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Conservation Watch

Authoritative tracking of environmental policy, litigation, land rights, freshwater issues, and conservation threats — sourced directly from government records, court filings, and primary sources. No opinion, no noise.

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Last updated: April 2, 2026

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NOV222024

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), propose to list the Pecos pupfish (Cyprinodon pecosensis), a fish species from the Pecos River Basin of New Mexico and Texas, as a threatened species and designate critical habitat under th…

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SEP232024
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Stakeholder Notice

Regulations.gov · APHIS

Rulemaking docket/document metadata. Open the source for full text and supporting materials.

#primary source#docket
SEP92024
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Environmental Impact Statement; Nueces and Kleberg Counties, Texas

Federal Register · Transportation Department, Federal Highway Administration

FHWA, on behalf of TxDOT, is issuing this notice to advise the public that an EIS will be prepared for the proposed Regional Parkway- North Padre Island transportation project (CSJ 0916-00-259) located in the City of Corpus Christi in Nuec…

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AUG272024
MonitoringPolicyrulemaking

G36449N10243PublicPlan

Regulations.gov · BOEM

Rulemaking docket/document metadata. Open the source for full text and supporting materials.

#primary source#docket
JAN182023
MonitoringPolicyrulemaking

Revised Definition of “Waters of the United States”

Federal Register · Defense Department, Engineers Corps, Environmental Protection Agency

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of the Army ("the agencies") are finalizing a rule defining the scope of waters protected under the Clean Water Act. In developing this rule, the agencies considered the text of…

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SEP162022
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2022-2023 Station-Specific Hunting and Sport Fishing Regulations

Federal Register · Interior Department, Fish and Wildlife Service

Consistent with the steadfast commitment to allowing access to our National Wildlife Refuges and continued efforts to provide hunting and fishing opportunities, we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), open, for the first time, tw…

#primary source#hunting regs
MAY22022
MonitoringPolicyrulemaking

Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards for Model Years 2024-2026 Passenger Cars and Light Trucks

Federal Register · Transportation Department, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

NHTSA, on behalf of the Department of Transportation, is finalizing revised fuel economy standards for passenger cars and light trucks for model years (MYs) 2024-2025 that increase at a rate of 8 percent per year, and increase at a rate of…

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AUG312021
MonitoringPolicyrulemaking

2021-2022 Station-Specific Hunting and Sport Fishing Regulations

Federal Register · Interior Department, Fish and Wildlife Service

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), open, for the first time, seven National Wildlife Refuges (NWRs) that are currently closed to hunting and sport fishing. In addition, we open or expand hunting and sport fishing at 81 other…

#primary source#hunting regs
APR212021

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), designate critical habitat for the western distinct population segment of the yellow-billed cuckoo (western yellow-billed cuckoo) (Coccyzus americanus) under the Endangered Species Act. In…

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JAN72021
MonitoringPolicyrulemaking

Regulations Governing Take of Migratory Birds

Federal Register · Interior Department, Fish and Wildlife Service

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS, Service, we), define the scope of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA or Act) as it applies to conduct resulting in the injury or death of migratory birds protected by the Act. We determine that…

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