Center for Biological Diversity

13 Dec 2024

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therevelator.orgNew Environmental Books to Inspire Your Autumn • The RevelatorThese books offer looks at women biologists, big cats, underwater ecosystems — and a few environmental villains.

These books offer looks at women biologists, big cats, underwater ecosystems — and a few environmental villains. https://therevelator.org/environmental-books-oct2026/

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Bats have long been associated with the spirit of Halloween, and no bat is more on theme than vibrant orange-and-black painted wooly bats. 🦇🎃 Yet the truly scary thing about them is how quickly their populations are declining — primarily due to being killed so their bodies can be used for decor. 🧵

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Whether they're sold pinned in display cases or crammed into tiny fake coffins, painted woolly bats are collected from the wild to be killed, stuffed, and hung on walls thousands of miles from their homes. These animals are much more magnificent alive and thriving for generations to come. 🧵

act.biologicaldiversity.orgPainted bats belong alive in the wild — not dead on walls.Tell Amazon to stop selling painted woolly bats so their populations can again flourish in the wild — where they belong.

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Please join us in urging Amazon to STOP selling painted woolly bats so their populations can again flourish in the wild — where they belong. ⬇️⬇️

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Nothing is spookier than extinction. Read the latest blog post by Senior Food Campaigner, Jennifer Molidor to find out why the ones who go "bump" in the night — like bats, spiders, owls, snakes, frogs, and wolves — are worth saving. @biologicaldiversity.org medium.com/center-for-b...

medium.comHaunted Planet: How to Celebrate a Wild HalloweenIt’s almost a full moon as my son and I take a nightly walk past the glittering Halloween decorations in neighbors’ yards. The stars are…

therevelator.orgA ‘Bipartisan’ Bill to Dismantle the Nation’s Bedrock Environmental Law • The RevelatorThe sponsors of the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act say it will improve energy infrastructure development. The truth is that it will fast-track environmental destruction.

A new legislative bill threatens to dismantle our bedrock environmental laws. The sponsors of the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act say it will improve energy infrastructure development. The truth is that it will fast-track environmental destruction. Learn more @therevelator.org ⬇️

act.biologicaldiversity.orgProtect Bedrock Environmental LawsThe U.S. Senate will soon vote on a massive legislative package that contains 77 distinct environmental attacks. Tell your senators to defend crucial environmental laws and our air, water, wildlife, a...

Take action to help stop this bill today. ⬇️

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Watch out for this "permitting reform" bill making its way through the legislature. #BAAJA https://therevelator.org/baaja/

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Update: It’s unfortunate that the board of supervisors voted to allow the rock quarry near Camarillo to expand. These important land-use decisions have lasting consequences, and now residents will have to live through these harmful consequences for at least another 60 years.

Contractors came to southern Arizona this summer as part of the Trump administration’s project to build two parallel, 30-foot border walls through some of the most ecologically sensitive areas of the borderlands. When they arrived in the San Rafael, they ripped apart three ancient cottonwood trees.

Before the bulldozers could reach the last standing tree, activists climbed high into its branches.

biologicaldiversity.orgSounds Wild podcastSounds Wild is a Center for Biological Diversity podcast focusing on endangered wildlife, the extinction crisis, and saving life on Earth. Hosted by Mike Stark and Vanessa Barchfield, Sounds Wild feat...

We're back with a new season of our podcast, Sounds Wild. In this episode cohost Vanessa Barchfield takes us inside the community of activists who put their bodies on the line in the name of a giant tree they called a grandmother of the cottonwoods. Listen to it on Apple, Spotify or at the link. ⬇️

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Check out the seventh annual virtual Food Justice Film Festival happening now. This year's featured documentaries highlight Indigenous seed sharing, food sovereignty, cultural heritage, and the importance of shifting toward agroecological farming. Sign up to watch: foodjusticefilmfestival.com/

apnews.comTrump administration asks Supreme Court to lift halt on Big Bend border wallThe Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to let it resume building a border wall through Texas's Big Bend region.

Earlier this month our legal team won the first large-scale border wall injunction in decades to pause all border wall construction in Big Bend. Now, the Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court for a green light to bulldoze one of America’s wildest, most extraordinary landscapes.

No matter what happens: We won’t stop fighting for Big Bend until it’s protected forever.

The Center and @westernwatersheds.bsky.social have filed a legal intervention to defend sage grouse from an oil industry lawsuit. More details: biodiv.us/4i08ju6

The Food Justice Film Festival is back Oct 22-25! This year’s featured films are Seeds of Sovereignty; Seeding Change: Farming Beyond Neonics; Toxic Harvest: The Hidden Truth About Pesticides; and Seed Is Life. The online festival is free for all. Sign up now: foodjusticefilmfestival.com/

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therevelator.orgThe Way of the Dodo: Thinking Historically About Extinction • The RevelatorA new book reveals how understanding what we’ve lost can inspire us to change course and conserve what remains.

