Say NO to Texas Senate Bill 103
Texas State Senators are voting on Senate Bill 103 which will ultimately allow the use of plastic bags throughout the State. We have two days to Just Say NO!
Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) and Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom have both written strongly worded letters to governing agencies voicing their opposition to turning over control of California’s Drift Net Fishery to the Federal Government.
Legal and policy issues of whale entanglements in the California driftnet fishery were highlighted in a panel discussion at the PIELC …
The Western Governors’ Association (WGA), which represents the Governors of 19 Western states, is advocating policy recommendations that would give the Republican Congress a perfect rationale to gut the Endangered Species Act. The WGA will ask the National Governors Association (NGA) to adopt its recommendations at the National Governors Association meeting at the end of February.
Researchers from the University of Burgos in Spain have developed a fluorescent polymer that lights up in contact with mercury when it is present in fish. High levels of the metal were detected in samples of swordfish and tuna.
NBC Bay Area produced an investigative story on California driftnets & the harm they cause to marine wildlife. Please help us share the truth about these deadly nets by sharing this story.
Turtle Island Restoration Network, a leading ocean and marine conservation organization, is featured in the United Nation’s newest publication The Future of the World Heritage Convention for Marine Conservation, for their work tracking migrating marine wildlife like hammerhead sharks and green sea turtles in the Eastern Tropical Pacific. Turtle Island is the primary author of the article, and the organizations scientific findings have showed how the Eastern Tropical Pacific is a region is more connected than previously thought.
Turtle Island Restoration Network officially nominated the Pacific Fisheries Management Council (PFMC) for the ‘Shark Enemy’ award by the conservation organization Sharkproject International.
Turtle Island Restoration Network, a Marin-based wildlife organization, is raising a red flag over Donald Trump’s proposed appointment of Scott Pruitt as the head of the U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Pruitt’s record has shown a favoritism towards the oil industry and actions against wildlife. Turtle Island is urging wildlife lovers to contact their Senators to urge them to oppose his Congressional confirmation.
According to an article in the New York Times, President-elect Donald Trump selected Scott Pruitt, Oklahoma attorney general and close ally of the fossil fuel industry, to run the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The move signals Trump’s determination to dismantle efforts to fight climate change.