Trump Fishing Order Challenged

Trump’s Plan to Land SpaceX Rockets in Pacific Wildlife Refuge Spurs Lawsuit

The Center for Biological Diversity has sued the U.S. Air Force and Fish and Wildlife Service for failing to release public records detailing the Trump administration’s plans to build landing pads for SpaceX rockets in sensitive marine habitat in the Pacific Ocean.In March the Air Force announced plans to begin reviewing the potential environmental harms of landing dozens of commercial rockets in the Johnston Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, whic…

A Trump proposal to redefine 'harm' could have outsized consequences in Alaska

A polar bear walking on a beach at the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge on April 29, 2021. (Photo by Lisa Hupp/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) A Trump administration effort to limit protections for endangered species’ habitats could have outsized consequences in Alaska. That’s according to environmental scientists who warn of “severe” implications for ecosystems that could be targeted for resource extraction, if the proposed change goes through. …

Trump Pledges to Deregulate Maine Fishing While Suggesting Resistance from State Leaders

President Donald Trump took to Truth Social on Tuesday to celebrate Maine fishermen and to discuss his work to remove Obama-era restrictions on fishing off Maine’s coast, while hinting at resistance from Maine’s political leaders. [RELATED: New England Fishermen Celebrate Trump Executive Order Aimed at Restoring the U.S. Seafood Industry…] “I approved FULL Fishing Rights [...] The post Trump Pledges to Deregulate Maine Fishing While Suggesting R…

Trump fishing order challenged

HONOLULU — Environmentalists challenged President Donald Trump's executive order that they say strips core protections from the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument and opens the area to harmful commercial fishing.

Environmentalists File Lawsuit Challenging Trump's Executive Order that Allows for Commercial Fishing in Pacific Monument

Environmentalists are challenging in court President Donald Trump’s executive order that they say strips core protections from the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument and opens the area to harmful commercial fishing. On the same day of last month’s proclamation allowing commercial fishing in the monument, Trump issued an order to boost the U.S. commercial fishing industry by peeling back regulations and opening up harvesting in pre…