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House to Take Up Bills Torching Wildlife Protections
A draft discussion bill headed for a hearing with the House Natural Resources Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee on Tuesday is poised to tear apart
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Attacks on Critically Endangered Whales Continue in Subcommittee Spending Bill
Defenders of Wildlife condemns the proposed Fiscal Year 2026 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies spending bill before the Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee
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New Bill Would Gut Marine Mammal Protections
Rep. Nicholas Begich (R-AK) introduced a draft bill today that would eviscerate the Marine Mammal Protection Act, the sole federal law protecting marine mammals in
More North Atlantic Right Whale Press Releases
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Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration’s Rollbacks of Offshore Drilling Safety Regs
Ten environmental groups sued the Trump administration today to challenge rollbacks of the 2016 Well Control and Blowout Preventer Rule, a safety regulation meant to prevent another blowout like what happened during the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon disaster.
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SAVE Right Whales Act Passes Out of Committee
Today, the House Natural Resources Committee marked up and passed the Scientific Assistance for Very Endangered (SAVE) Right Whales Act out of committee. The legislation would support the survival and recovery of the critically imperiled North Atlantic right whale.
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Trump Administration Targets Atlantic for Risky, Dangerous Drilling
Acting Secretary of Interior David Bernhardt announced that the Atlantic will be included in the 5-year offshore leasing plan for oil and gas development.
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House Introduces the SAVE Right Whales Act
The legislation would support the recovery of the critically imperiled North Atlantic right whale.
National Marine Fisheries Service Authorizes Seismic Airgun Blasting
Today the National Marine Fisheries Service will authorize five companies to conduct seismic airgun blasting activities that will harm marine mammals like dolphins and whales
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