Ocean monuments
High Court Won’t Wade Into Undersea Monument Case
2021-03-22 15:55:37
by
Dan McCue
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to consider whether the Obama Administration overstepped its authority in designating nearly 5,000 undersea acres off the Massachusetts coast a national monument, but Chief Justice John Roberts suggested it may be... Read More
Environmentalists Win Lawsuit Protecting Ocean Monuments
2020-01-04 00:14:32
by
Tom Ramstack
WASHINGTON - Environmentalists won an appeals court ruling in Washington, D.C. last week protecting ocean marine national monuments. Marine national monuments refer to offshore underwater areas intended to protect coral reefs or wildlife. There are five of them in U.S.... Read More
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