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Whaling Nations Erode Moratorium, Toxics of Universal Concern

July 7, 2012 ENS Comments Off on Whaling Nations Erode Moratorium, Toxics of Universal Concern

 
PANAMA CITY, Panama, July 6, 2012 (ENS) – Hundreds of delegates from the 89 International Whaling Commission member governments today agreed to a resolution asking the UN World [...]

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Oceans

Commentary: A Call From Berlin To Defend Our Oceans

May 23, 2012 ENS Comments Off on Commentary: A Call From Berlin To Defend Our Oceans

By Captain Paul Watson

BERLIN, Germany, May 23, 2012 (ENS) – What a day! With only a couple of hours sleep, Scott West and I caught a cab to [...]

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Oceans

Web of Marine Life Dissolving Under Human Onslaught

May 22, 2012 ENS Comments Off on Web of Marine Life Dissolving Under Human Onslaught

 

NEW YORK, New York, May 22, 2012 (ENS) – Oceans cover about 72 percent of Earth’s surface area and there are an estimated 250,000 marine species. “Yet, despite [...]

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Oceans

Japanese Tsunami Debris Headed for U.S. Shores

December 20, 2011 ENS Comments Off on Japanese Tsunami Debris Headed for U.S. Shores

 

HONOLULU, Hawaii, December 20, 2011 (ENS) – Debris from the tsunami that devastated Japan on March 11 could reach the Hawaiian islands as early as this winter, according [...]

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Lawsuit: Hawaii Swordfish Fishery Expansion Jeopardizes Turtle Survival

December 16, 2009 ENS Comments Off on Lawsuit: Hawaii Swordfish Fishery Expansion Jeopardizes Turtle Survival

 

HONOLULU, Hawaii, December 16, 2009 (ENS) – Three conservation groups are taking the National Marine Fisheries Service to federal court in Honolulu to challenge a new rule removing [...]

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Oceans

U.S. Army Corps Sued to Block Back Bay Marina Permit

December 16, 2009 ENS Comments Off on U.S. Army Corps Sued to Block Back Bay Marina Permit

 

WASHINGTON, DC, December 16, 2009 (ENS) – Two conservation groups are suing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for issuing a permit for a commercial marina in waters [...]

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Oceans

Obama Ocean Task Force Plans to Resolve Competing User Conflicts

December 14, 2009 ENS Comments Off on Obama Ocean Task Force Plans to Resolve Competing User Conflicts

 

WASHINGTON, DC, December 14, 2009 (ENS) – The Obama administration is trying a new approach to federal resource planning for oceans, coasts and the Great Lakes by establishing [...]

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Land Use/Forests

Conscience Bay Land Purchase Protects Long Island Sound

December 14, 2009 ENS Comments Off on Conscience Bay Land Purchase Protects Long Island Sound

 

ALBANY, New York, December 14, 2009 (ENS) – The State of New York has agreed with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Center to purchase one of the [...]

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Oceans

Pollution Crimes Cost Greek Shipper $2.7 Million, Ships Barred from USA

December 11, 2009 ENS Comments Off on Pollution Crimes Cost Greek Shipper $2.7 Million, Ships Barred from USA
 

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, December 11, 2009 (ENS) – Polembros Shipping Ltd., a Greek ship management company, was sentenced Wednesday in federal court in New Orleans to pay a $2.7 [...]

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Land Use/Forests

EPA, Florida Agree to Limit Fertilizer, Animal Waste in State Waters

November 17, 2009 ENS Comments Off on EPA, Florida Agree to Limit Fertilizer, Animal Waste in State Waters

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, November 17, 2009 (ENS) – In a decision with national relevance, a federal judge in Tallahassee Monday approved a consent decree that requires the U.S. Environmental Protection [...]

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Food

Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Quota Cut, Conservationists Urge Trade Ban

November 17, 2009 ENS Comments Off on Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Quota Cut, Conservationists Urge Trade Ban

RECIFE, Brazil, November 17, 2009 (ENS) – Fishing pressure on bluefin tuna in the Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea will be reduced this coming year, but conservation groups [...]

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Oceans

Swarms of Mini Oceanbots Funded for Development

November 11, 2009 ENS Comments Off on Swarms of Mini Oceanbots Funded for Development

 

SAN DIEGO, California, November 11, 2009 (ENS) – Swarms of miniature robotic floats that travel with ocean currents, sense the environment and report their findings back to researchers [...]

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Energy

Louisiana Copes With Oil Spill, High Winds, Flooding

November 2, 2009 ENS Comments Off on Louisiana Copes With Oil Spill, High Winds, Flooding

 

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, November 2, 2009 (ENS) – An oil spill south of New Orleans and flooding across northern and western parishes has made it a difficult weekend [...]

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Oceans

South Africa, Mozambique Create Africa’s Largest Marine Protected Area

October 29, 2009 ENS Comments Off on South Africa, Mozambique Create Africa’s Largest Marine Protected Area

 

ST. LUCIA, South Africa, October 29, 2009 (ENS) – South Africa and its neighbor to the north, Mozambique, have joined forces to create Africa’s largest marine protected area. [...]

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Oceans

NOAA and Four States Form South Atlantic Ocean Alliance

October 27, 2009 ENS Comments Off on NOAA and Four States Form South Atlantic Ocean Alliance

 

CHARLESTON, South Carolina, October 27, 2009 (ENS) – State government representatives from the Southeast coastal region have formed a partnership with the federal agency responsible for oceans to [...]

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Oceans

Clean Cruise Ship Act Introduced to Stop Raw Sewage Dumping

October 22, 2009 ENS Comments Off on Clean Cruise Ship Act Introduced to Stop Raw Sewage Dumping

 

WASHINGTON, DC, October 22, 2009 (ENS) – Nearly identical bills to prevent cruise ships from discharging raw, untreated sewage in U.S. coastal waters were introduced Wednesday in both [...]

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Oceans

Petition Seeks Protection for 83 Coral Species in U.S. Waters

October 20, 2009 ENS Comments Off on Petition Seeks Protection for 83 Coral Species in U.S. Waters

 

SAN FRANCISCO, California, October 20, 2009 (ENS) – The Center for Biological Diversity today filed a formal petition asking the federal government to protect 83 imperiled coral species [...]

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Air/Climate

Oregon Dead Zone Blamed on Climate Change

October 8, 2009 ENS Comments Off on Oregon Dead Zone Blamed on Climate Change

 

CORVALLIS, Oregon, October 8, 2009 (ENS) – Climate change is likely responsible for the formation of a large dead zone that has formed off the coast of Oregon [...]

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Oceans

EPA Will Spend $50 Million to Cap Toxic California Seabed

October 5, 2009 ENS Comments Off on EPA Will Spend $50 Million to Cap Toxic California Seabed

 

SAN FRANCISCO, California, October 5, 2009 (ENS) – A $50 million plan to protect the public from contaminated sediment off the coast of Los Angeles was detailed today [...]

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