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A Center for Biological Diversity program addressing the impacts on wildlife and the environment caused by human population pressure, food production and consumption. The @Centerforbiodiv.bsky.social is a national conservation organization.
We are thrilled to be on the latest episode of @share-able.bsky.social The Response podcast to talk about sexual health emergency preparedness.
New episode! We share some of the highlights from our latest, The Response, episode, “Sexual health emergency preparedness with Kelley Dennings and Kyliah Hughes”. @CenterForBioDiv Available where you get your podcasts.

Sexual preparedness webinar 11/17: act.biologicaldiversity.org/9MkbBur8f0Sq...
November 13, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Birth control means freedom to plan your future, your way! Explore all your options with @Bedsider and @PowerToDecide to find what fits you best. Learn more: https://www.bedsider.org/birth-control
#ThxBirthControl
November 12, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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There’s a lot of misinformation out there about #CEQA (the California Environmental Quality Act). As special interest groups continue to pressure lawmakers to dismantle the law, it’s important to know how it works.

Let's set the facts straight ➡️ bit.ly/4nEX7T1
November 7, 2025 at 6:14 PM
This is officially the longest government #shutdown in history. If it stretches to the end of November, the CBO estimates it will cost the economy $14B. @NPWF has a list of what else we could have for $14B: nationalpartnership.org/six-things-w...
Six things we could have for the price of the government shutdown | National Partnership for Women & Families
The longest government shutdown in history is not only wreaking havoc on women's and families' economic security, it is harming the country's economy. New research from the nonpartisan Congressional B...
nationalpartnership.org
November 6, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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Huge win for humpbacks!

Dozens of humpbacks are entangled in fishing gear off the Pacific Coast every year, but it was just announced that a federal task force will be formed to curb these entanglements.

This announcement stems from our 2023 legal victory.

Read on ➡️ bit.ly/47C4sNj
November 3, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Join @biologicaldiversity.org on Wednesday, Nov. 5, at 11 a.m. PT/2 p.m. ET to learn about American burying beetles from a panel of conservation experts from across the country working to protect them.
▶️Register today: act.biologicaldiversity.org/p9pliWeJq0aG...
November 4, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Over 180 recycling & reuse companies, environmental education orgs, and plastic pollution, climate justice, & environmental orgs in the U.S. are calling on legislators to support the Research for Environmental Uses & Sustainable Economies (REUSE) Act of 2025. biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press...
October 28, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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We have entered a new era when we must protect not only the wild but also our ability to lead the fight to save our planet.

We need all of our members and supporters with us.

Please give today so we can mount a legal and public defense against this abuse of presidential power ➡️ bit.ly/4hpcZYh
October 24, 2025 at 10:43 PM
⭐The 2025 Food Justice Film Festival is LIVE.
Sign up to start watch our incredible lineup of four award-winning feature films. You can watch anytime at your convenience from now until 11:59 p.m. on Oct. 26. The festival is FREE and open to all.
Watch now -> foodjusticefilmfestival.com/sign-up
October 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Watch the 2025 Food Justice Film Festival from Oct. 23-26!
This year we have an incredible lineup of award-winning films:
- Farming While Black
- Tea Creek
- LA Foodways
- Feeding Change
The festival is free and open to all.
⭐Sign up now -> foodjusticefilmfestival.com
October 14, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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Today, we honor #IndigenousPeoplesDay.

We are fortunate to work in close partnership with many Indigenous communities in efforts to fiercely defend their rights and protect wild lands and imperiled wildlife for a shared vision of a safe, healthy, and cherished planet.
October 13, 2025 at 3:25 PM
“The owners of industrial factory farms don’t want to alert nearby communities about releases of dangerous gases like ammonia and hydrogen sulfide because they don’t want to be held responsible for the brain and lung damage and deaths their emissions can cause.”
capitalpress.com/2025/10/07/a...
Appeal challenges livestock exemption to federal emissions reporting law | Capital Press
Environmental and animal rights advocates are appealing a ruling that allowed large livestock facilities to be exempted from federal emergency hazardous emissions reporting requirements. In August, a ...
capitalpress.com
October 9, 2025 at 4:10 PM
This month's Food X is all about the 2025 Food Justice Film Festival - running from Oct. 23-26 - and why keeping food justice topics at the forefront is so important to the sustainable food movement.🧵
www.biologicaldiversity.org/programs/pop...
October 6, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Support the REUSE Act of 2025 - a bipartisan, commonsense bill that takes an important step toward tackling the plastic pollution crisis. Organizations across coalitions are invited to sign onto this letter to cosponsor the REUSE Act of 2025 by Oct. 13. https://forms.office.com/r/kxhE7UbDrZ.
October 3, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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The conservation world lost one of its guiding lights on Wednesday when renowned primatologist Jane Goodall passed away at 91.

