Feds Agree to Protect Beluga Habitat in Alaska
Today, the National Marine Fisheries Service announced that Alaska’s Cook Inlet beluga whale habitat will be federally protected. The final rule designates...
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Iceland's Whaling Draws International Rebuke
Last week, diplomats from 11 nations delivered a demarche –a diplomatic letter of protest – to Iceland’s government over its escalation in commercial whaling...
Good News - EPA is One Step Closer to Protecting Bristol Bay
Yesterday the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it would conduct a “scientific assessment” of Alaska's Bristol Bay watershed to "better understand...
Salmon Fever!
The President's quip about salmon in last night's State of the Union has hooked the nation. Trying to draw attention to the layers of federal regulation,...
Groups Work to Stop Iceland's Illegal Whaling
Today NRDC and other conservation groups filed a petition with the U.S. Departments of Commerce and Interior to impose trade sanctions against Iceland for its...
Alaskan Fishermen and Community Rally for Bristol Bay
Today The Keystone Center conducted a symposium on "Responsible Large-Scale Mining,” as my colleague just blogged . While the intended purpose of Keystone’s...