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Speak Out to Protect Whales From Ship Strikes Whales are dying at alarming rates along the West Coast. Dozens have been found dead off California, Oregon, and Washington in recent weeks, and the count is still rising. According to a new study focusing on the San Francisco Bay, nearly 1 in every 5 gray whales entering the bay dies — and more than 40% of the time, ship strikes are the cause. Limiting vessel speeds in key whale habitat to below 10 knots (roughly 11.5 miles per hour) is a tried-and-true way to reduce tragic whale deaths and injuries, especially for mothers and calves, who are at greater risk from ships because they spend a lot of time near the ocean's surface. Join the call for whale-safe ship speeds: Urge NOAA Fisheries and the U.S. Coast Guard to require vessel speed limits where whales are most likely to be.

Northwest Wolf Counts Are Up — but So Are Deaths Wolves are increasing in Washington and Oregon, new numbers from state agencies show. Washington’s wolf population increased by about 17% in 2025 and Oregon’s by 13%; the state tallies were up to 270 and 230, respectively.   The bad news: A lot of wolves in both states were killed by people last year, both legally and illegally. Oregon saw 39 wolf killings — a 77% increase over the 22 human-caused deaths in 2024. In Washington people killed 25 wolves — fewer than the year before, thankfully — but overall wolf deaths increased.   “We’re still seeing too many wolves being killed, whether by government action or by poaching,” said Center for Biological Diversity wolf advocate Amaroq Weiss.   The Center will keep standing up for wolves on the West Coast and beyond, but we need you with us. Help by giving to our Future for the Wild Fund.

Mussel Habitat Protected Across 17 States Following our litigation the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has just protected 3,814 river miles for four species of freshwater mussels in states from Minnesota to New York and Alabama to Virginia. The colorfully named mussels — snuffbox, spectaclecase, sheepnose, and rayed bean — need clean, flowing rivers to survive.   “I’m thrilled that these mussels and their rivers are getting protection,” said Noah Greenwald, endangered species codirector at the Center. “Mussels are the unsung heroes of clean water, who tirelessly filter millions of gallons every day.”   The eastern United States has more freshwater mussel species than anywhere in the world but has already lost more than 23 to pollution, dams, and development.

In Court to Challenge a Big Bend Border Wall The Center and allies just sued the Department of Homeland Security for waiving dozens of laws — without congressional approval — to fast-track border-wall construction through Texas’ Big Bend region. A wall would sever public access to the Rio Grande and split populations of wildlife like black bears, bighorns, and Carmen Mountains white-tailed deer, leaving them isolated and vulnerable to decline.   “The department has unconstitutionally gutted our nation’s bedrock environmental laws to build a wildlife-killing wall that would permanently lock away the Rio Grande,” said the Center’s Laiken Jordahl. “They’re trying to gouge a wound that will never heal into one of America’s most beautiful wild places.”

Revelator: Can Animals Get PTSD? The science on PTSD in wild animals is a rapidly growing field: How do we detect and treat post-trauma in our wild friends? And how can we prevent it?   In the latest installment of the “Ask Dr. Green” column, The Revelator’s resident psychologist addresses these questions and more.   If you haven’t yet, make sure you’re subscribed to The Revelator’s free weekly newsletter.

Suing to Help Salamander Mussels, Clear Lake Hitch This week the Center sued over two water-dwelling species, a mussel and a fish, whose protection the Trump administration has failed to act on over the past year.   Salamander mussels live in the Great Lakes, the Midwest, and Appalachia and got their name from the mudpuppy salamanders who host their larvae; they’re the only known mussel to use a host that’s not a fish to facilitate their reproduction. Clear Lake hitch live only in Lake County, California, and have traditionally been a staple food and cultural touchstone for the region’s Pomo people, who call them “chi.”   In 2025 the Trump administration chose not to protect even a single species under the Endangered Species Act — the first year no animal or plant has been newly listed since 1981.

That's Wild: Human Necropolis, Bee Megalopolis A new study in the journal Apidologie has found one of the largest-known U.S. clusters of ground-nesting bees beneath a cemetery in Ithaca, New York — about 5.6 million. Researchers from Cornell University conducted the study in 2023, when they collected a number of Andrena regularis bees from the graveyard area and extrapolated based on the data.   About 98% of bee species in the United States are what’s called “solitary” bees, meaning they don’t live in hives. Solitary bees like A. regularis don’t get enough attention, said one of the scientists; the study points to the importance of cemeteries as habitat for them. Have a friend who'd like this email? Forward it.

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Trump is using the DOJ to go after the people exposing him

                                                                                                        

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PLEASE SPEAK OUT AGAINST TRUMP'S MAFIA DOJ!

SILENCING DISSENT WITH FALSE ACCUSATIONS IS WHAT DICTATORS DO!

