A stretch of ocean off the coast of Cape Cod more than four times the size of Rhode Island has become the first U.S. marine national monument in the Atlantic Ocean. President Barack Obama formally ...

WASHINGTON — Creating the Atlantic Ocean's first marine national monument is a needed response to dangerous climate change, oceanic dead zones and unsustainable fishing practices, President Barack ...

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We, Alaskan Indigenous peoples who have lived along the Arctic Ocean coast of Alaska since time immemorial, respectfully ask President Joseph Biden to designate a U.S. Arctic Ocean marine national ...

A new effort to convince President Barack Obama to establish a huge new national monument in the Pacific Ocean off California before he leaves office six months from now is gaining momentum. More than ...

PORTLAND, Maine – The National Audubon Society is getting involved in a lawsuit over the future of a national monument in the ocean off New England because of the area’s importance to seabirds, ...

PORTLAND, MainePORTLAND, Maine — The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that it will not consider a fishing group’s attempt to challenge the creation of a large federally protected area in the Atlantic ...