1. Current Administration Threatens World’s Largest Marine Protected Area     The Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument’s status as a national monument,

1. Tens of Thousands “March for Science” Around the World–There is No Planet B   This past Earth Day, April 22,

1. Robots Culling Lionfish In Bermuda, a new robot has been unveiled that stuns and captures lionfish at depths that humans

1. Whale Activity Facilitates the Absorption of Carbon from Atmosphere – And That is Good   Pacific Islanders realize that whales

1. Foreign Fishing Boats, Confiscated from Poachers and Blown Up   The Indonesian government recently blew up 81 mostly foreign fishing

1. Three “Hefty” Plastic Bills Currently Being Reviewed in California   These three bills could significantly decrease single use plastics in

1. Poached Sharks Confiscated at World Heritage Site – Cocos island   On Monday, March 20th, 2017 Cocos Island park guards

1. New York Times: Great Barrier Reef – Huge Sections Are Dead Scientists have found that hundreds of miles of the

1. Gas Leak in Alaska Threatens Beluga Whales A natural gas leak in Alaska’s Cook Inlet is threatening the beluga whales

1. Conviction Results in Prison Sentence – Illegal Shark Fins in Costa Rica A Costa Rica court upheld the mandate against

1. Sea Turtles Numbers May Be Overestimated By a Factor of Two   Scientists studying green sea turtles have assumed that

1. David Banks, Former Bush Climate Aid Expected to Join NSC Former George W. Bush administration climate aide, George David Banks,

1. Endangered Species Act in Danger   The Endangered Species Act (ESA) is in danger of being gutted. Passed in 1973,

1. NASA and NOAA: 2016 Warmest Year on Record    (c) Shannon Curtis NASA and NOAA data show that worldwide, 2016 was