Defenders of Wildlife Archives

Federal Restoration Of Gray Wolf Population Lawsuit Heard in California District Court

November 12, 2021 8:10 pmNovember 12, 2021 8:11 pm

A lawsuit by environmental groups seeking to restore federal protections for wolves both in California and across the nation, was heard in the Northern District Court of California court on Friday. After decades on the Endangered Species List, the gray...

Enviros and GOP Oppose Gov. Newsom Having Fish Agency Divvy Out Farmers’ Water

April 14, 2020 3:17 pmApril 16, 2020 9:12 am

The true test of Newsom’s “use-some-water/take-some-fish” water deal (called Incidental Take Permit) is will water be diverted to Los Angeles in a dry year, thus subverting Pres. Trump’s allocation of Federal water to farmers? Environmentalists and farmers both oppose...