United States Secretary of the Interior, Doug Burgum, released a series of secretarial orders on Monday that would expand more oil and gas leasing across U.S. coastlines. These orders were … Read more
Today, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (Department) issued an advisory to the Oregon commercial Dungeness crab fleet due to the entanglement risk the fishing gear poses to whales migrating and … Read more
This week, the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC), part of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), voted unanimously to investigate the United States for its failure to effectively enforce its environmental … Read more
After taking office as the 47th president of the United States yesterday, President Trump issued a variety of executive orders that undermine ocean protections. Some of the actions that threaten … Read more
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced last week that it withdrew a proposed rule that would have strengthened the ability of the United States to take action against … Read more
President Biden permanently protected the East Coast, West Coast, and eastern Gulf of Mexico, and areas off Alaska, from offshore oil and gas drilling today. These coastlines are now off … Read more
Today the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) announced that the commercial Dungeness crab fishery for the central and southern coasts will open on January 5, 2025. To reduce … Read more
