On August 25, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality finalized the adoption of Alternative Language Notice in the public input process for air, water, and waste permits. The new rule…
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Contact: Kimber DeSalvo Anderson, Gulf Program Coordinator, kanderson@seaturtles.org, (409) 795-8426 Victory! Galveston Bans Balloon Releases to Protect Wildlife GALVESTON, Texas — Galveston City Council unanimously passed an ordinance last night…
Contact: Joanie Steinhaus, Gulf Program Director, joanie@seaturtles.org Gulf of Mexico Has Larger-Than-Average Dead Zone The Gulf of Mexico is measured each year for a “dead zone,” an area of low…
Contact: Joanie Steinhaus, Gulf Program Director, joanie@seaturtles.org U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sued over Oil Export Terminal Expansion Approval MODA Ingleside Oil Terminal, LLC, the country’s leading oil export terminal,…
Contact: Joanie Steinhaus, Gulf Program Director, joanie@seaturtles.org City of Galveston Considers Banning Balloon Releases to Protect Wildlife GALVESTON, Texas — Galveston City Council is considering passing an ordinance that would…
WASHINGTON—Turtle Island Restoration Network urged the National Marine Fisheries Service to immediately reinstate Spring Gulf of Mexico Gear-Restricted Areas (“GRAs”). These GRAs—bluefin tuna spawning hotspots closed to pelagic longlining during…
A Mexican state-owned oil company’s undersea gas pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico suffered a rupture on July 3, resulting in flames boiling to the surface of the sea. Pemex,…
For Immediate Release, May 11, 2021 Contacts: Joanie Steinhaus, Turtle Island Restoration Network, joanie@seaturtles.org Ethan Buckner, Earthworks, ebuckner@earthworksaction.org Rally to Stop the Dredging and Stop Oil Exports Set for Wednesday…
For Immediate Release, May 4, 2021 Contacts: Joanie Steinhaus, Gulf Program Director, Turtle Island Restoration Network, joanie@seaturtles.org, 409-795-8426 Sara Carney, Communications Manager, Texas Sea Grant, scarney@tamu.edu, 979-458-8442 iSeaTurtle App Expands…
For Immediate Release, April 28, 2021 Contact: Joanie Steinhaus, joanie@seaturtles.org, 512-417-7741 First Kemp’s Ridley Nests on Texas Coast Marks Late Start to 2021 Season GALVESTON, Texas — The Kemp’s ridley…