Trump’s Justice Department is going after the Southern Poverty Law Center, using federal power to target a civil rights organization that has spent decades forcing dangerous movements into the open. This is an organization that has mapped how organized hate operates behind the scenes, identified who funds it, and brought evidence into the public record when others stayed silent. Their work has made it harder for extremist networks to operate quietly and easier for communities to understand the threats they face. That kind of work disrupts power. It exposes connections that were meant to stay hidden. It creates consequences for people who rely on secrecy to operate. This move is part of a broader effort to weaken the infrastructure that grassroots movements depend on. When organizations that investigate, document, and challenge abuse are forced onto the defensive, the entire system that holds power accountable starts to fracture. Stand with the Southern Poverty Law Center and demand an end to these politically driven charges against civil rights organizations. SIGN & SEND Donald Trump has spent years going after anyone willing to expose him or challenge his movement. Journalists have been attacked. Watchdog groups have been undermined. Civil rights organizations are now being pulled into legal fights designed to slow them down and force them to redirect their energy. This is about removing pressure. Groups like the Southern Poverty Law Center create visibility, connect the dots, and force accountability into public view. That makes it harder for extremism and political abuse to operate without consequences. Taking that pressure away creates space for those forces to grow. If this effort succeeds, it will not stop with one organization. It will signal that investigating extremism and challenging powerful interests comes with a cost. Other groups will face similar threats, and fewer will have the capacity to keep doing this work at the same level. That is how accountability erodes over time. Join the push to shut down these charges against the Southern Poverty Law Center and protect the grassroots networks that expose extremism and challenge power. Let’s make sure this effort to silence accountability fails. -Rick Rick Weiland, Founder TakeItBack.Org Fund the Fight TakeItBack​.Org P.O. Box 2017 Sioux Falls, SD 57101 United States Contributions to TakeItBack​.Org are not deductible for federal income tax purposes. Paid for in part by TakeItBack​.Org. Not authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee. © 2025 TakeItBack​.Org. All Rights Reserved. Since 2013, TakeItBack​.Org has been fighting against the wealthy and powerful special interests on behalf of American families — because politics should be about improving people’s lives, not serving the few at the top. Become a monthly donor today.

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PEOPLE ARE UNITING AGAINST VOTER DISENFRANCHISEMENT, RACISM 

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WE'VE FOUGHT FOR THE RIGHT TO VOTE FOR ALL THAT THE SUPREME 

COURT JUST DESTROYED! 

Thank you for signing our petition! The Supreme Court’s decision in Louisiana v. Callais is not just another ruling, it’s a signal of how far power has drifted from everyday people. At moments like this, we have a choice: let it pass as another headline, or come together and turn it into something bigger. On May 4 at 8:00 PM EST, we’re bringing people together from across the country for a national mobilization call to do exactly that. On this call, you’ll hear: What this decision means, and why it matters beyond the moment How organizations and leaders across the country are responding together The concrete ways you can plug in and help build momentum for change We believe this can be a turning point, but only if people like you step in and help shape what happens next. RSVP and join us on May 4 at 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST. Let’s make this moment count. In solidarity, United for Democracy Team P.S. Change doesn’t happen on its own. It happens when people show up, together. We hope you’ll be one of them. DONATE NOW Paid for by United for Democracy.

A national movement that began outside of Alligator Alcatraz

                                                                                                      

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40 weeks ago, we drove to the edge of the Florida Everglades and stood outside a detention facility in the sweltering heat. There was a lone sign that said "Alligator Alcatraz" on the side of Rt 41, miles through the entrance. We knew there were people detained, 32 to a cage, who couldn't get word to their families about where they'd been taken or why. We didn't know how long we'd be doing this. We only knew that we would be there for as long as it takes – because we refuse to be silent in the face of this inhumane detention machine. Here we are: This weekend marks week 40 of our vigil outside Alligator Alcatraz – 40 consecutive weeks of showing up, demanding change, and refusing to let a facility designed to be invisible stay that way. Forty weeks of buses, of organizing, of people who are detained. Their families are reeling from their abductions and they’ve told us that seeing people outside when the buses trundle them from another detention center into this hellscape cruelly-named Alligator Alcatraz and standing together against this horror is the only thing that makes them feel like they haven't been completely abandoned. We've stayed through the rain. Through summer heat that makes the Everglades feel like a furnace. Through weeks when the news moved on and it would have been easy to move on with it. We didn't move on, because the people inside didn't get to either. And now our recurring vigils are spreading across Florida and the entire country. This sustained work is thanks to people like you – making donations of $15, $30, or even $100 along the way. Can we count on your solidarity to keep these vigils running for as long as it takes Vigils work because they are impossible to dismiss. This administration wants us to believe that there’s nothing that we can do in the face of this injustice – that there aren’t enough of us in this country to force change. But they’re wrong. Each of these vigils shows our strength – that we refuse to look away and refuse to be silent. We are compelled to action by the suffering of our fellow human beings. It’s proof that the soul of America is still very much alive. We believe that with all of our hearts, because we’re seeing those ideals spread to likeminded fighters in real time. What started at Alligator Alcatraz is now inspiring vigils at ICE detention facilities across Florida and across the country. Here’s a short list: Pompano Beach, FL (Broward Transitional Center) Orlando, FL Tallahassee, FL (State Capitol) Sarasota, FL Gainesville, FL (Deportation Depot) Seattle, WA Battle Creek, MI Miami, IN (Speedway Slammer) Sacramento, CA Chantilly, VA Chester, NY Fourteen vigil sites. One unbroken idea: the people inside deserve to be treated as human beings who are protected by our Constitution. And the people outside have the power to demand that. If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your secure donation will go through immediately: In solidarity, Noelle Damico The Workers Circle

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