House Interior Appropriations Bill Contains Devastating Attacks on Wildlife

House Interior Appropriations Bill Contains Devastating Attacks on Wildlife

Defenders of Wildlife strongly condemns the House Appropriations Committee’s proposed Interior and Environment spending bill for Fiscal Year 2026 which includes numerous poison pill policy riders that undermine the Endangered Species Act and protections for individual species. The bill also includes additional riders that diminish protections for America’s wildlife, public lands and waters.“This budget proposal shows yet again the extremes to wh…