BOOTHBAY HARBOR, Maine (AP) — Republican lawmakers are targeting one of the U.S.’s longest standing pieces of environmental legislation, credited with helping save rare whales from extinction.

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 ...

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 ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Republican lawmakers are working to roll back the 1972 Marine Mammal Protection Act, which has helped save ...