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Senate Introduction of Fix Our Forests Act Offers Path to Address Wildfire Risks to Forests, Communities

A bipartisan group of senators introduced the Fix Our Forests Act, which provides direction for improving management of our forestlands to reduce wildfire risk, which in turn supports vital habitat for birds and local communities.

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Barna AkkasApril 11, 2025
U.S. Senate Introduces Vital Bipartisan Legislation to Fund Great Lakes Restoration

The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2025 is needed to reauthorize federal funding for another five years, at $500 million annually. Extending this program will allow important projects like these, to continue in communities across the Great Lakes region.  

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Barna AkkasFebruary 11, 2025
Audubon Commits to Continued Bipartisan Collaboration for Conservation

Audubon is committed to reinforcing the need for science-based, bipartisan solutions that address biodiversity loss and climate change.

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Barna AkkasFebruary 6, 2025
Conservation Groups Blast the Biden Administration’s Decision to Ditch Clean Water Act Veto

Today, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (Corps) released its official Record of Decision to build the Yazoo Pumps, a massive agricultural drainage project in Mississippi’s South Delta.

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Barna AkkasJanuary 18, 2025
Ninth Circuit Upholds Decision in Favor of Greater Sage-grouse Habitat

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals today upheld a 2020 district court decision that struck down the basis for oil and gas leasing on more than a million acres of public lands that serve as key habitat for the Greater sage-grouse, an iconic bird species of the Western United States. 

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Barna AkkasJanuary 17, 2025
Audubon Celebrates Designation of Chuckwalla National Monument as a Major Victory for Birds and Communities

The National Audubon Society today celebrated the designation of more than 624,000 acres of California desert as the Chuckwalla National Monument, public lands just south of Joshua Tree National Park in southeast California.  

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Barna AkkasJanuary 7, 2025
Congress Passes Bill to Protect Nearly 300,000 Acres of Wetlands and Beache

The BEACH Act updates and expands a protected system of coastal land that buffers people and birds from flooding.

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Barna AkkasNovember 20, 2024
Bills Introduced in the House will Help Bend the Bird Curve

The legislation will buffer both people and birds from the effects of drought, storms, and sea-level rise.

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Barna AkkasOctober 11, 2024
House Passes Three Bills to Protect Coasts and Great Salt Lake from a Changing Climate

The legislation will buffer both people and birds from the effects of drought, storms, and sea-level rise.

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Barna AkkasSeptember 25, 2024
10,000 Acre-Feet of Water to Benefit Great Salt Lake, Jordan River, Birds, Habitats and Communities

Partners work together to bring new water flows.

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Barna AkkasSeptember 17, 2024
Revised Plan Provides a Framework to Balance Solar Development and Conservation on Public Lands

The Bureau of Land Management’s revised Western Solar Plan offers clearer guidelines for responsible solar siting.

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Barna AkkasAugust 29, 2024
Senator Blumenthal Announces Wetlands Restoration Funding for Hammonasset Beach State Park

The senator will join Audubon Connecticut, Connecticut DEEP, and NOAA in announcing a major funding initiative for the park.

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Barna AkkasAugust 14, 2024
Seabirds Will Benefit from New Bill to Update Federal Fisheries Law

A bill to reauthorize the Magnuson-Stevens Act protects the needs of seabirds nationwide.

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Barna AkkasJuly 3, 2024
Liquefied Natural Gas Terminal Puts Louisiana’s Birds and People at Risk

Federal regulators approved the country’s largest export terminal, to be built on Black Rail habitat.

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Barna AkkasJune 27, 2024
New Wildlife Habitat Bill Is Introduced, but More Resources are Needed to Recover Birds and Other Wildlife

The America’s Wildlife Habitat Conservation Act will provide funds for state and tribal conservation, but also repeals critical programs, and lacks the resources needed to meet the moment.

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Barna AkkasFebruary 28, 2024
New U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Permit Expands Coverage for Wind Energy and Conservation of Eagles

Audubon worked with partners to ensure that the permitting benefits Bald and Golden Eagle conservation.

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Barna AkkasFebruary 8, 2024
Department of Interior’s Long-term Commitment to Sagebrush Health Wins Praise from Sportsmen & Conservation Groups

Restoration to conserve “best of the best” remaining sagebrush habitat

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Barna AkkasFebruary 8, 2024
Audubon Supports Introduction of Bill That Would Promote Native Plants in Federal Projects

Native plants help birds find the food and habitat they need in a changing climate.

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Barna AkkasDecember 15, 2023
COP28 Agreement Represents Progress for Biodiversity, But More Urgent Action is Needed

The final agreement reached by negotiators at the COP28 summit in Dubai contained some historic language on fossil fuels and biodiversity, but ultimately represents the bare minimum of what must be done to address climate change.

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Barna AkkasDecember 13, 2023
New Clean Energy Legislation Package Would Help Create a Safe, Clean Future for People and Wildlife

The Clean Electricity and Transmission Acceleration Act would streamline clean energy and transmission expansion and fund impact studies on wildlife.

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Barna AkkasDecember 13, 2023
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