HeraldNet

Petition would list single captive orca as endangered

EVERETT — A proposal to list a captive killer whale as protected under the Endangered Species Act is entering an uncertain legal environment. The orca, known as Lolita, was captured from Penn Cove off ...
JD Supra

States Petition the USEPA To List Certain PFAS Compounds as Clean Air Act Hazardous Air Pollutants

In another step toward broader regulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), on August 29, 2024, New Jersey, New Mexico, and North Carolina (the States) submitted a petition (Petition) ...
Alaska Public Media

Many Alaska king salmon stocks up for Endangered Species Act review after group's petition

A petition to list many Alaska king salmon stocks as endangered has cleared its first hurdle. As first reported by the Northern Journal, it’s mainly a bureaucratic step for the petition, from the ...
JD Supra

Groups Petition California Fish and Game Commission to List Western Burrowing Owl

On March 5, 2024, the Center for Biological Diversity and several other groups submitted a petition to the California Fish and Game Commission (the Commission) to list the western burrowing owl ...
Alaska Public Media

A petition to put king salmon on the endangered species list is raising alarm across Alaska

Petersburg troller Mark Roberts working on his fishing vessel, the Cape Cross, on May 24, 2024. (Photo by Shelby Herbert/KFSK) The federal government is considering a request that would grant Gulf of ...