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This Week’s Trend: Water and Wildlife
NWF’s Lawsuit Win for Clean Water
In a unanimous 3-0 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that the U.S. EPA failed its responsibility under the Clean Water Act to protect U.S. waters from aquatic invasive species introduced by ballast water discharge. Ballast water invaders cost citizens, businesses, industry, and municipalities billions of dollars annually due to damages and control costs. Now, the EPA must go back to the drawing board and craft a permit that protects U.S. waters from this serious threat. Read more by clicking on the link below:
Huge victory for fish, wildlife. Court rules @EPA failed to protect U.S. waters from aquatic invasive species http://t.co/YkL9nUH8IX @NWF
— National Wildlife Federation – Great Lakes (@NWFGreatLakes) October 6, 2015
Grant to Help Chesapeake Bay Area
The Chesapeake Bay Program and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) announced the recipients of a record $11.5 million in grants for restoration, conservation and environmental outreach across the Chesapeake Bay watershed. This announcement was held at Peace Baptist Church in Baltimore, MD, where we broke ground to help improve the storm water runoff management. By building more resilient communities, we will also improve local watersheds.
Great morning in #Baltimore to celebrate @NFWFnews Chesapeake grants and break ground on our bioretention site @NWF pic.twitter.com/BGujVFGcz1
— NWF Mid-Atlantic (@NWFMidAtlantic) October 6, 2015
New Marine Sanctuaries Announced
During the 2015 Our Ocean Conference, President Obama announced that, for the first time since 2000, two new national marine sanctuaries have been identified for possible designation under the National Marine Sanctuaries Act. These include an 875-square mile area of Lake Michigan and a 14-square mile area of the Potomac River. If both are approved, this will demonstrate a new approach to marine sanctuary designations, allowing communities to speak out about valuable coastal and marine areas. The public is invited to submit comments until January 15.
.@POTUS announces 2 new potential nat'l marine sanctuaries identified by #NOAA: http://t.co/U4LbpamqS0 @sanctuaries pic.twitter.com/kp3OiKD3xU
— NOAA (@NOAA) October 5, 2015
Obama just announced the first new marine sanctuaries in 15 years. Great for #wildlife, thank you @POTUS http://t.co/PglhvBVCS5
— National Wildlife Federation Action Fund (@wildlifeaction) October 5, 2015
Step Towards Gulf Restoration
The federal government released nearly 2,000 pages of legal and scientific documents relating to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on Monday. These documents outline steps forward for restoration and include previously unreleased information on the impacts of the oil spill. Learn more:
"This federal assessment shines greater light on the Deepwater Horizon’s impacts on wildlife and their habitats." http://t.co/EeQg5m1nPX
— National Wildlife Federation Action Fund (@wildlifeaction) October 5, 2015
But we know there is still far more to do. And with this settlement of more than $20 billion, our work continues. #GulfRestoration
— Penny Pritzker (@SecPritzker) October 5, 2015
Stay on the lookout for more water and wildlife related news by following @NWF on Twitter!
The images used in this blog were submitted by past participants in National Wildlife® Photo Contest.
Written by Abby Barber
