Every single time we have moved forward to go after pollution, the naysayers have been wrong about their predictions.
A 2 percent increase in global temperature can create significant heat stress for plants and animals.
There is a disease, white-nose syndrome, which is causing us to lose a lot of our bat colonies.
Thank you very much.
I want to thank my colleague and friend, Senator Whitehouse, for arranging for this joint hearing.
Senator Levin, in talking about the threats to the Great Lakes; and Senator Nelson, who will talk about the unique wildlife and ecosystems i...
I know that Senator Lautenberg will be talking about the bats, a keystone species in the food web.
We do know that it is related to human activity, and we need to talk about that.
It is my intention to keep the hearing in session.
Senator Nelson is especially interested in addressing specific threats to the unique wildlife and ecosystems of his home State of Florida.
Managing the threat of invasive species continues to be one of the greatest challenges facing U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge managers...