BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 2 -- Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release: * * * House Passes Bill Delaying Vital Protections for North Atlantic Right Whales Until 2035 * Entanglements in fishing gear are a leading cause of death for critically endangered right whales. Photo: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission taken under NOAA research permit 15488 September 2, 2026 (Boston, MA) - The Senate is poised to vote on the so-called "Northeast Lobsterman Protec  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * House passes Golden-Lawler bill to protect Maine lobstermen from burdensome new right whale regulations until 2035 * WASHINGTON -Maine's lobstermen and the communities they support would get an extended reprieve from onerous new regulations related to the North Atlantic right whale until 2035 under a bill spearheaded by Congressmen Jared Golden (ME-02) and Mike Lawler (NY-17), which passed the House o  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * House Republicans Pass Bills to Push North Atlantic Right Whales Toward Extinction, Let Trump Fast-Track Permits for Any Mine He Likes * Washington, D.C. -House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) took to the House Floor this week to oppose H.R. 9436, which extends a special industry waiver that will lead to more critically endangered North Atlantic right whales d  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2026: * * * House Republicans Pass Bills to Push North Atlantic Right Whales Toward Extinction, Let Trump Fast-Track Permits for Any Mine He Likes House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) took to the House Floor this week to oppose H.R. 9436, which extends a special industry waiver that will lead to mor  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 1, 2026: * * * House Votes to Restore American Seafood Competitiveness Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 9436, the Northeast Lobsterman Protection Act of 2026, introduced by U.S. Representative Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.). This legislation extends a current regulatory pause to provide much-needed certainty for the families and commu  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Lawler-Golden Northeast Lobstermen Protection Act Passes House, Providing Certainty for Northeast Fisheries * Washington, D.C. - 9/1/26... Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) announced that the House of Representatives passed the Northeast Lobstermen Protection Act. The legislation extends the current regulatory framework governing the American lobster and   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following statement on Sept. 2, 2026, by assistant administrator Eugenio Pineiro Soler: * * * Advancing Agency-Level Reforms to Restore American Seafood Competitiveness NOAA Fisheries Assistant Administrator Eugenio Pineiro Soler announces prioritized agency actions in support of the Executive Order on Restoring American Seafood Competitiveness. Over the past year, I have met wit  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- The White House Office of Management and Budget issued the following statement of administration policy on the Northeast Lobsterman Protection Act (H.R. 9436), which was introduced by Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, and Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine: * * * The Administration strongly supports passage of H.R. 9436, which would extend the time period, from 2028 until 2035, for which the Department of Commerce's National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Final Rule amending the re  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * The Leader's Floor Lookout: Tuesday, September 1, 2026 * Here's what to watch for on the House Floor today: Condemning Socialism and Protecting American Elections Socialism is one of the most destructive ideologies in world history, time and time again proving itself to be a failed experiment that only leads to communist regimes, totalitarian rule, and brutal dictatorships. M  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * The Republican Recap: Week of August 31, 2026 * Here's a recap of what Republicans achieved on the House floor this week: Condemning Socialism and Protecting American Elections Socialism is one of the most destructive ideologies in world history, time and time again proving itself to be a failed experiment that only leads to communist regimes, totalitarian rule, and brutal d  more

ATHENS, Georgia, Sept. 5 -- The University of Georgia issued the following news: * * * Assistant professor studies how currents affect the climate Nick Foukal educates the next generation of oceanographers By Jackson Schroeder Nick Foukal's fascination with the ocean began decades ago, on the waters off the coast of Nahant, Massachusetts, a 3,000-resident beach town 13 miles north of Boston. He remembers spending summers taking the family's rowboat out with his brother, fishing and setting   more