Tag: fish
As salmon disappear, a battle over Alaska Native fishing rights heats...
The salmon shortage has also inflamed a long-simmering legal fight among Native stakeholders, the Biden administration, and the state over who gets to fish on Alaska’s vast federal lands.
50% of US lakes and rivers are too polluted for swimming,...
A new report from the Environmental Integrity Project (EIP) finds the country has fallen far short of the Clean Water Act's goal.
New research shows just how many fish are eating plastic
A new study reveals that certain kinds of fish are more likely to have ingested plastic—including hundreds of species people depend on for food.
Trump administration lifts ban on GE salmon
The GE salmon could be in grocery stores as soon as 2020.
Microplastics accumulate in bodies of shellfish within hours, new study reveals
“Understanding whether plastic particles are absorbed across biological membranes and accumulate within internal organs is critical for assessing the risk these particles pose to both organism and human health."
Progressive Briefing for Monday, October 8
Humans, fish and other animals are consuming microfibers in our food and water, Trump's pick for energy innovation is invested in Big Oil, and Susan Collins' challenger raises millions after vote for Kavanaugh.
Humans, fish and other animals are consuming microfibers in our food...
As tiny fibers shed from synthetic textiles invade our bodies, researchers scramble to identify potential threats.
GOP-controlled House passes bill to eviscerate nation’s marine ecosystems, fisheries
If the bill becomes law, it "would reverse decades of bipartisan progress towards preventing overfishing and rebuilding fish populations, harming the health of our marine ecosystems and the coastal communities who depend on them."
To Native culture, the salmon decision means more than a treaty...
How indigenous food is tied to important sacred stories.
Scientists launch groundbreaking study on health risks of microplastics in seafood
Studies have already found that sea salt can be rich in plastic and that we likely consume the tiny bits that get embedded in many types of seafood.
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Pentagon seeks $200 billion for Iran war as costs surge and Congress pushes back
Lawmakers question the scale, legality, and strategy of a massive funding request as troop deployments expand and the conflict shows signs of escalation.
Balanced budget amendment would put Social Security, Medicare, and core public services on the...
The proposal would make revenue increases extraordinarily difficult while allowing tax cuts to pass more easily, shifting pressure onto widely used federal programs.
Scale raises the ceiling, but fiscal foundations determine whether autocracy or democracy prevails
The implication is stark: democracy is not only a constitutional or ideological arrangement; it is fundamentally a fiscal one.
State Department purge left US exposed as Iran war sent energy prices soaring
Internal layoffs removed the very officials who would have modeled oil supply disruptions, coordinated with Gulf energy partners, and prepared for retaliatory strikes as war with Iran drove gas and crude prices sharply higher.
The Paris Prelude: Why the US and China are moving toward a Cold Peace
Nuanced engagement is an improvement over chaotic confrontation.