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    Giraffe Parts Sold Across U.S. Despite Plummeting Wild Populations

    Giraffe Parts Sold Across U.S. Despite Plummeting Wild Populations

    Conservation groups say the United States is playing a role in the significant decline of wild giraffe populations by allowing their skin, bones and other body parts to be sold on the U.S. market. From 2006 to 2015, the U.S. imported approximately 40,000 giraffe parts and products, thought to represent nearly 4,000 individual giraffes, according […]

    Court Orders EPA to Close Loophole, Factory Farms Required to Report Toxic Pollution

    Court Orders EPA to Close Loophole, Factory Farms Required to Report Toxic Pollution

    The DC Circuit Court ordered the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Tuesday to close a loophole that has allowed hazardous substances released into the environment by concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) to go unreported. “We applaud the DC Circuit Court’s clear decision to enforce this vital environmental safeguard to protect public safety,” said Earthjustice attorney […]

    50 Native Tribes Join Fight to Prevent Delisting of Yellowstone Grizzly Bears

    50 Native Tribes Join Fight to Prevent Delisting of Yellowstone Grizzly Bears

    Tribal leaders from the U.S. and Canada signed a joint treaty today opposing the proposed delisting of Yellowstone grizzly bears by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS). More than 50 federally recognized tribes, backed by the 900,000-member Assembly of First Nations, support the treaty. The USFWS has been working to remove the Yellowstone grizzly […]