Climate Change
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Polar Bears Win in Climate Change-Related Court Ruling
On October 17, 2011, a federal judge struck down a Bush administration rule that exempted greenhouse gas emissions from regulation under provisions of the Endangered Species Act.
Congress Introduces the SAFE Act
In November 2011, Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Max Baucus (D-MT) introduced the Securing America's Future and Environment (SAFE) Act, a bill to protect American communities, natural resources and wildlife from the increasingly destructive impacts of climate change.
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For all its unique beauty, the Arctic Refuge is under assault. The oil industry and its political allies continue to launch attacks to open this national treasure to destructive oil and gas drilling, while climate change threatens to disrupt its habitats faster than wildlife can adapt.
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