Governor Brown Designates Endangered Sea Turtle as California’s Marine Reptile Sacramento, CA‐ In a strong affirmation of the Golden State’s commitment to the environment, Governor Brown today designated the endangered…
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A new study released today warns schools that they may be serving tuna that is hazardous to children’s health. The Tuna Surprise report, released by health advocacy groups Mercury Policy Project (MPP) and Clean Water Action, examined the mercury levels of canned tuna sold to schools and assessed children’s exposure from the canned meat.
Canned tuna is the largest source of methylmercury in the average American diet and accounts for nearly one-third of total exposure to the toxic mercury compound, the report said.
San Rafael– Superior Court judge, Lynn Duryee, issued her final order today, ordering Marin County to stop issuing development approvals within 100 feet of streams in West Marin’s San Geronimo Valley, which harbors the largest remaining run of critically endangered coho salmon in Central California, until the County adopts a new Stream Area Conservation Ordinance.
Endangered Sea Life in Peril as Fishing Season Revs Up SAN FRANCISCO— Conservation groups filed a notice of intent to sue the federal government under the Endangered Species Act today…
New science documenting important nesting, migration and foraging habitat for Western Australia’s sea turtles was revealed at the first-ever Western Australian Sea Turtle Symposium at Curtin University in Perth on…