Environmentalist celebrating victory against the Matagorda Ship Channel were recently highlighted in the Victoria Advocate, including Turtle Island Restoration Network. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers had withdrawn approval to…
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Morgan Huette, Gulf of Mexico Program Coordinator for Turtle Island Restoration Network (TIRN), will be speaking at Sea Turtle Saturday on February 25! The event will be at Moody Gardens…
For Immediate Release: January 19, 2023 Contacts: Courtney Naquin, Sierra Club, (512) 661-1285, courtney.naquin@sierraclub.org Devorah Ancel, Sierra Club, (415) 845-7847, devorah.ancel@sierraclub.org Lauren Parker, Center for Biological Diversity, (202) 868-1008, lparker@biologicaldiversity.org…
One of the world’s rarest whales was discovered just under two years ago. In 2021, Rice’s whale was discovered in the Gulf of Mexico, with only about 50 believed to…
For Immediate Release: December 17, 2022 Contacts: Joanie Steinhaus, (409) 795-8426, jsteinhaus@seaturtles.org U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Will Reevaluate Toxic Dredging Project The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has withdrawn…
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was recently urged to focus on preventing chemical disasters to ensure fenceline communities, workers, and the general public are safe from harm. In a…
15 different local and regional groups and tribal nations sent a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) expressing their concern by deepwater port terminals proposed throughout the Gulf of…
By Caroline Kornegay During my time interning with Turtle Island Restoration Network, I learned an incredible amount on the impact each individual has on the environment. The choices we make…
This year, a record number of threatened loggerhead sea turtle strandings have occurred on the Texas coast. Loggerhead sea turtles are one of five species of sea turtle that inhabit…
Turtle Island Restoration Network has had an office in the Gulf for years, and this year proved to be an effective one. Through different outreach events, the team in the…