Last month brought big conservation wins at the White House and Congress—many of which dedicated Audubon supporters like you played an active role in supporting.
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AUDUBON ADVISORY May 2024
Photo of a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher with wings and tailfeathers outspread.
Your Actions at Work: Earth Month Yields Big Wins for Birds
Last month brought big conservation wins at the White House and Congress—many of which dedicated Audubon supporters like you played an active role in supporting. Thank you! Read more and see the breakdown below of several of these victories and how they’re helping us better protect birds and the places they need.
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher.
Photo of a Baltimore Oriole perched on a budding branch.
Legislation Supporting Migratory Birds Becomes Law
President Biden has signed the Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Enhancements Act into law, ensuring the continuation and expansion of critical conservation programs to help migratory birds across the hemisphere. Now, we need Congress to fully fund this program, to protect birds wherever they fly. Read more
Baltimore Oriole.
Photo of a Sage Thrasher in sagebrush steppe.
Balancing Development with Conservation on Public Lands
The Bureau of Land Management published its final rule to put conservation of public lands on equal footing with extractive uses like oil and gas development and mining. 92% of public comments submitted supported the new rule, including 14,000 from Audubon supporters, but Congress is already trying to overturn it. Read more and take action
Sage Thrasher.
Photo of a Sandhill Crane in flightl.
Updated NEPA Rules Will Benefit Communities and Birds
The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) is a bedrock environmental law that guides how federal agencies assess the environmental impacts of proposed projects. A new rule will strengthen community engagement and require the consideration of climate impacts. Read more
Sandhill Crane.
News from the Flyways
Impact Updates
Photo of a Palm Warbler on an American Plum.
Climate Corner
More good news! The Environmental Protection Agency released a final rule to limit pollution from coal and new natural gas-fired power plants, which will help slow the rise in global temperatures and reduce harmful air pollution. More than 28,000 Audubon supporters sent comments in support of the rule, which is projected to reduce carbon pollution by 1.38 billion metric tons through 2047—the equivalent to the annual emissions from 328 million gasoline-powered cars. Read more
Palm Warbler.
Photo of a Yellow-billed Loon on the water.
Alaska Spotlight
Your actions—nearly 55,000 public comments—also helped to secure two major wins in Alaska. First, the Department of the Interior officially halted plans to construct the misguided Ambler Road, a private industrial corridor that could have destroyed vital habitat in the Brooks Range. On the same day, the Interior Department finalized a new rule to strengthen protections for 13 million acres of “Special Areas” in the Western Arctic, including the globally significant Teshekpuk Lake wetlands. Read more
Yellow-billed Loon.
Photos from top: Chokchai Leangsuksun/Audubon Photography Awards; Sandra Rothenberg/Audubon Photography Awards; Evan Barrientos/Audubon Rockies; Chuck Wood/Audubon Photography Awards; Travis Bonovsy/Audubon Photography Awards (left); Thomas Wilberding/Audubon Photography Awards (right)
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