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A Conversation on Endangered Species and Social Justice
This is a guest post from Charise Johnson, a research associate in the Center for Science and Democracy at the Union
May 24, 2018
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Tell Congress to Send Support, Not Poison Pills, to Endangered Species Protections
This is a guest post by Charise Johnson, a Researcher in the Center for Science and Democracy at the Union of
February 13, 2018
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Protect the Science, Protect the Species
This is a guest post by Charise Johnson, a research associate in the Center for Science and Democracy at the Union of Concerned Scientists.
As we face irreversible destruction of species and their habitats due to threats from habitat loss and fragmentation, overharvesting, pollution, climate change, and invasive species, lawmakers indicate they intend to attack the Endangered Species Act again. Under the current administration, we’ve already witnessed the introduction of several pieces of legislation intended to weaken the Endangered Species Act or specific species protections.
As we face irreversible destruction of species and their habitats due to threats from habitat loss and fragmentation, overharvesting, pollution, climate change, and invasive species, lawmakers indicate they intend to attack the Endangered Species Act again. Under the current administration, we’ve already witnessed the introduction of several pieces of legislation intended to weaken the Endangered Species Act or specific species protections.
June 12, 2017
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Documents Show FWS Scientists Disagreed with Wolverine Decision
What do sage grouse, wolves, and burying beetles have to do with politics? A lot when we look at how decisions to protect or not protect these species have gotten tied into political debates.
December 4, 2015
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Science Endangered at the Fish and Wildlife Service
A new report surveyed 7,000 scientists in 4 different agencies, NOAA, FDA, CDC and the Fish and Wildlife Service and the results were troubling. Of the scientists surveyed at Fish and Wildlife, 72% believe that too much consideration was given to political interests at their agency, and 47% of agency scientists believe industry interference in agency decision-making is concerning, the highest percentages of any other government agency surveyed.
October 2, 2015
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Don’t Like the Endangered Species Act? Try to Weaken It by Gutting the Science
This is a guest post by Michael Halpern, program manager, Scientific Integrity at the Union of Concerned Scientists and was
July 26, 2013
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Don’t Like the Endangered Species Act? Try to Weaken It by Gutting the Science
This is a guest post by Michael Halpern, program manager, Scientific Integrity at the Union of Concerned Scientists and was
July 26, 2013
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