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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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Trump Exploits COVID-19 to Advance Corporate Agenda
Today, amid the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, the White House issued a controversial Executive Order to streamline offshore aquaculture permitting and gut other protective regulatory processes. The move th…
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Social justice and environmental organizations call on US Army Corps of Engineers to hold open commenting for non-essential projects
Seventy-nine organizations submitted a letter today urging the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to extend comment periods and postpone public hearings while the country battles the coronavirus pandemic.
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US Army Corps of Engineers Sign-On Letter Regarding COVID-19
On March 13, 2020, the Executive Office of the President declared a national emergency, finding and proclaiming that “the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States constitutes a national emergency, beg…
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House Bill Would Carve Oceans into Floating Factory Fish Farms
Representative Collin Peterson (D-MN) has introduced a bill that would authorize the federal government to issue permits for industrial ocean finfish farms. These facilities would use giant floating c…
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Groups sue over industrial ocean fish farm permit in Washington State
Environmental groups today filed suit to block a major offshore aquaculture plan that could have catastrophic impacts on the health of Puget Sound.
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Petition for Judicial Review
Petition for judicial review of agency action and associated environmental review, regarding Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.
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International examples offer US a blueprint for aquaculture regulation in 2020
For many years, powerful corporations, assisted by the very U.S. agencies tasked with protecting and managing our ocean resources, have collectively been pushing for development of industrialized fish…
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Holmes Beach, Fla. joins neighbors to oppose industrial ocean fish farming
Three communities along the gulf coast of Florida have moved swiftly to oppose industrial ocean fish farming off the state’s coastline.