Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth cited national security when requesting exemptions to endangered species protections.

National security has never been used to call a meeting of the "God Squad." But other federal agencies have been citing the ...

In an executive order on his first day back in office, President Donald Trump directed an obscure panel of senior federal ...

WASHINGTON— Conservation groups including the Center for Biological Diversity will rally Tuesday morning outside the Department of the Interior to oppose the Trump administration’s sudden convening of ...

The federal Endangered Species Committee, dubbed the 'God Squad,' is set to decide whether to remove Endangered Species Act protections in the Gulf.

Across the globe, thousands of species face the threat of extinction due to habitat loss, poaching, pollution, and climate ...

The 'God Squad' has only met three times since it's inception. Now, they will meet to consider whether oil and gas drilling ...

While conservation efforts have bolstered the populations of many species considered to be threatened in 2025, many animal and plant species continue to dwindle in number, with some even going extinct ...

Protections for the western burrowing owl in the Las Vegas Valley will remain after the Clark County Commission last week ...

The alterations came during President Donald Trump's first term, after he ordered a rollback of "unnecessary regulatory ...