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Federal Government Steps Forward On Approving Harmful Aquaculture Facility Off San Diego, CA
NOAA announced its intent to prepare an EIS for a facility off the coast of San Diego, bringing this risky project one step closer to reality
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Oil transportation in Rosario Strait Gets Safety Boost
A new measure to improve oil transportation safety will be implemented tomorrow in Puget Sound’s Rosario Strait, a critical habitat for the 72 whales of the endangered Southern Resident Killer Whale…
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Two federal agencies rush industrial aquaculture development, threatening fishing, communities, and ecosystems
Today, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will move to designate federal waters off Southern California and in the Gulf of Mexico as “Aquaculture Opportunity Areas” (AOA).
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Army Corps of Engineers pushes Pebble Mine forward
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has cleared the way for the Pebble Mine project to move forward after releasing a rushed and inadequate Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) on the prop…
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Cruising in an era of coronavirus
The cruise industry must address the consequences of cruise pollution, and implement the necessary protections for public health before cruising can continue in a post-COVID-19 world.
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Trump guts bedrock environmental law
We will not stand back while the Trump Administration tries to silence vulnerable communities fighting against toxic pollution in their own backyards.
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COVID-19 and oil transport: The issue with too much oil
The environmental damage – let alone the lives lost – from an oil tanker collision, grounding, or sinking because of a hurricane would be catastrophic.
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Trump is exploiting a crisis to industrialize our oceans
The federal government continues to take full advantage of an unprecedented time for America to push forward controversial and shameful corporate agendas.
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Trump admin ignores public process requirements to push forward destructive industrial projects
The White House issued another sweeping Executive Order last week stripping key protections for people and our planet to rush forward development. The order will help greenlight projects that dispropo…
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Port communities around the globe decry cruise industry pollution on World Oceans Day
Activists living in port communities around the world who have been fighting the cruise industry for their right to clean air and healthy oceans will hold a first-of-its kind virtual “Rally to Clean…