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Arizona's top state prosecutor sued the Biden administration Monday over what he calls "environmentally disruptive" decisions to halt border wall construction and change immigration policies.

PHOENIX -- Arizonas top state prosecutor sued the Biden administration Monday over what he calls "environmentally disruptive" decisions to halt border wall construction and change immigration policies. The lawsuit filed…

By Howard Fischer Capitol Media Services PHOENIX -- Attorney General Mark Brnovich is hoping to use federal environmental laws to force the Biden

Hellbenders suffer death by a thousand cuts, says group planning to sue US Fish and Wildlife Service Sara Karnes, Springfield News-Leader Replay Video UP NEXT Conservation groups are planning to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over a decision to deny eastern hellbenders protection under the Endangered Species Act. The service determined that an Endangered Species Act was not warranted for North America’s largest salamander in a 2019 decision. The Missouri population o...

Missouri hellbenders population granted federal protection March 9, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail ST. LOUIS (AP) — A salamander species that lives in Missouri waterways has been granted protection under the federal Endangered Species Act, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Missouris eastern hellbenders are the largest salamander in North America, growing to more than 2 feet in length. The amphibians can be found in the Meramec River and its tributaries, as well as watersheds in sout...

For Immediate Release, March 8, 2021 Contact: Missouri Population of Eastern Hellbenders Granted Endangered Species Protection North America’s Largest Salamanders Remain Critically Threatened In Other States WASHINGTON— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today designated the Missouri distinct population of the eastern hellbender salamander as endangered under the federal Endangered Species Act. “While we’re happy to see the Missouri population of eastern hellben...

The quest to gain protected status for the salamander that is Pennsylvania’s official state amphibian has been a lengthy journey, beginning in April 2010 when the center first petitioned the service to add the hellbender to the endangered species list.  “It’s, unfortunately, not uncommon for petitions … to not result in the protection of species for a decade,” said Brian Segee, who, as the center’s senior attorney, serves as the hellbender’s legal counsel. “Many species have...

For Immediate Release, March 4, 2021 Contact: Maia Raposo, Waterkeeper Alliance, (917) 740-6545, mraposo@waterkeeper.org Lawsuit Launched to Overturn Denial of Endangered Species Protection for Eastern Hellbenders North America’s Largest Salamander Threatened by River Pollution From New York to Missouri NEW YORK— Conservation groups filed a formal notice of intent today to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over its decision in April 2019 to deny Endangered Spe...

The Center for Biological Diversity and Friends of the Earth filed a lawsuit Thursday accusing the Trump administration of failing to protect endangered whales...

Center for Biological Diversity: Feds Failed to Study Mandatory Speed Limits, Update Biological Opinions