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Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration’s California Longline Fishing Permits: Press Release

By 2026, Bay Area, California, Conservation, Endangered/Threatened Species, Entanglement, Headquarters, Human-Wildlife Conflicts, Lawsuits, Leatherback, Leatherback, Longlines, Marine Biodiversity, Marine Mammals & Seabirds, News, News Releases, Save the Leatherback, Sea Turtle, Sea Turtles

For Immediate Release, August 14, 2026 Contact: Todd Steiner, Turtle Island Restoration Network, (415) 488-7652, tsteiner@TIRN.net Catherine Kilduff, Center for Biological Diversity, (530) 304-7258, ckilduff@biologicaldiversity.org Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration’s California Longline…

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Trump Administration Holds Latest Giveaway of Gulf Waters to Oil Industry, First Since “God Squad” Decision | Press Release

By 2026, Conservation, Gulf Education & Outreach, Gulf of Mexico, Human-Wildlife Conflicts, Lawsuits, Marine Biodiversity, Marine Mammals & Seabirds, News, News Releases, Other Locations, Sea Turtles

For Immediate Release, August 12, 2026 Contacts: Joanie Steinhaus, Ocean Program Director, joanie@seaturtles.org Jackson Chiappinelli, Earthjustice, jchiappinelli@earthjustice.org Alex Horn, Healthy Gulf, alex@healthygulf.org  Trump Administration Holds Latest Giveaway of Gulf Waters to…

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Gulf Coast Communities Rally in Galveston to Defend the Endangered Species Act | Press Release

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For Immediate Release, August 10, 2026 Contacts: Joanie Steinhaus, Ocean Program Director, joanie@seaturtles.org Brittany McWhorter, Gulf Environmental Program Coordinator, brittany@seaturtles.org  Gulf Coast Communities Rally in Galveston to Defend the Endangered…

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“Currents & Conversations: A World Ocean Month Wrap-Up” Member Webinar on June 30th

By 2026, Conservation, Endangered/Threatened Species, Gulf of Mexico, Headquarters, Human-Wildlife Conflicts, Lawsuits, Marine Biodiversity, Marine Mammals & Seabirds, News, Other Locations, PSA, Sea Turtles, TIRN, Upcoming Events

Join the “Oceans Three” – Elizabeth Purcell (Environmental Policy Coordinator), Joanie Steinhaus (Ocean Program Director) and Brittany McWhorter (Gulf of Mexico Program Coordinator) – for an in-depth look at the…

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Rising Pacific Ocean Temperatures Trigger Legal Requirement to Protect Loggerhead Sea Turtles from Driftnets

By 2026, California, Conservation, Driftnets, Endangered/Threatened Species, Entanglement, Human-Wildlife Conflicts, Lawsuits, Longlines, News, Sea Turtle, Sea Turtles

Rising Pacific Ocean temperatures are triggering a federal legal requirement, triggered by litigation by Turtle Island (TIRN) and Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) to close a large stretch of Southern…

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Lawsuit: TIRN & Orgs Sue Trump Administration Approval of BP’s Kaskida Drilling Project in the Gulf, 16 Years After Deepwater Horizon

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For Immediate Release, April 20, 2026 Contact: Jackson Chiappinelli, Earthjustice, jchiappinelli@earthjustice.org Joanie Steinhaus, Turtle Island Restoration Network, joanie@tirn.net Lawsuit Targets Trump Administration Approval of BP’s New Ultra-Deepwater Drilling Project in the Gulf of…

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Lawsuit: Gulf & Environmental Groups Sue Trump Administration Over Decision to Exempt All Gulf Oil-and-Gas Activities from Endangered Species Act

By 2026, Conservation, Education & Outreach, Endangered/Threatened Species, Gulf Education & Outreach, Gulf of Mexico, Human-Wildlife Conflicts, Lawsuits, Leatherback, Marine Biodiversity, Marine Mammals & Seabirds, News, News Releases, Protect Nesting Beaches, PSA, Sea Turtles, Turtles

Groups to hold virtual press briefing today at 12 pm ET. For Immediate Release, April 2, 2026 Contact: Jackson Chiappinelli, Earthjustice, jchiappinelli@earthjustice.org Joanie Steinhaus, Turtle Island Restoration Network, joanie@tirn.net Alex…

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