Endangered Species Act

Friends of the Earth’s biodiversity campaign seeks to protect species by safeguarding the Endangered Species Act and reverse Trump rollbacks. We can’t stand aside while our wildlife and the laws keeping them safe are under attack.

Putting a stop to violence against vulnerable and endangered species like gray wolves and grizzly bears and to protect our planet means we’re fighting with everything we have to protect the Endangered Species Act – one of our strongest tools to protect species against climate-wrecking industries and their allies. 

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Lawsuit Launched to Protect Critically Endangered Rice’s Whale From Trump Administration

Several conservation groups sent notice today of their intent to sue the Trump administration for stripping away measures aimed at protecting the critically endangered Rice’s whale from deadly ship…

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Court orders government to protect rare Gulf whales, sea turtles, and imperiled marine species from damaging effects of offshore drilling

The court’s ruling affirms that the government cannot continue to turn a blind eye to the widespread, persistent harms that offshore oil and gas development inflicts on wildlife.

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Environmental and Gulf Groups Challenge Interior Department’s Outdated Air Quality Regulations for Offshore Drilling

The industry’s harms are extensive, from killing endangered species like the Rice’s whale to degrading the air and water quality of Gulf communities. We hope today’s lawsuit can push federal reg…

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Indigenous Leaders, Environmental Organizations Support Biden Administration Announcement Soliciting Feedback on Expanding and Strengthening Protections for Special Areas in the Western Arctic

DOI's announcement is an important step, but the agency must establish additional safeguards to prevent the irreversible environmental harm that oil and gas projects like Willow pose to our climate an…

Victory Stories

Conserving California’s Open Spaces

Creating national monuments means preserving clean air and water, protecting species, offering recreational opportunities for local communities, and upholding sacred sites.

Victory Stories

Standing Up for Polar Bears

The agency’s regulation gave oil and gas companies in Alaska a pass to harass polar bears along the Beaufort Sea coast and on the North Slope.

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Letter to Biden on ESA petition delivery

Over the past few years, our supporters have submitted thousands of comments calling on your administration to increase protections to ESA.

Letter Opposing ESA Riders in FY2025 Appropriations Legislation

We write to express our strong opposition to the FY25 Interior Appropriations bill, which, in addition to slashing funding for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, contains a total of at least 15 anti-…

Letter on NDAA Anti-ESA Amendment

The Biggs amendment would take sweeping action to essentially exempt the U.S. military from compliance with the ESA.

Letter on Sage Grouse Rider

We write on behalf of our millions of members and supporters nationwide to urge the exclusion of the so-called “sage-grouse rider” from FY 2025 appropriations legislation.

Letter on H.R. 764

The rule that H.R. 764 would reinstate was hastily issued by the FWS at the end of the Trump administration to delist gray wolves in 44 states.

USFWS signature delivery

We urge U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to approve this rule to ensure the biological integrity & environmental health of Refuge Systems

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Endangered Species Act