WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 -- The Center for Biological Diversity, along with more than 80 other organizations, has urged the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to withdraw four proposed regulations regarding the Endangered Species Act (ESA) that they argue would severely weaken protections for endangered wildlife. In a public comment letter addressed to federal agency officials, the coalition expressed its strong opposition to changes that they believe would push hundreds of species closer to extinction.   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 -- A coalition of 193 state legislators from 33 states and Puerto Rico has formally requested the U.S. Department of the Interior and the U.S. Department of Commerce to withdraw four proposed changes to the Endangered Species Act (ESA). In a public comment letter, the lawmakers argue that these changes would strip the ESA of crucial provisions that have historically protected the nation's wildlife and their habitats. The legislators emphasized that maintaining current ESA pr  more