The Marine Mammal Protection Act, which celebrated 50 years in 2023, has safeguarded species from extinction. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management honors this legacy by prioritizing marine mammal ...

October 11, 2025 News Editor Comments Off on Republicans Seek to Weaken U.S. Marine Mammal Protection Act WASHINGTON, DC, October 11, 2025 (ENS) – On July 8, Congressman Nick Begich III, an Alaska ...

The legislation could be considered by the Natural Resources Committee in the coming weeks. The House Natural Resources Committee is set to discuss legislation to make big changes to the Marine Mammal ...

Republican lawmakers are targeting one of the U.S.'s longest-standing pieces of environmental legislation, credited with helping save rare whales from extinction. Conservative leaders feel they now ...

Proposed changes to the Marine Mammal Protection Act are alarming environmentalists and researchers. Changes include new definitions, updated terms, and set timelines for permit reviews, which ...

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – Famous wildlife biologist and TV host Jeff Corwin was on Capitol Hill this week to fight changes lawmakers are considering to the ‘Marine Mammals Protection Act.’ “Time tested ...

A man and a woman were captured on video throwing rocks at an elephant seal resting on a beach at Point Reyes National ...

New Jersey’s marine mammals are in the crosshairs. Already struggling under multiple assaults, they are facing another blow. Recent federal budget cuts and rule changes promise to dismantle critical ...

Biologists were on Capitol Hill this week to warn lawmakers that changes they are considering to the "Marine Mammals Protection Act" could cause serious harm to whales, dolphins, polar bears and other ...