Center for Biological Diversity
@biologicaldiversity.org
More than a million species could be lost to the Extinction Crisis in the coming decades. Learn about our work to save Earth's wildlife & wild places. www.biologicaldiversity.org
We just filed a petition today seeking protection for Stansell's daisy under the #ESA.
A botanical unicorn, these rare flowering plants only survive on low-nutrient, rocky soils at two sites in #Oregon on the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest.
Read on ➡️ bit.ly/4qSaBh9
A botanical unicorn, these rare flowering plants only survive on low-nutrient, rocky soils at two sites in #Oregon on the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest.
Read on ➡️ bit.ly/4qSaBh9
November 10, 2025 at 7:12 PM
We just filed a petition today seeking protection for Stansell's daisy under the #ESA.
A botanical unicorn, these rare flowering plants only survive on low-nutrient, rocky soils at two sites in #Oregon on the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest.
Read on ➡️ bit.ly/4qSaBh9
A botanical unicorn, these rare flowering plants only survive on low-nutrient, rocky soils at two sites in #Oregon on the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest.
Read on ➡️ bit.ly/4qSaBh9
The fight for Alaska’s wild future is happening right now.
Join our Nov. 13 webinar at noon PT / 3 p.m. ET to learn how we’re using litigation, science, and partnerships with Alaska Native Tribes to defend the wildlife and habitats that define #Alaska.
Register to stand with us ➡️ bit.ly/47YG0qJ
Join our Nov. 13 webinar at noon PT / 3 p.m. ET to learn how we’re using litigation, science, and partnerships with Alaska Native Tribes to defend the wildlife and habitats that define #Alaska.
Register to stand with us ➡️ bit.ly/47YG0qJ
November 10, 2025 at 3:51 PM
The fight for Alaska’s wild future is happening right now.
Join our Nov. 13 webinar at noon PT / 3 p.m. ET to learn how we’re using litigation, science, and partnerships with Alaska Native Tribes to defend the wildlife and habitats that define #Alaska.
Register to stand with us ➡️ bit.ly/47YG0qJ
Join our Nov. 13 webinar at noon PT / 3 p.m. ET to learn how we’re using litigation, science, and partnerships with Alaska Native Tribes to defend the wildlife and habitats that define #Alaska.
Register to stand with us ➡️ bit.ly/47YG0qJ
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
Let's set the facts straight ➡️ bit.ly/4nEX7T1
November 7, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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
Let's set the facts straight ➡️ bit.ly/4nEX7T1
Ship strikes are a leading cause of death for gray, blue, fin, and humpback #whales off California’s coast.
So the Center and Friends of the Earth just sued the Trump admin. for failing to study how CA shipping-lane designations hurt whales (and #SeaTurtles).
Help us fight ➡️ bit.ly/4oV6RcX
So the Center and Friends of the Earth just sued the Trump admin. for failing to study how CA shipping-lane designations hurt whales (and #SeaTurtles).
Help us fight ➡️ bit.ly/4oV6RcX
November 7, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Ship strikes are a leading cause of death for gray, blue, fin, and humpback #whales off California’s coast.
So the Center and Friends of the Earth just sued the Trump admin. for failing to study how CA shipping-lane designations hurt whales (and #SeaTurtles).
Help us fight ➡️ bit.ly/4oV6RcX
So the Center and Friends of the Earth just sued the Trump admin. for failing to study how CA shipping-lane designations hurt whales (and #SeaTurtles).
Help us fight ➡️ bit.ly/4oV6RcX
#Whales may be the biggest animals on the planet, but they’re also some of the most vulnerable.
These giants are forced to contend with offshore drilling, industrial noise, and fast-moving ships traveling through their home waters.
Get the rest in our newest episode of Sounds Wild ➡️ bit.ly/4pNp0e5
These giants are forced to contend with offshore drilling, industrial noise, and fast-moving ships traveling through their home waters.
Get the rest in our newest episode of Sounds Wild ➡️ bit.ly/4pNp0e5
November 6, 2025 at 6:55 PM
#Whales may be the biggest animals on the planet, but they’re also some of the most vulnerable.
These giants are forced to contend with offshore drilling, industrial noise, and fast-moving ships traveling through their home waters.
