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Polar Bears ‘Threatened’

Staff / Truthdig May 15, 2008 The plight of the polar bear has come to represent the real-world impact of the climate crisis, so it is only fitting that the Bush administration had to be ordered by a court to make a decision on the endangered status of the species. After years of delay, the Interior Department finally classified the animal as threatened, but also promised to fight any meaningful protection. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Decision on Bears: Bush Is on the Clock

Staff / Truthdig Apr 30, 2008 George Bush's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service hasn't been the most proactive defender of the environment. The agency has been avoiding a decision on the fate of the polar bear since 2005, but a federal judge has just ordered the administration to officially classify the world's largest land predator endangered or not by May 15. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Border Barrier Evades Green Laws

Staff / Truthdig Apr 3, 2008 The Department of Homeland Security has received approval from Congress to ignore dozens of environmental laws in order to construct a 670-mile border fence. Environmentalists are worried about the impact the project could have on endangered species, and several property owners have attempted to obstruct the construction process. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Yangtze River Dolphin, We Hardly Knew You

Staff / Truthdig Aug 11, 2007 If you've been putting off that trip to see China's "goddess of the Yangtze," you've waited too long. Scientists believe the human-sized dolphin to be the first aquatic mammal species to go extinct in half a century, a victim of China's economic growth. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Australia Has Had Enough of Kangaroos

Staff / Truthdig May 16, 2007 The Australian military says it intends to kill some 3,000 kangaroos, citing a population boom that threatens several endangered species. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Polar Bears Threatened

Staff / Truthdig Dec 27, 2006 The Department of the Interior will recommend adding polar bears to the endangered species list, a rare acknowledgment by the Bush administration of the impact of global warming. The world's largest bears depend on ever-shrinking Arctic sea ice for their survival. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )