The 2nd annual Oceans Day was held in the California State Capitol last Wednesday. This is a day when environmental groups from across the state converge on California’s legislators in…
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Just a few years ago, Galveston city and county officials didn’t think about the nesting season of the Kemp’s ridley sea turtle as spring approached the island. But things have…
This summer Forest Knolls resident John Lerch will use recently collected rainwater stored in three large cisterns to irrigate his vegetable garden. His irrigation set-up is among 18 rooftop “stormwater…
After the sea turtle symposium in Brisbane, I spent a week at Mon Repos — a famous sea turtle beach near Bundaberg. There I helped Colin Limpus and his team…
We’ve had great crews the last two Saturdays! Both restoration days were spent attacking the Vinca Minor which skirts the edge of the fairway at Roy’s Pools. This invasive periwinkle…
Conservation Groups Sue to Protect False Killer Whales in Hawai‘i Longline Fishery Killing Whales at Twice Sustainable Honolulu, Hawai‘i – Seeking an end to the continuing slaughter of false killer whales (Pseudorca crassidens) in the waters of Hawai‘i, Earthjustice, representing a coalition of conservation groups, filed suit in federal court in Honolulu today against the National Marine Fisheries Service, challenging the agency’s failure to devise a plan to protect the whales from the Hawai‘i-based longline fishery. The coalition includes Hui Mälama i Koholä, the Center for Biological Diversity, and Turtle Island Restoration Network.
Honolulu, Hawai‘i – Seeking an end to the continuing slaughter of false killer whales (Pseudorca crassidens) in the waters of Hawai‘i, Earthjustice, representing a coalition of conservation groups, filed suit…
Well, the sun didn’t shine but the rain held off long enough for a great crew of volunteers to beat back the invasive Himalayan Blackberry and Vinca creeping ever-outward. While…
Yesterday, the First District Court of Appeals announced their decision to allow a lower court decision to stand that block the requirement for a mercury warning on canned tuna. Though…
ASHINGTON, March 12, 2009 – The Center for Biological Diversity, Oceana and the Turtle Island Restoration Network filed two 60-day notices of intent to sue with the National Marine Fisheries…