WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (TNSRep) -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release on Dec. 2: Conservation and wildlife-protection groups today filed an emergency rulemaking petition to protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales from becoming entangled in commercial fishing gear. "North Atlantic right whales are in crisis, and these critically endangered animals need protection from deadly entanglements now," said Kristen Monsell, oceans legal director at the C  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release on Dec. 2: Conservation and wildlife-protection groups today filed an emergency rulemaking petition to protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales from becoming entangled in commercial fishing gear. "North Atlantic right whales are in crisis, and these critically endangered animals need protection from deadly entanglements now," said Kristen Monsell, oceans legal director at the Center for Bio  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (TNSRep)-- The Defenders of Wildlife issued the following news: Conservation and wildlife-protection groups today filed an emergency rulemaking petition to protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales from becoming entangled in commercial fishing gear. "Four out of every five North Atlantic right whales has suffered from entanglement at least once," said Jane Davenport, a senior attorney at Defenders of Wildlife. "Yet the government refuses to act as an entire s  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Angus King (I-Maine) applauded the passage of the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act by the U.S. Senate. The bipartisan bill, introduced in June, seeks to tackle the problem of plastic waste on a global scale by spurring innovation and finding uses for the plastic waste that already exists to keep it from entering the oceans. The legislation builds on the initial progress made   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Angus King (I-Maine) applauded the passage of the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act by the U.S. Senate. The bipartisan bill, introduced in June, seeks to tackle the problem of plastic waste on a global scale by spurring innovation and finding uses for the plastic waste that already exists to keep it from entering the oceans. The legislation builds on the initial progress made b  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on Dec. 1: Today, U.S. Senators Angus King (I-Maine), a member of the Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee, and Susan Collins (R-Maine) will introduce legislation to officially designate the York River as part of the National Park Service's Wild and Scenic River System. Today's legislation comes after a National Park Service study proposed by Senator King determined the river is eligible and suitable  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on Dec. 1: Today, U.S. Senators Angus King (I-Maine), a member of the Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee, and Susan Collins (R-Maine) will introduce legislation to officially designate the York River as part of the National Park Service's Wild and Scenic River System. Today's legislation comes after a National Park Service study proposed by Senator King determined the river is eligible and suitable   more