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Tom Tiffany stated on April 30, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter:

“The science is clear — the gray wolf has met and exceeded recovery goals.”

By Laura Schulte• May 21, 2024

Dave Weldon stated on June 17, 2012 in a statement on Central Florida News 13’s 'Political Connections':

"There’s no wildlife" in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

By Katie Sanders• June 21, 2012

Bloggers stated on November 24, 2019 in a story:

Says Koalas are "functionally extinct" as bushfires in Australia continue to destroy their habitat.

By Samantha Putterman• December 16, 2019

Ron DeSantis stated on June 27, 2025 in a press briefing:

There is “zero impact” from Alligator Alcatraz on the Florida Everglades.

By Gabrielle Lazor• July 11, 2025

Facebook posts stated on December 12, 2021 in a Facebook post:

"Polar bears have increased 400% in 45 years; whales are nearly fully recovered; extinctions are down 90% past century. Koalas are doing fine. If we could ban wind turbines we could save 85,000 birds of prey/yr in US alone."

By Gabrielle Settles• December 23, 2021

Rush Limbaugh stated on April 29, 2010 in his radio program:

Alaska's Prince William Sound "is pristine now."

By Robert Farley• April 30, 2010

Marco Rubio stated on January 13, 2015 in his book ‘American Dreams’:

A private company building a natural gas pipeline into Florida "is being forced to spend months under the review of six federal agencies."

By Joshua Gillin• January 12, 2015

Morgan Griffith stated on February 18, 2011 in an e-mail newsletter and House floor speech.:

"Not even expensive bottled water, like Perrier and Evian, are of good enough quality to pump out of mines in Southwest Virginia, according to the EPA regulation."

By Jacob Geiger• March 22, 2011

Instagram posts stated on March 31, 2024 in an Instagram post:

“ULEZ protesters covering cameras with bat boxes. Authorities not allowed to remove under their own law.”

By Loreben Tuquero• April 15, 2024

Bloggers stated on June 01, 2016 in Internet posts:

Say video "shows massive alligator strolling across Florida golf course."

By Allison Graves, Neelesh Moorthy• June 1, 2016

Facebook posts stated on October 01, 2020 in a text post:

Says Joe Biden “wants American farmers to put their farmland into Gvt ‘land banks.’ Gvt would then tell farmers what ‘sustainable’ plants they could grow.”

By Monique Curet• October 6, 2020

Pew Environment Group stated on December 11, 2012 in a newspaper advertisement:

"In recent years, menhaden numbers along our coast have plummeted by 90 percent."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• December 14, 2012

Cynthia Lummis stated on August 23, 2013 in a radio interview:

Under the Endangered Species Act, "only 1 percent of the species that have been listed have actually been delisted."

By Louis Jacobson• September 3, 2013

Stacy White stated on June 02, 2016 in a Hillsborough County Commission meeting:

Says it's not true that Florida black bears are an "apex predator."

By Joshua Gillin• June 8, 2016

Sean Ryan stated on March 03, 2022 in an op-ed:

“New York state has already lost 99% of its historic freshwater wetlands.”

By Elizabeth Egan, Marnique O. Panepento• March 29, 2022

Steve LaTourette stated on November 04, 2011 in a speech in the House of Representatives:

"The problem with invasive species today in the Great Lakes isn’t ballast water."

By Sabrina Eaton• November 9, 2011

Donald Trump stated on December 18, 2018 in in a tweet:

Says 19,000 text messages exchanged between former FBI officials that were "purposely and illegally deleted ... would have explained (the special counsel investigation) hoax."

By John Kruzel• December 19, 2018

Stop Gillnetting Now stated on May 30, 2012 in campaign press statement:

Says "Oregon is one of only three states that allow the use of gillnets on inland waters."

By Janie Har• June 14, 2012

Donald Trump stated on April 30, 2018 in a press conference:

"In seven years that (nuclear) deal will have expired, and Iran is free to go ahead and create nuclear weapons."

By Jon Greenberg• May 2, 2018

Scott Walker stated on July 26, 2017 in a tweet:

"Foxconn is bringing 13,000 high-tech jobs to Wisconsin."

By Tom Kertscher• July 27, 2017

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