The Trump Administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) have announced a new proposed “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) rule that dramatically restricts which…
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Yesterday, along with The Sierra Club and Louisiana Bucket Brigade, we filed a state court challenge to the re-issued coastal use permit for the proposed Commonwealth LNG export facility, in…
Mark your calendars, the 4th Annual Hatchling Hustle is returning to Babe’s Beach in Galveston on Saturday, March 28th 2026! This annual event brings our community together to celebrate…
We are excited to join the Environmental Fridays Lecture Series with Desmond Murray on Friday, December 19th at 9:30am EST! TIRN’s Ocean Program Director, Joanie Steinhaus, will be presenting on…
Photo by Julianna Washburn: Volunteer Laura Leavitt works alongside another volunteer to collect nurdles at a beach cleanup in Galveston on Nov. 7, 2025. The Texas community came together for...
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For Immediate Release: November 10, 2025 Media Contacts: Joanie Steinhaus, Turtle Island Restoration Network, joanie@seaturtles.org / (512) 417-7741 Dan Lê, San Antonio Bay Waterkeeper, dan@sanantoniobaywaterkeeper.org / (281) 891-3550 Texas Hosts…
On November 5, 2025, our Ocean Program Director and Environmental Program Coordinator joined Environmental Data Scientist, Naomi Yoder and Pilot, Scott Humphries on a flyover of industrial complexes along the…
For Immediate Release, November 3, 2025 Contacts: Joanie Steinhaus, Ocean Program Director, joanie@seaturtles.org Ty Gribble, Environment Texas Policy Associate, tgribble@environmenttexas.org Environmental Advocates and University Students to Host Texas Statewide…
Photo of the Flower Gardens Bank by Greg McFall. Beneath the surface of our nation’s waters lies a living network of stories, species and heritage – all safeguarded by America’s…
Rendering of Commonwealth LNG, source: Commonwealth LNG. In a major win for environmental justice and coastal protection, a Louisiana state court has vacated the coastal use permit for the proposed…