Facilities Would Threaten Sea Turtles, Other Endangered Species SAN FRANCISCO— Three conservation groups initiated a legal challenge today to the U.S. Export-Import Bank’s nearly $3 billion in financing for two…
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ALBANY – A 10-year study of Adirondack loons shows mercury contamination can lead to population declines because birds with elevated mercury levels produce fewer chicks than those with low levels,…
SeaTurtles.org is working to save sea turtles from plastic pollution through beach cleanups, advocacy to reduce disposable plastic production, and research to identify hot-spots of plastic pollution in sea turtle…
Conservation Groups Return to Court to Gain Overdue Protections Honolulu, Hawai‘i – Marine conservationists filed suit in federal court in Honolulu today against the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) challenging…
The plastic in our oceans is killing thousands of sea turtles and marine mammals each year, which is why Dr. Chris Pincetich with SeaTurtles.org partnered with Project Green Runway in…
Honolulu, HI — The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision yesterday that upheld a federal district court settlement limiting the number of loggerhead and critically endangered leatherback sea…
San Francsico, CA—Kurt Mix, a former BP engineer, faces felony charges of destroying over 200 text messages related to oil giant’s Deepwater Horizon blowout that pumped an estimated quarter-billion gallons…
California Drift Gillnet Fishery Killed Two Sperm Whales The drift gillnet gear that killed a gray whale and entangled another over the past week along the California coast is the…
Two Endangered Sperm Whales Killed by California’s Drift Gillnets SACRAMENTO – On Saturday, March 3, the federal Pacific Fishery Management Council voted to pursue expanding California’s devastating drift gillnet fishery…
The strict new federal standards limiting pollution from power plants are meant to safeguard human health. But they should have an important side benefit, according to a study being released on Tuesday:…