Last week, the U.S. federal government announced it was heading toward a shutdown after lawmakers failed to pass a funding bill by the October 1st deadline. If this sounds familiar,…
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Currently in California, Governor Newsom is pushing a dangerous deal that would gut environmental protections for our rivers by carving out a special CEQA exemption for the state’s Water Quality…
Our nation’s public lands are among our most treasured resources. These preserved spaces belong to all of us… providing clean water (happy World Water Week), critical wildlife habitat, cultural connections…
Statement of Todd Steiner, founder of Turtle Island Restoration Network and Mission Blue’s Hope Spot Champion for Cocos-Galapagos Swimway from United Nations Ocean Conference in Nice, France: We are disappointed…
STATEMENT FROM TURTLE ISLAND RESTORATION NETWORK On the Deployment of the National Guard and ICE Protests in Los Angeles At Turtle Island Restoration Network, we believe deeply that environmental justice…
The Trump administration is pushing a quiet but devastating change to the Endangered Species Act — and it hinges on just one word. For decades, the law has protected endangered...
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By Todd Steiner A new study out of Harvard and the University of Delaware published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2405898121) document that industrial fishing supplies 70%…
For Immediate Release: December 28, 2023 Contact: Todd Steiner, (415) 488-7652, tsteiner@tirn.net Fishery’s Expansion Threatens Endangered Leatherback Habitat Off California SAN FRANCISCO— The Center for Biological Diversity and Turtle Island…
When returning adult coho salmon started dying before spawning in the Seattle area, scientists went into action. Polluted road run-off was the suspected culprit, but discovering what of the thousands…
By Audrey Fusco We celebrated summer by extending the hours of our nursery volunteer events to 10am – 4pm during the months of June, July, and August 2023. The longer…