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Sierra Club Statement on House Votes to Overturn Public Lands Protections

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Republicans have approved resolutions intended to undermine the protection of millions of acres of public lands in Alaska and overturning guardrails on coal leasing in Wyoming. In a series of votes Wednesday, House Republicans invoked the Congressional Review Act to disapprove land management plans related to … [continued]

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Trump Administration Proposes Fundamentally Weakening Endangered Species Act with Harmful, New Rules

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The proposed rules would undermine extremely popular law; public has 30-days to submit comments. WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump administration is proposing to fundamentally weaken implementation of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in ways that could bring imminent harm to imperiled species. If finalized, the rules would bias listing decisions with … [continued]

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