WASHINGTON — The National Marine Fisheries Service issued regulations today prohibiting seafood imports from nations whose fisheries kill more whales and dolphins than U.S. standards allow. Each year around 650,000 whales, dolphins and other marine mammals are unintentionally caught and…
Across the world, electric vehicles (EVs) are increasingly recognized as one of the greenest choices for personal transportation, and for good reason: avoiding the worst impacts of climate change requires us to phase out the use of oil in transportation…
WASHINGTON, DC - With no relief in sight for a coal industry reeling from multiple bankruptcies and a declining demand for coal, the federal bureau that supervises coal mine reclamation recommended states “should not accept new or additional self-bonds” under…
CHICAGO – Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner signed a law that gives the green light for a new monarch butterfly license plate that will generate funds to support butterfly habitat. The “Roadside Monarch Habitat Fund,” will be used for monarch and…
In the 1960s and 70s these whales were hunted and captured for marine parks. Today, the last wild Southern Resident orcas struggle for their survival because of a shortage of prey.
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