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A federal judge blocked a logging project northeast of Yellowstone National Park until federal officials analyze the effects of the project on Canada lynx that live in the area. A wildlife advocacy group that sued to stop the Greater Red Lodge Habitat and Vegetation Management Project in the Custer National Forest hailed the decision as a victory for the threatened species.
When volunteers discovered a roost of Florida bonneted bats in the roof of an abandoned million-dollar house in Coral Gables two years ago, it was big news. The critically endangered species numbered in the hundreds, and a roost hadn't been found in decades.
The Obama administration is blocking new oil and gas drilling in the Arctic Ocean, handing a victory to environmentalists who say industrial activity in the icy waters will harm whales, walruses and other wildlife and exacerbate global warming. A five-year offshore drilling plan announced on Friday blocks the planned sale of new oil and gas drilling rights in the Chukchi and Beaufort seas north of Alaska.
A polar bear walks along the edge of Arctic Ocean sea ice in Alaska's Chukchi Sea in 2014. The state of Alaska has joined several Native corporations, oil and gas industry representatives, and the North Slope Borough in calling for the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on polar bear habitat designation in the Arctic.
The Battle of Midway was a major turning point in World War II's Pacific theater. The remote atoll where thousands died is now a delicate sanctuary for millions of seabirds, and a new battle is pitting preservation of its vaunted military history against the protection of its wildlife.
More than a quarter of the lands in Washington state and than more than half of Oregon's acreage are owned by the U.S. government. It's land that makes up national parks, forests, monuments, and wildlife refuges.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is determining whether an investigation is warranted into the death of a tiger that bit a western South Dakota wildlife sanctuary director, an agency spokeswoman said Wednesday. Officials will look into whether any noncompliance with federal law contributed to the incident at Spirit of the Hills Wildlife Sanctuary, where nearly 20 animals have recently been transferred away, said Tanya Espinosa, a spokeswoman for the USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
PORT JERVIS - The city's plans to build a whitewater kayaking park on the Delaware River are moving at a snail's pace though myriad government agencies. It's not a snail that's slowing things down, though.
Hundreds of national wildlife refuges that provide critical habitat for migratory birds and other species are crippled by a staffing shortage that has curtailed educational programs, hampered the fight against invasive species and weakened security at facilities that attract nearly 50 million visitors annually, a group of public employees and law enforcement said Wednesday. Staffing at the nation's 565 wildlife refuges and related properties shrank nearly 15 percent in the past decade, and more than one-third of those locations don't have any staff on site, the Washington, D.C.-based Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility said.
A "out of service" bag covers a pump handle at a Nashville gas station that has no fuel to sell on Sept. 17. A "out of service" bag covers a pump handle at a Nashville gas station that has no fuel to sell on Sept.
A judge signaled he plans to certify Linn County's timber lawsuit against the state as a class action, meaning it would include other counties. The county filed the lawsuit earlier this year, asserting insufficient logging had cost it and more than a dozen other timber-rich counties more than $1.4 billion.
A cormorant takes flight on the Duwamish River in Seattle. A judge has ruled that the Corps of Engineers can continue killing the birds to protect salmon.
Halfway between East and West, President Barack Obama traveled Thursday to one of the most remote corners of the Pacific Ocean to amplify his call for global action on environmental protection. Few Americans have ever visited Midway Atoll, a far-flung speck of coral reef with black-footed albatrosses and spinner dolphins - and that's exactly Obama's point.
Halfway between East and West, President Barack Obama is traveling Thursday to one of the most remote corners of the ocean - Midway Atoll - to amplify his call for global action on environmental protection. Few Americans have ever visited the far-flung speck of coral reef, with its black-footed albatrosses and spinner dolphins - and that's exactly Obama's point.
Praising Harry Reid as "one of the best leaders that the Senate ever had," President Obama told a gathering in Lake Tahoe, Nevada on Wednesday, "I could not have accomplished what I accomplished without him being at my side." Obama counts conservation as one of his major accomplishments, as he unilaterally protects vast swaths of land and sea from development, an effort that has noticeably accelerated as he reaches the end of his term.
In this Aug. 10, 2016 photo, signs are posted asking Pokemon Go players to stay on the path instead of walking through the grass to protect wildlife at the Loyola Dunes area on Chicago's lakeshore. The protected dunes have become a popular hot-spot for Pokemon Go players.
The potential of drenching rain and flooding from Tropical Storm Hermine as it moves up the East Coast has forced the cancellation or postponement of many Labor Day weekend events and the closing of some schools and government offices. Hermine made landfall as a hurricane in Florida's Big Bend area early Friday.
Some of the people affected by unprecedented flooding hope to soon receive more assistance, as the president declared some parts as disaster areas. President Barack Obama officially granted a major disaster declaration request Sunday for East Baton Rouge, Livingston, St. Helena and Tangipahoa parishes.