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Seventy-six percent of freshwater species endemic to the Lake Victoria Basin, including many species important to local livelihoods, are threatened with extinction, a new IUCN-led report has found.

Only a week after the anniversary of the worst oil spill in U.S. history, the Department of the Interior, on April 27, announced its intended rollback of protection standards enacted to prevent another Deepwater Horizon tragedy.

Greenpeace activists in Berlin and Taipei called out Samsung for sponsoring this year’s Winter Olympic Games in South Korea, which are touted to be powered by 100% renewable energy. Renewables account for only 1% of Samsung Electronics’ total energy consumption.

A roadmap for businesses operating in some of the most biologically significant places on the planet has been issued by the Key Biodiversity Area Partnership involving 12 of the world’s leading conservation organisations – including IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, on April 17.

WWF and other NGOs of the For the Nature coalition have won a court case against the government of Bulgaria’s plans to open Pirin National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and Bulgaria’s premier protected area, up to construction.

Just days after Greenpeace released rare footage of the Antarctic seafloor, Oscar-winning actor Javier Bardem has dived in a two-person submarine to visit this remote location and call for the creation of a vast Antarctic Ocean Sanctuary.

A new guide designed to help the sports industry understand its potential impacts on nature and options for mitigating them, as well as identify new opportunities for sport to enhance conservation, was released by IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, on April 9.

On April 27, the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) approved DTE Energy’s nearly billion-dollar gas plant proposal for East China Township. The proposal drew opposition from customers, businesses, elected officials, and clean energy advocates that submitted expert testimony outlining the economic advantages of energy efficiency, renewable energy, and demand response over DTE’s gas proposal.

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit will hear oral arguments Monday on the appeal of a decision made by U.S. District Court Judge Shelly Dick to grant a preliminary injunction to halt construction on the portion of the Bayou Bridge pipeline that crosses the Atchafalaya Basin, a National Heritage Area synonymous with Louisiana crawfish production.

The Lower Granite Dam is one of the four Lower Snake River dams Earthjustice is fighting to remove.