BERKELEY, California, June 4 -- The International Marine Mammal Project of Earth Island Institute issued the following news: The regional agency promoting commercial fishing based in Hawaii has asked President Trump and his Administration to allow commercial fishing in several important Marine National Monuments. These include the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument and Rose Atoll Marine National Monument. These Monuments were established to safeguard the abundant and diverse coral,  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following transcript of an interview: Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined Joe Scarborough and Willie Geist on MSNBC's Morning Joe to discuss the Congressional response to the killing of George Floyd and other news of the day. Below are the Speaker's remarks: Joe Scarborough. And Speaker Nancy Pelosi joins us now. Madam Speaker, thank you for being with us. Speaker Pelosi. Good morning. Joe Scarborough. It's interesting, every  more

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- The State Department has issued a rule (22 CFR Part 161), published in the Federal Register on May 29, entitled: "Environmental Protection: Regulations for Implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)". The rule was issued by Zachary A. Parker, Director, Office of Directives Management, U.S. Department of State. DATES: This rule is effective July 13, 2020. Comments will be received until June 29, 2020. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: M. Ross Alliston,   more