Oceans
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 [...]
Oceans
Oceans
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 [...]
Oceans
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 [...]
Oceans
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 [...]
Land Use/Forests
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 [...]
Oceans
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 [...]
Land Use/Forests
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 [...]
Food
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 [...]
Oceans
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 [...]
Energy
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 [...]
Oceans
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. [...]
Oceans
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 [...]
Oceans
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 [...]
Oceans
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 [...]
Air/Climate
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 [...]
Oceans
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 [...]