Get the rest in our newest episode of Sounds Wild ➡️ bit.ly/4pNp0e5
These giants are forced to contend with offshore drilling, industrial noise, and fast-moving ships traveling through their home waters.
Get the rest in our newest episode of Sounds Wild ➡️ bit.ly/4pNp0e5
The EPA just approved the pesticide cyclobutrifluram for golf courses, lawns, cotton, soybeans, and lettuce. It's another #ForeverChemical — one of a group called #PFAS.
Despite the vast agency furloughs, the pesticide office remains open for business.
Read on ➡️ bit.ly/47qlFKO
Despite the vast agency furloughs, the pesticide office remains open for business.
Read on ➡️ bit.ly/47qlFKO
November 6, 2025 at 5:05 PM
The EPA just approved the pesticide cyclobutrifluram for golf courses, lawns, cotton, soybeans, and lettuce. It's another #ForeverChemical — one of a group called #PFAS.
Despite the vast agency furloughs, the pesticide office remains open for business.
Read on ➡️ bit.ly/47qlFKO
Despite the vast agency furloughs, the pesticide office remains open for business.
Read on ➡️ bit.ly/47qlFKO
The @reviewjournal.com wrote a story about the #SaveAshMeadows campaign’s fight against the kitty litter mine near Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge.
We signed on in Oct. to a notice of intent to sue the BLM over its approval alongside the Amargosa Conservancy.
Full story here ➡️ bit.ly/4ovCIBa
We signed on in Oct. to a notice of intent to sue the BLM over its approval alongside the Amargosa Conservancy.
Full story here ➡️ bit.ly/4ovCIBa
November 5, 2025 at 10:51 PM
The @reviewjournal.com wrote a story about the #SaveAshMeadows campaign’s fight against the kitty litter mine near Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge.
We signed on in Oct. to a notice of intent to sue the BLM over its approval alongside the Amargosa Conservancy.
Full story here ➡️ bit.ly/4ovCIBa
We signed on in Oct. to a notice of intent to sue the BLM over its approval alongside the Amargosa Conservancy.
Full story here ➡️ bit.ly/4ovCIBa
Did you know that more than 1 billion pounds of pesticides are used in the US every year?
And they don't just disappear. They pollute the air, water, and soil long after they're applied.
Tell the EPA to ban #pesticides that other countries already consider too dangerous to use ➡️ bit.ly/4otOUCz
And they don't just disappear. They pollute the air, water, and soil long after they're applied.
Tell the EPA to ban #pesticides that other countries already consider too dangerous to use ➡️ bit.ly/4otOUCz
November 5, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Did you know that more than 1 billion pounds of pesticides are used in the US every year?
And they don't just disappear. They pollute the air, water, and soil long after they're applied.
Tell the EPA to ban #pesticides that other countries already consider too dangerous to use ➡️ bit.ly/4otOUCz
And they don't just disappear. They pollute the air, water, and soil long after they're applied.
Tell the EPA to ban #pesticides that other countries already consider too dangerous to use ➡️ bit.ly/4otOUCz
The EPA has proposed approving the dangerously persistent pesticide epyrifenacil on canola, corn, soybean and wheat.
Epyrifenacil is yet another forever chemical, and this marks the fifth proposed approval of a PFAS pesticide since Trump took office.
Read on ➡️ bit.ly/49z9TyX
Epyrifenacil is yet another forever chemical, and this marks the fifth proposed approval of a PFAS pesticide since Trump took office.
Read on ➡️ bit.ly/49z9TyX
November 4, 2025 at 10:38 PM
The EPA has proposed approving the dangerously persistent pesticide epyrifenacil on canola, corn, soybean and wheat.
Epyrifenacil is yet another forever chemical, and this marks the fifth proposed approval of a PFAS pesticide since Trump took office.
Read on ➡️ bit.ly/49z9TyX
Epyrifenacil is yet another forever chemical, and this marks the fifth proposed approval of a PFAS pesticide since Trump took office.
Read on ➡️ bit.ly/49z9TyX
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
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
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
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
Are you hurting #wildlife without even knowing it?
Lots of things we do every day, whether in pest control or #PetCare, are detrimental to the wild creatures and plants we share the planet with. But product labels don’t tell us that.
