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Will California’s marine mammal conservation success come undone?
Read more: Will California’s marine mammal conservation success come undone?Dramatic Comebacks & Current Scope of Biodiversity Thanks to landmark protections like the Marine Mammal Protection Act (1972) and the Endangered Species Act (1973), many of California’s marine mammals have staged impressive recoveries over the past 50 years. Species such as California sea lions, northern elephant seals, harbor seals, whales, dolphins, porpoises, and southern sea…
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Post-Blob, California’s kelp crisis isn’t going away
Read more: Post-Blob, California’s kelp crisis isn’t going awayThe Kelp Collapse Since 2013, Northern California’s kelp forests have been devastated by a combination of extreme marine heatwaves and the loss of sunflower sea stars to wasting disease. With their main predator gone, purple urchins exploded in number, stripping away kelp and leaving behind vast “urchin barrens.” Image by NOAA Sanctuaries Ripple Effects Kelp…
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It’s Time to Save the Whales Again
Read more: It’s Time to Save the Whales AgainDavid Helvarg recently wrote an article on the LA Times highlighting the recent attack on the Marine Mammal Protection Act by Rep. Nick Begich. The Golden Era of Environmental Protection David recalls the environmental awakening of the late 1960s and early 1970s, when disasters like the Santa Barbara oil spill and the Cuyahoga River fire…
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Donald Trump’s Plan for Pirate Mining
Read more: Donald Trump’s Plan for Pirate MiningThe next big land grab…under the sea? President Trump’s push for deep‑sea mining sparks fierce debate: strategic gains vs. ecological risks. This move bypasses the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), which the United States has never ratified but has historically followed. By formally rejecting this international framework, the U.S. risks…
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In Trump’s war on NOAA, the losers will be Americans and the economy
Read more: In Trump’s war on NOAA, the losers will be Americans and the economyOur director, David Helvarg, recently contributed to the LA Times with an article detailing why Trump’s efforts to scale back NOAA could be potentially dangerous to the American public. Proposed Overhaul of NOAA and NWS The Trump administration, influenced by the conservative “Project 2025” plan, is considering significant changes to NOAA and the NWS. This…
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Additionally, our podcast is broadcast on several radio stations:
- KGUA Radio – Public Media for the Mendonoma Coast
- KWMR – Point Reyes West Marin Community Radio
- KGNU & KGNU-FM – Denver & Boulder Community Radio Stations
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- KAKU – The Voice of Maui
- KQUA – Roseburg’s Community Radio Station
- KXCR – Community Radio Florence
- KEPW – Peaceworks Community Radio
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