wildlife

July 15, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Trump administration is proposing more regulatory changes aimed at weakening Endangered Species Act protections for grizzly bears. The proposed changes from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service would revise the protective regulations under ESA section 4(d) for grizzlies in the Lower 48, which establish the circumstances under which killing, injury, and harassment of grizzlies are allowed.

July 15, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, the U.S.

July 14, 2026

Conservation groups today sued the Trump administration over its decision to strip endangered species of protections for the places where they live, a decision that contradicts all scientific and legal understanding of the importance of habitat to Am

July 10, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump administration announced that it has finalized a decision to eliminate long-standing regulatory language regarding habitat protections for endangered species in the U.S. The move comes after a proposed rulemaking and public comment period in which more than 150,000 Americans spoke out against the changes.

April 22, 2026

Legislation from Rep. Westerman would have drastically weakened bedrock environmental law

April 9, 2026

Sierra Club joins advocacy groups in suing U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Army Corps of Engineers

April 2, 2026

Lawsuit claims Trump's use of 'Extinction Committee' violates law in numerous ways

March 31, 2026

Endangered Species Committee cites ‘national security concerns’ in unanimous vote to exempt all Gulf oil and gas activities from Endangered Species Act

March 30, 2026

Bedrock Environmental Law Restored to Pre-Trump Status

March 26, 2026

‘God Squad’ federal panel to meet next week to address exemption request

March 17, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C.

March 2, 2026

GREAT FALLS, MONTANA — The Sierra Club has joined multiple conservation groups in suing the Bureau of Land Management to challenge its final plans governing greater sage grouse management across 71 million acres of federal public lands in nine Western states. The lawsuit covers the dwindling species’ habitat in Montana, Idaho, Colorado, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nevada, California, Utah and Wyoming.