We hope this new webpage can help ➡️ bit.ly/4qBspgt
Lots of things we do every day, whether in pest control or #PetCare, are detrimental to the wild creatures and plants we share the planet with. But product labels don’t tell us that.
We hope this new webpage can help ➡️ bit.ly/4qBspgt
November 3, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Are you hurting #wildlife without even knowing it?
Lots of things we do every day, whether in pest control or #PetCare, are detrimental to the wild creatures and plants we share the planet with. But product labels don’t tell us that.
We hope this new webpage can help ➡️ bit.ly/4qBspgt
Lots of things we do every day, whether in pest control or #PetCare, are detrimental to the wild creatures and plants we share the planet with. But product labels don’t tell us that.
We hope this new webpage can help ➡️ bit.ly/4qBspgt
It’s #Halloween. All around we see spine-tingling representations of witches, cats, bats, and more.
But some bats are real, wild painted woolly bats — killed, stuffed, and hung on walls so far from their homes.
Tell Amazon to stop selling them so their populations can recover ➡️ bit.ly/49tKl6k
But some bats are real, wild painted woolly bats — killed, stuffed, and hung on walls so far from their homes.
Tell Amazon to stop selling them so their populations can recover ➡️ bit.ly/49tKl6k
October 31, 2025 at 4:30 PM
It’s #Halloween. All around we see spine-tingling representations of witches, cats, bats, and more.
But some bats are real, wild painted woolly bats — killed, stuffed, and hung on walls so far from their homes.
Tell Amazon to stop selling them so their populations can recover ➡️ bit.ly/49tKl6k
But some bats are real, wild painted woolly bats — killed, stuffed, and hung on walls so far from their homes.
Tell Amazon to stop selling them so their populations can recover ➡️ bit.ly/49tKl6k
An enzyme found in the blue blood of #HorseshoeCrabs has been key to testing #vaccines for decades, but Will Harlan, our Southeast Director, believes crab-free alternatives are the future.
Our work to save these ancient creatures was recently covered in Smithsonian Magazine ➡️ bit.ly/4qmHPFf
Our work to save these ancient creatures was recently covered in Smithsonian Magazine ➡️ bit.ly/4qmHPFf
October 30, 2025 at 9:18 PM
An enzyme found in the blue blood of #HorseshoeCrabs has been key to testing #vaccines for decades, but Will Harlan, our Southeast Director, believes crab-free alternatives are the future.
Our work to save these ancient creatures was recently covered in Smithsonian Magazine ➡️ bit.ly/4qmHPFf
Our work to save these ancient creatures was recently covered in Smithsonian Magazine ➡️ bit.ly/4qmHPFf
The #ESA is one of the most powerful laws on Earth.
In the newest episode of Sounds Wild, Noah Greenwald, co-director of our #EndangeredSpecies program, talks about how the Act works and why it’s so hard for some species to get protection.
Listen here ➡️ bit.ly/4pNp0e5
In the newest episode of Sounds Wild, Noah Greenwald, co-director of our #EndangeredSpecies program, talks about how the Act works and why it’s so hard for some species to get protection.
Listen here ➡️ bit.ly/4pNp0e5
October 30, 2025 at 4:24 PM
The #ESA is one of the most powerful laws on Earth.
In the newest episode of Sounds Wild, Noah Greenwald, co-director of our #EndangeredSpecies program, talks about how the Act works and why it’s so hard for some species to get protection.
Listen here ➡️ bit.ly/4pNp0e5
In the newest episode of Sounds Wild, Noah Greenwald, co-director of our #EndangeredSpecies program, talks about how the Act works and why it’s so hard for some species to get protection.
Listen here ➡️ bit.ly/4pNp0e5
A fossil-fueled surge in U.S. data center growth to serve the #ArtificialIntelligence boom threatens to sabotage the country’s already faltering climate goals, according to our recent report: Data Crunch.
Get the full report ➡️ bit.ly/4hvYguI
Get the full report ➡️ bit.ly/4hvYguI
October 29, 2025 at 10:11 PM
A fossil-fueled surge in U.S. data center growth to serve the #ArtificialIntelligence boom threatens to sabotage the country’s already faltering climate goals, according to our recent report: Data Crunch.