Over 65 years studying chimpanzees in the wild, Goodall proved that primates are a lot like people. But her impact goes far beyond chimps. 🧵
October 1, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Support the REUSE Act of 2025 - A bipartisan, commonsense bill that directs the U.S. EPA to study how reuse and refill systems can be expanded. Reusable packaging has the lowest carbon footprint of any packaging option. Join us and support: https://act.biologicaldiversity.org/v9QxUWSf9E6mejLqEbfQPA2
October 1, 2025 at 11:29 PM
“Americans, including farmers, have a right to know how the administration’s cruel and destructive anti-DEI agenda will affect farming communities and our food security."
-Stephanie Feldstein, @biologicaldiversity.org Program Director

biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press...
October 1, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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“That this industry — notorious for environmental harms and adverse health issues — has set its sights on children doesn’t bode well for our educational systems,” @jennifermolidor.bsky.social, senior food campaigner at @biologicaldiversity.org, writes to Sentient.
How the Beef Industry Is Quietly Rewriting Climate Science for Kids
Students do learn about methane, but not about eating less meat.
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September 23, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Our sixth annual Food Justice Film Festival runs Oct. 23-26. Watch our incredible lineup of award-winning films as well as prerecorded interviews with filmmakers, farmers, organizers, and activists. The festival is free and open to all. Sign up now -> foodjusticefilmfestival.com/sign-up
September 29, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Join us and other activists on Saturday, Sept. 20 for the Make Billionaires Pay March to rally fo rclean air, clean water, and justice for all.

This is the moment for us to demand a better world for people, wildlife, and the climate. More details ➡️ https://www.makebillionairespay.us/
September 13, 2025 at 4:58 PM
As we await the release of next Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA), food and nutrition advocates are facing uncertainty. Read more from our Food and Agriculture Policy Specialist here: https://medium.com/center-for-biological-diversity/how-maha-could-upend-u-s-diets-for-the-worse-1f9b83664e64
How MAHA Could Upend U.S. Diets — For the Worse
On his campaign trail in 2024, then-candidate Donald Trump promised to let his pick for secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F…
medium.com
September 17, 2025 at 8:13 PM
If you're attending #ClimateWeekNYC next week — check out the panel we're co-hosting on the intersection of climate change and food in the age of disinformation and greenwash on Wednesday, 9/24. Get your free tickets here ➡️ biodiv.us/3Id0fXz
Navigating narratives on climate change and food systems
Join us for an interactive, expert-led event on science and storytelling in the age of disinformation and greenwash.
biodiv.us
September 15, 2025 at 8:09 PM
⭐ Save the date for our 6th annual virtual Food Justice Film Festival⭐
From Oct. 23-26, watch four award-winning documentaries highlighting indigenous food sovereignty, BIPOC land reclamation and agricultural heritage, community foodways and access. View more: https://foodjusticefilmfestival.com/
September 15, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Amazonian communities close to Indigenous lands with intact forest - especially those with legally recognized land titles - have a reduced risk of fire-related illnesses & diseases spread by animals & insects. https://insideclimatenews.org/news/11092025/indigenous-land-rights-can-help-deforestation/
Deforestation Threatens Public Health. Securing Indigenous Land Rights Can Help, Researchers Find - Inside Climate News
A new peer-reviewed study examined the impact Indigenous territories have on human health in two categories of diseases, finding that municipalities located close to Indigenous lands with intact fores...
insideclimatenews.org
September 11, 2025 at 7:28 PM
As we await the release of next Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA), food and nutrition advocates are facing uncertainty. Read more from our Food and Agriculture Policy Specialist here: https://medium.com/center-for-biological-diversity/how-maha-could-upend-u-s-diets-for-the-worse-1f9b83664e64
How MAHA Could Upend U.S. Diets — For the Worse
On his campaign trail in 2024, then-candidate Donald Trump promised to let his pick for secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F…
medium.com
September 11, 2025 at 5:09 PM