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December 16, 2014 | Article

Coming Clean: Hydropower’s Dirty (Energy) Secrets

Dams are often touted as being green, but a deeper looks uncovers some dirty truths about their environmental impact.

November 24, 2014 | Article

Protecting Marine Eardrums

Navy training is essential to national security, but there's a way to minimize the harm that it inflicts on marine mammals.

November 20, 2014 | Press Release

Lawsuit Fights New Rule Doubling Catch Limit for Overfished Bigeye Tuna

Lifting catch limits for Hawai‘i fishing fleet violates international agreement

October 30, 2014 | Press Release

Motion Filed in Case to Protect Pacific Whales, Dolphins from Navy Sonar

Millions of marine mammals face injury, death off Hawai‘i, Southern California

October 28, 2014 | Press Release

Ignoring International Limits, U.S. Expands Fishing for Declining Bigeye Tuna

Rule published today in Federal Register

October 17, 2014 | Article

Earthjustice, NRDC, Fishing & Watershed Groups File Notice to Sue for ESA Protection of Imperiled River Herring

The Endangered Species Act is clear. Given the imperiled status of blueback herring and the lack of sufficient action by regulators to stem the decline of river herring, a threatened designation for blueback herring is now necessary to jump start recovery.

October 16, 2014 | Article

Ruling Aids Chances for Better Groundfish Monitoring

The U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska has paved the way for better monitoring of high-impact trawl boats in the North Pacific.

August 7, 2014 | Press Release: Victory

Changes to North Pacific Observer Program Adopted Unlawfully

The United States District Court for the District of Alaska has ruled that the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) violated the law when it restructured the observer program for the North Pacific groundfish fisheries.