Get the full report ➡️ bit.ly/4hvYguI
Get the full report ➡️ bit.ly/4hvYguI
Lawsuit 53. October 29, 2025 🚨
We sued the Trump admin. today for failing to decide whether to protect Olympic marmots, a rare species that lives only on the Olympic Peninsula in #Washington state. The marmots are threatened by climate change and predation by coyotes.
Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/3WuS64o
We sued the Trump admin. today for failing to decide whether to protect Olympic marmots, a rare species that lives only on the Olympic Peninsula in #Washington state. The marmots are threatened by climate change and predation by coyotes.
Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/3WuS64o
October 29, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Lawsuit 53. October 29, 2025 🚨
We sued the Trump admin. today for failing to decide whether to protect Olympic marmots, a rare species that lives only on the Olympic Peninsula in #Washington state. The marmots are threatened by climate change and predation by coyotes.
Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/3WuS64o
We sued the Trump admin. today for failing to decide whether to protect Olympic marmots, a rare species that lives only on the Olympic Peninsula in #Washington state. The marmots are threatened by climate change and predation by coyotes.
Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/3WuS64o
Good news for grizzlies 🎉
A federal court just ruled that multiple environmental laws were broken in approving the Knotty Pine logging project in the Kootenai National Forest.
The project authorized logging, burning, and new roads across more than 7,000 acres.
Read on ➡️ bit.ly/4oKnTKN
A federal court just ruled that multiple environmental laws were broken in approving the Knotty Pine logging project in the Kootenai National Forest.
The project authorized logging, burning, and new roads across more than 7,000 acres.
Read on ➡️ bit.ly/4oKnTKN
October 29, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Good news for grizzlies 🎉
A federal court just ruled that multiple environmental laws were broken in approving the Knotty Pine logging project in the Kootenai National Forest.
The project authorized logging, burning, and new roads across more than 7,000 acres.
Read on ➡️ bit.ly/4oKnTKN
A federal court just ruled that multiple environmental laws were broken in approving the Knotty Pine logging project in the Kootenai National Forest.
The project authorized logging, burning, and new roads across more than 7,000 acres.
Read on ➡️ bit.ly/4oKnTKN
You know what's scary? Drowning in plastic! 😱
But a bipartisan, commonsense bill, the Research for Environmental Uses and Sustainable Economies (REUSE) Act, takes an important step toward tackling the plastic pollution crisis.
Urge your senators to cosponsor the REUSE Act of 2025 ➡️ bit.ly/3WXntVs
But a bipartisan, commonsense bill, the Research for Environmental Uses and Sustainable Economies (REUSE) Act, takes an important step toward tackling the plastic pollution crisis.
Urge your senators to cosponsor the REUSE Act of 2025 ➡️ bit.ly/3WXntVs
October 28, 2025 at 10:16 PM
You know what's scary? Drowning in plastic! 😱
But a bipartisan, commonsense bill, the Research for Environmental Uses and Sustainable Economies (REUSE) Act, takes an important step toward tackling the plastic pollution crisis.
Urge your senators to cosponsor the REUSE Act of 2025 ➡️ bit.ly/3WXntVs
But a bipartisan, commonsense bill, the Research for Environmental Uses and Sustainable Economies (REUSE) Act, takes an important step toward tackling the plastic pollution crisis.
Urge your senators to cosponsor the REUSE Act of 2025 ➡️ bit.ly/3WXntVs
Did you know that every day, the equivalent of 2,000 garbage trucks full of #plastic waste are dumped into the world’s oceans and waterways?
The #REUSEAct would direct the EPA to conduct a feasibility study on reuse and refill systems in different sectors.
Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/47sUJsF
The #REUSEAct would direct the EPA to conduct a feasibility study on reuse and refill systems in different sectors.
Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/47sUJsF
October 28, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Did you know that every day, the equivalent of 2,000 garbage trucks full of #plastic waste are dumped into the world’s oceans and waterways?
The #REUSEAct would direct the EPA to conduct a feasibility study on reuse and refill systems in different sectors.
Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/47sUJsF
The #REUSEAct would direct the EPA to conduct a feasibility study on reuse and refill systems in different sectors.
Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/47sUJsF
UPDATE: We filed a complaint under the #HatchAct today against Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins for displaying partisan banners on government websites that blame Dems for the government #shutdown and impending lapse in federal food assistance.
