In 2010 BP's Deepwater Horizon oil-drilling rig exploded, killing 11 people. The resulting spill poured up to 205 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico and harmed thousands of animals, from ...

When a Chiricahua leopard frog wants attention, it snores — at least, its distinctive call sounds like a snore. But the sound of snoring around desert streams, springs and even stock tanks is a lot ...

The variability among living organisms on the earth, including the variability within and between species and within and between ecosystems. Biological diversity, often shortened to biodiversity, is ...

Environmental disasters, like extreme weather events, can limit access to abortions and contraception, making reproductive autonomy more difficult. During disasters like hurricanes, an increase of ...

OAKLAND, Calif.— Most marine mammals and sea turtles in the United States that are protected by the Endangered Species Act are recovering, according to a peer-reviewed study published today by the ...

PORTLAND, Ore.— A study published today in the journal PeerJ shows the Endangered Species Act has saved roughly 99 percent of protected wildlife since its creation in 1973, demonstrating the law has ...

SAN FRANCISCO— The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals today announced its ruling that the Bush government violated the law by ignoring global warming when it set national gas-mileage standards for SUVs ...

LOS ANGELES— Conservation and tribal groups sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today for authorizing a Tejon Ranch Company plan to build luxury housing, golf courses and resort hotels on ...

SAN FRANCISCO— The Center for Biological Diversity and Pesticide Action Network North America today filed the most comprehensive legal action ever brought under the Endangered Species Act to protect ...

WASHINGTON— The Center for Biological Diversity filed a legal petition today calling on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to greatly expand its plans for recovering grizzly bears, including returning ...

WASHINGTON— On the last full day of the Obama administration, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued an order phasing out the use of lead ammunition and fishing tackle on national wildlife refuges ...

On July 12, 2011, the Center for Biological Diversity struck a historic legal settlement with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, requiring the agency to make initial or final decisions on whether to ...