Water & Oceans

Federal Judge Restores Ban on Fishing Net That Entangles Whale Species

"Environmentalists hoping to save the North Atlantic right whale won a case in federal court in Washington, D.C., Monday, banning walls of fishing net that entangle the species, which has been on the brink of extinction since the 1970s."

Source: Courthouse News Service, 10/29/2019

"Government Loophole Gave Oil Companies $18 Billion Windfall"

"The United States government has lost billions of dollars of oil and gas revenue to fossil-fuel companies because of a loophole in a decades-old law, a federal watchdog agency said Thursday, offering the first detailed accounting of the consequences of a misstep by lawmakers that is expected to continue costing taxpayers for decades to come."

Source: NY Times, 10/25/2019

"PolyMet Opponents Ask Appeals Court To Overturn Mine Permits"

"Opponents of the proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine urged the Minnesota Court of Appeals on Wednesday to cancel two of the project’s most important permits and order further proceedings to determine whether the mine’s environmental and financial safeguards are adequate."

Source: AP, 10/24/2019

Trump Admin Was Against Funding Great Lakes Program Before It Was For It

"The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday rolled out a five-year plan for funding a popular program for restoring the Great Lakes, even though in the not-so-distant past the Trump administration tried to ax the environmental initiative almost entirely."

Source: Washington Post, 10/24/2019

"Environmental Groups Sue Over Trump Rollback of Waters Rule"

"The National Wildlife Federation, Natural Resources Defense Council, and nine other groups sued Oct. 23 in the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina, accusing the federal government of breaking the law in its rollback of the 2015 Clean Water Rule."

Source: Bloomberg Environment, 10/24/2019

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