Read on ➡️ bit.ly/43IOjV1
Read on ➡️ bit.ly/43IOjV1
October 28, 2025 at 5:25 PM
UPDATE: We filed a complaint under the #HatchAct today against Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins for displaying partisan banners on government websites that blame Dems for the government #shutdown and impending lapse in federal food assistance.
Read on ➡️ bit.ly/43IOjV1
Read on ➡️ bit.ly/43IOjV1
In 2024, plans to bulldoze a four-lane highway through Red Cliffs National Conservation Area — protected for the northernmost Mojave desert tortoises — were rejected.
Now the Trump admin. is trying to bring this destructive highway-development plan back to life.
Take action ➡️ bit.ly/47oG0Pk
Now the Trump admin. is trying to bring this destructive highway-development plan back to life.
Take action ➡️ bit.ly/47oG0Pk
October 27, 2025 at 5:11 PM
In 2024, plans to bulldoze a four-lane highway through Red Cliffs National Conservation Area — protected for the northernmost Mojave desert tortoises — were rejected.
Now the Trump admin. is trying to bring this destructive highway-development plan back to life.
Take action ➡️ bit.ly/47oG0Pk
Now the Trump admin. is trying to bring this destructive highway-development plan back to life.
Take action ➡️ bit.ly/47oG0Pk
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
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
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
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
The Trump admin. just approved a deal trading away federal lands to pave the way for building a road through the center #Izembek National Wildlife Refuge.
Izembek contains internationally renowned wetlands, which provide essential habitat for vulnerable migratory birds.
Read on ➡️ bit.ly/47pEfBB
Izembek contains internationally renowned wetlands, which provide essential habitat for vulnerable migratory birds.
Read on ➡️ bit.ly/47pEfBB
October 24, 2025 at 7:44 PM
The Trump admin. just approved a deal trading away federal lands to pave the way for building a road through the center #Izembek National Wildlife Refuge.
Izembek contains internationally renowned wetlands, which provide essential habitat for vulnerable migratory birds.
Read on ➡️ bit.ly/47pEfBB
Izembek contains internationally renowned wetlands, which provide essential habitat for vulnerable migratory birds.
Read on ➡️ bit.ly/47pEfBB
We filed a protest today urging federal regulators to reject Blackstone’s bid to control New Mexico’s energy system.
If approved, #Blackstone will gain control over most of NM's energy system, forcing ratepayers to foot the bill for massive data center investments.
Read on ➡️ bit.ly/43BxcEx
If approved, #Blackstone will gain control over most of NM's energy system, forcing ratepayers to foot the bill for massive data center investments.
Read on ➡️ bit.ly/43BxcEx
October 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
We filed a protest today urging federal regulators to reject Blackstone’s bid to control New Mexico’s energy system.
If approved, #Blackstone will gain control over most of NM's energy system, forcing ratepayers to foot the bill for massive data center investments.
Read on ➡️ bit.ly/43BxcEx
If approved, #Blackstone will gain control over most of NM's energy system, forcing ratepayers to foot the bill for massive data center investments.
Read on ➡️ bit.ly/43BxcEx
Our 6th annual virtual Food Justice Film Festival has begun!
These four award-winning #documentaries highlight indigenous food sovereignty, BIPOC land reclamation and agricultural heritage, food access, and more.
Register now to watch for free ➡️ bit.ly/3ICIt0o
#FoodJustice #FilmFestival
These four award-winning #documentaries highlight indigenous food sovereignty, BIPOC land reclamation and agricultural heritage, food access, and more.
Register now to watch for free ➡️ bit.ly/3ICIt0o
#FoodJustice #FilmFestival
October 24, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Our 6th annual virtual Food Justice Film Festival has begun!
These four award-winning #documentaries highlight indigenous food sovereignty, BIPOC land reclamation and agricultural heritage, food access, and more.
Register now to watch for free ➡️ bit.ly/3ICIt0o
#FoodJustice #FilmFestival
These four award-winning #documentaries highlight indigenous food sovereignty, BIPOC land reclamation and agricultural heritage, food access, and more.
Register now to watch for free ➡️ bit.ly/3ICIt0o
#FoodJustice #FilmFestival