How can the story of the dodo help us understand how we can change course and prevent future extinctions? Historian Kyle Harper has answers in an exclusive excerpt from the new book, The Last Animal. https://therevelator.org/way-of-the-dodo/

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sej.orgReporting From the Blue — An Ocean of OpportunitiesAs a veteran of reporting on the marine environment, David Helvarg is encouraged by recent improvements in the quality of ocean journalism, but sees a pressing need for more hands on deck. Offering in...

Reporting From the Blue — An Ocean of Opportunities @sejorg.bsky.social www.sej.org/publications...

No, this isn't a promo for the latest season of The Last of Us. It's a map of U.S. rivers and streams contaminated with harmful levels of the pesticide #atrazine. You know, the chemical that's so dangerous it's banned in more than 60 countries.

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biologicaldiversity.orgLawsuit Challenges Trump EPA’s Failure to Cut Pesticide Pollution in Waterways, Drinking WaterConservation and public health groups filed a lawsuit today to force the Trump administration to develop required water quality standards for atrazine, a cancer-linked pesticide found at dangerous lev...

Last week, the Center and our allies filed a lawsuit to make the Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency set water-pollution limits for atrazine.

act.biologicaldiversity.orgTell the EPA: Ban AtrazineThe EPA is considering long-term reapproval of atrazine, a pesticide that's banned in more than 60 countries. Tell the agency that atrazine's environmental and health impacts outweigh any agricultural...

If you haven’t yet, sign our petition asking the agency to ban atrazine once and for all. ⬇️

This hormone-disrupting, cancer-linked chemical is the United States’ most widespread pesticide water pollutant. Yet the EPA wants to reapprove its use — without legally required water-quality standards — for another two decades.

Celebrating progress: An agreement between the Center and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service brings a rare desert wildflower one step closer to protection under the #EndangeredSpeciesAct. 📷: @bitterwaterblue.bsky.social

biologicaldiversity.orgAgreement Moves Rare Desert Wetland Wildflower Toward Endangered Species ProtectionsLAS VEGAS— The Center for Biological Diversity and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have reached a legal agreement that will bring a rare desert wildflower one step closer to protection under the En...

The Tecopa bird’s beak, which grows in desert wetlands in Nevada and California, is threatened by groundwater pumping for mining, agriculture and energy development. Its vulnerable habitats could dry up if the species is not protected. More details below. ⬇️

The Food Justice Film Festival is back! Join us for free Oct. 22-25 to watch four award-winning documentaries that highlight Indigenous seed sharing, food sovereignty, cultural heritage, and the importance of shifting toward agroecological farming. Sign up now: foodjusticefilmfestival.com/

therevelator.orgAuthoritarianism and Conservation: How a Dictator Shaped the Future of an Endangered Bird • The RevelatorPresident Soeharto declared the Javan hawk-eagle Indonesia’s national bird in 1993, inspiring corruption, trafficking, and cronyism — as well as conservation efforts.

President Soeharto declared the Javan hawk-eagle Indonesia’s national bird in 1993, inspiring corruption, trafficking, and cronyism — as well as conservation efforts. Read the latest from @therevelator.org, our news and ideas initiative. ⬇️

Our seventh annual Food Justice Film Festival runs Oct. 22-25. Watch the incredible lineup of award-winning films as well as interviews with filmmakers, farmers, organizers, and activists. Sign up now to watch for free.➡️ foodjusticefilmfestival.com/

motherjones.comThe EPA is about to hand oil and gas companies a huge methane-related giftRolling back regulations will give industry players “exactly what they’ve long wanted.”

The Trump administration is trying to fast-track oil and gas drilling across Alaska's Western Artic. Speak up against this proposal at ➡️ biodiv.us/alaska

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The oil and gas industry is happy to privatize benefits and make the public - and the liveability of our communities - pay the cost.

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“The oil and gas industry says it’s a ‘good-faith’ partner eager to help craft regulations, but time and time again, it’s worked behind the scenes to delay and weaken them. As a result, the United States today emits more methane from its oil and gas sector than any other country in the world.”

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therevelator.orgWhale of the Month: Humpback Whales • The RevelatorOne of the world’s most famous whale species has benefited from 40 years of conservation efforts. But danger still looms large for these massive animals.

