Read more Endangered Species Act stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/4936/endangered-species-act.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:11:11 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73491/humpback-whales-may-lose-endangered-tag.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn attempt to determine whether the humpback whales still need to be saved, the government is reviewing the marine mammals' place on the endangered species list for the first time in a decade. The results look promising: “They appear to be coming back pretty strongly in most of the places...http://www.newser.com/story/73491/humpback-whales-may-lose-endangered-tag.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 06 Nov 2009 11:55:26 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/45166/bush-loosens-endangered-species-act.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe White House incensed environmental groups yesterday by announcing sweeping changes to the Endangered Species Act, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Federal agencies will no longer have to consult with scientists before approving potentially harmful building or logging projects, and the government will not recognize the threat that global warming...http://www.newser.com/story/45166/bush-loosens-endangered-species-act.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 12 Dec 2008 9:59:56 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/34879/doom-looms-for-spotted-owl.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe outlook appears bleak for America's most controversial bird, reports the Seattle Times . Despite logging bans in huge swathes of old-growth forests initiated 14 years ago to protect the northern spotted owl, researchers have discovered its numbers have dropped by nearly half. The decline is blamed on pre-1994 habitat loss...http://www.newser.com/story/34879/doom-looms-for-spotted-owl.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 14 Aug 2008 3:01:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34683/federal-changes-threaten-endangered-species-critics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCritics are raising an alarm over planned White House changes to the Endangered Species Act, reports the Oregonian . The modifications would give federal agencies such as the US Forest Service more leeway to decide whether activities such as logging would harm endangered species—and such determinations would no longer be...http://www.newser.com/story/34683/federal-changes-threaten-endangered-species-critics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 12 Aug 2008 3:21:46 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/28149/alaska-suing-to-bounce-bears-off-threatened-list.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe state of Alaska will sue to challenge the federal government's decision to place polar bears on the endangered species list, reports CBC News. The Department of the Interior cited the bears' diminishing sea ice habitat as a reason for listing them as threatened, but Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin fears...http://www.newser.com/story/28149/alaska-suing-to-bounce-bears-off-threatened-list.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 22 May 2008 8:51:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/27497/us-classifies-polar-bears-as-threatened.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAfter 15 months of deliberation, the Interior Department will declare polar bears “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act, officials told the AP today. The decision will reportedly cite internal scientific studies which project that melting Arctic ice could nearly wipe out the animals by 2050.http://www.newser.com/story/27497/us-classifies-polar-bears-as-threatened.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 14 May 2008 14:39:45 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/27253/on-litmus-tests-mccain-wont-always-turn-green.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJohn McCain might trumpet his climate-change bona fides—and voters might be giving him credit—but the Republican candidate's true green colors are far more mixed, the Washington Post finds in a look at how he treats environmental issues. McCain wants a federal limit on greenhouse-gas emissions, but voted against...http://www.newser.com/story/27253/on-litmus-tests-mccain-wont-always-turn-green.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 12 May 2008 14:29:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/26031/us-must-clarify-bears-status-judge.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA federal judge today ordered the US government to decide by May 15 if polar bears are endangered, the Los Angeles Times reports, a victory for environmental groups. The judge ruled the feds broke the law by missing the original Jan. 9 deadline; the government offered "no specific facts that...http://www.newser.com/story/26031/us-must-clarify-bears-status-judge.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 29 Apr 2008 16:03:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/22914/hunters-take-aim-at-gray-wolf.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHunters in the northern Rockies will soon take aim at a rare target—the gray wolf. The animal lost its protected species status in Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming yesterday, and wildlife agencies in the region are looking to reduce the population by granting hunting licenses for the first time since...http://www.newser.com/story/22914/hunters-take-aim-at-gray-wolf.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 29 Mar 2008 21:35:01 CDT