The Oregon House Environment and Water committee today heard testimony on House Bill 3613 which would prohibit leasing for purposes of exploration, development or production of oil, gas or sulfur…
Today the National Oceanographic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) issued a proposed rule to designate more than 70,000 square miles of critical habitat for endangered Pacific leatherback sea turtles in the waters…
The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission voted Friday to stop issuing commercial fishing permits for drift gillnet gear used to target swordfish and thresher sharks in waters off the Oregon…
Oceana, together with a coalition of Arctic communities and other conservation groups, today filed a legal challenge to the Minerals Management Service’s (MMS) approval of Shell Offshore Inc.’s proposed exploration…
Oceana, together with a coalition of Arctic communities and other conservation groups, today filed a legal challenge to the Minerals Management Service’s (MMS) approval of Shell Offshore Inc.’s proposed exploration…
The Oregon State Land Board and Fish and Wildlife Commission passed regulations last week for the first two marine reserves off the Oregon Coast, one at Otter Rock near Depoe…
On Friday the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission ended commercial fishing for smelt in Oregon waters. The action protects an important part of the ocean food web and an essential…