Whale of the Month: Humpback Whales https://therevelator.org/humpback-whales/

The #EndangeredSpeciesAct is under attack yet again — this time under the guise of helping renewable energy. We only have a short window to stop this so please contact your senators right now and urge them to reject this bill and protect the Act. ➡️ biodiv.us/4yqnfXl

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It would also surrender one of the Act's most important safeguards — the requirement for federal oversight of wildlife decisions — to hostile state agencies.

More than 1,700 species of plants and animals are protected under the Act — with many more awaiting protections. These species shouldn't have to pay the ultimate price just so fossil fuel executives and special interests can line their pockets.

Congress introduced a permitting reform package: The Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 aka #BAAJA S.5653 It's under the guise of helping renewable energy, but it's really a massive giveaway to the fossil fuel industry with a backroom deal that guts the Endangered Species Act.

Among several concerns, the legislation cuts the Act's “best available science” mandate by making it all but impossible for scientists to prove that imperiled species and the places they live need protection.

Check out our seventh annual virtual Food Justice Film Festival Oct. 22-25. This year's featured documentaries highlight Indigenous seed sharing, food sovereignty, cultural heritage, and the importance of shifting toward agroecological farming. Sign up now: foodjusticefilmfestival.com/

texasmonthly.comHow a Scrappy Legal Team Paused All Big Bend Border Wall ConstructionThe fight to stop the border wall in Big Bend is not over—but a federal judge's ruling has given activists a hard-won victory.

Our "scrappy legal team" won the first large-scale border wall injunction in decades. We couldn't be more proud.

washingtonpost.comOpinion | What happened inside Russia’s plague lab?Russia's plague lab, public land, fuel efficiency and Trump's $90 payments, in readers' eyes.

"Cleaner cars save money...The Trump administration's reduction of fuel efficiency standards will cause harm to consumers, the climate and even automakers," writes the Center's @safe-climate.bsky.social in a #LTE for @washingtonpost.com. Check it out. ⬇️

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therevelator.orgTrophy Hunting Propaganda Is One More Form of Greenwashing • The RevelatorAs the United Kingdom proposes to ban trophy imports, hunting proponents ramp up their efforts to dismiss their critics.

Trophy Hunting Propaganda Is One More Form of #Greenwashing https://therevelator.org/trophy-hunting-greenwashing/

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Today we present a story from The Ocean Outlaw Project that's sure to raise a stink! https://therevelator.org/foul-fishmeal-factories-stench/

Today we honor Indigenous Peoples of this land and mourn the painful history and continued injustice against Native Americans. We are committed to working with Native American Tribes and Indigenous communities to fiercely protect our planet and to fight environmental racism and colonialism.

The global fishing industry kills at least 1 trillion fish every year, even though it produces only about 1% of the world’s food. About half the fish it catches become feed for industrial animal operations, including aquatic ones 🔗⬇️

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thenewlede.orgAs EPA shrugs, California designates atrazine weed killer as cancer riskCalifornia regulators said Friday they intend to designate the widely used weed killer atrazine as a known carcinogen, a move that contrasts with the opinion of federal regulators.

Despite being banned in more than 60 countries around the world, we still use so much #atrazine in the U.S. that over a quarter of our rivers and streams are contaminated with a carcinogen. We owe it to our kids and to ourselves to ban atrazine across the country once and for all.

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As the EPA shrugs, California designates the weed killer atrazine as a cancer risk. “California is rightfully keeping up with the latest scientific evidence linking atrazine to cancer in people,” Nathan Donley of @biologicaldiversity.org said. www.thenewlede.org/2026/10/as-e...

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According to a recent @biologicaldiversity.org petition filed with government regulators, the US should tighten policies that allow high pesticide residue levels in our food. Here's what a strawberry (and a piece of bread) have to say.

youtu.beTrump's New Border Wall Might C**kblock Jaguars & Grace Kuhlenschmidt Investigates | The Daily ShowYouTube video by The Daily Show

Slightly NSFW @thedailyshow.com coverage of jaguars and the #BorderWall in the San Rafael Valley of Arizona. The whole six-minute segment is worth watching, but @peccarynotpig.bsky.social (Russ McSpadden, our Southwest Conservation Advocate) chimes in right at the beginning 🐆⬇️

bit.lyStop the Cumberland Island Land SwapsThe National Park Service is considering two land exchanges within Cumberland Island National Seashore that would allow the development of eight mansions on the island. Tell the agency these public la...

The #NationalPark Service is considering two land exchanges within #CumberlandIsland National Seashore that would allow the development of eight mansions on the island. This island is one of the last wild places on the East Coast, and the Park Service has a legislative duty to protect it!

This seashore is one of the largest barrier islands in the US, home to nesting beaches for endangered sea turtles and shorebirds. The Park Service announced the Cumberland Island land exchanges less than two weeks after proposing a similar land swap that would give private access to #Yosemite.