Draft legislation aims to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act, potentially easing restrictions on species protection.

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

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 ...

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – A famous biologist was 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, ...

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 ...

The Marine Mammal Protection Act, enacted in 1972, has prevented the extinction of marine mammal species in U.S. waters. Proposed legislation threatens to weaken the act by restricting scientific data ...

Diving in a kelp forest in Monterey Bay recently, I watched a tubby 200-pound harbor seal follow a fellow diver, nibbling on his flippers. The diver, a graduate student, was using sponges to collect ...

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 ...

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 ...