/4rOJIv5
Read on ➡️ bit.ly/4rOJIv5
December 11, 2025 at 12:00 AM
We just filed a lawsuit to prevent Trump from replacing a beautiful picture of #GlacierNationalPark with a closeup of his own face on the #AmericaTheBeautiful National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Annual Pass.
Read on ➡️ bit.ly/4rOJIv5
Read on ➡️ bit.ly/4rOJIv5