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Endangered whales found entangled in rope off Massachusetts, and 1 is likely to die
Read full article: Endangered whales found entangled in rope off Massachusetts, and 1 is likely to dieThe federal government says that two endangered whales have been spotted entangled in fishing gear off Massachusetts and that one is likely to die from its injuries.
1 day only: Short-lived Atlantic red snapper season gets underway off Florida coast
Read full article: 1 day only: Short-lived Atlantic red snapper season gets underway off Florida coastBlink and you’ll miss it as the 2024 recreational south Atlantic red snapper season starts out — and ends, for that matter — on the same day.
U.S. regulators will review car-tire chemical that kills salmon, upon request from West Coast tribes
Read full article: U.S. regulators will review car-tire chemical that kills salmon, upon request from West Coast tribesFederal regulators will review the use of a chemical found in tires after a petition from Native American tribes in California and Washington state.
Conservation group seeks to reverse Trump changes to sea turtle protection
Read full article: Conservation group seeks to reverse Trump changes to sea turtle protectionConservation groups have sued to reverse changes made under former President Donald Trump to rules to keep sea turtles from drowning in inshore shrimp nets.
Suit: Feds ignore risk of huge spills to endangered species
Read full article: Suit: Feds ignore risk of huge spills to endangered speciesEnvironmental groups have asked a federal court to toss out the government's assessment of oil and gas activity's likely effects on endangered species in the Gulf of Mexico. A lawsuit filed Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020, says the report doesnt consider the likelihood of another catastrophic oil spill like BP's Deepwater Horizon spill of 2010. He predicted the litigation will be lengthy because both the report and suit cover a huge area and many species. It will be largely a battle of experts, he said, but allegations about ignoring large spills are a strength of the suit. The suit said NOAA underestimated the largest spill likely.