Tag Archives: Representative Jared Golden
Rep. Golden calls on NOAA to provide more information on whale deaths
Representative Jared Golden is calling on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, to give full transparency on their findings from 18 recent whale strandings. He wants a deep dive into the causes of death, saying NOAA’s current release of data is surface level, leaving the public to wonder if it’s disease, vessel strikes or lobster gear killing the whales. In the letter written to the federal government, Golden says if lobster fishing is facing scrutiny for right whale entanglements, shouldn’t all potential causes be weighed? That includes offshore wind development. Video, >click to read< 11:15
Maine political leaders push provision in federal spending bill decried by environmental groups as threat to right whales
Members of the delegation, including US Senator Susan Collins, said they plan to push a provision in the spending bill that would revive for 10 years federal fisheries rule that environmental groups successfully challenged in court earlier this year. Congressional leaders announced a framework for the spending legislation last Tuesday, and plan to use the days before Christmas to finalize details. In a letter Friday to Democratic congressional leaders, 15 environmental groups urged lawmakers to leave the language out of the spending bill. “This is a profound and disturbing end run around the legal system,” said Erica Fuller, senior attorney for the Conservation Law Foundation in Boston, on Saturday in a phone interview. >click to read< 07:44
