Arlington, VA – The Atlantic coastal states of Maine through Virginia have scheduled hearings to gather public input on Draft Addendum II to Amendment 7 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Striped Bass, which considers management measures designed to support stock rebuilding by reducing fishing mortality to the target in 2024. Some hearings…

Air Date: Week of November 3, 2023 Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) was elected House Speaker in October 2023. (Photo: Office of Speaker Mike Johnson, Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain) The new House Speaker, Republican Mike Johnson of Louisiana, has voted for legislation on the environment and some key social issues just 2% of the time, from…

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The congress was also an opportunity to meet with partners and allies to discuss the UNESCO Network of designated sites, i.e. World Heritage Sites, Geoparks and Biosphere Reserves. These areas, which cover more than 10% of the planet’s surface, are located in biodiversity hotspots and offer unique models of sustainability.  In Peru only, more than…

We, the leaders of Barbados, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Peru, the United States, and Uruguay hold a common vision for a more open, fair, inclusive, sustainable, and prosperous hemisphere. We envision a brighter future for all the people of the Americas in which vibrant economies build more equitable…

Date: Friday, November 3, 2023Contact: Interior_Press@ios.doi.gov PHOENIX, Ariz. — The Biden-Harris administration today announced $63.4 million in new investments as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda for water conservation, water efficiency, and protection of critical environmental resources in the Colorado River System. The investments, which will improve and protect the stability and sustainability…

Former President Jimmy Carter and wife Roselynn Carter talk with Debbie Miller during a 1990 camping trip in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Miller, an Alaska teacher and author, helped found the Alaska Wilderness League. The organization this week gave a special lifetime award to the former president for his advocacy on behalf of Alaska…

To the Editor: RE “15m in Federal Grants Awarded to CT Cities & Conservation Groups for Planting Trees” by Angela Carella, Oct. 11: I am writing to express my enthusiasm and support for the recent news regarding the U.S. Forest Service’s investment in our nation’s urban forest. I was extremely pleased by the announcement that…

SHEFFIELD, Mass. — Tom Ryan, a forester with the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), will present at the November Berkshire Green Drinks event on Thursday, Nov. 9, in person and online via Zoom.   The in-person gathering begins at 5:15 PM at Big Elm Brewery Sheffield Taproom, 65 Silver Street. The presentation and…