Project 2025 would put a freeze on new national marine sanctuaries, prevent existing sanctuaries from being effectively ...

The Biden administration said Friday that it plans to publish final rules in October, with the designation officially ...

If given the final go-ahead, the proposed Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary would be a big leap by the Biden administration toward its goal of conserving 30 percent of U.S. ocean waters ...

The so-called Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary will be the first national marine sanctuary ever proposed by an Indigenous tribe. “This is a huge moment for the Chumash People and all ...

The Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary would be the first Indigenous-proposed sanctuary in the U.S, representing a legacy act for President Joe Biden months before he leaves office.

(Photo: Robert Schwemmer, NOAA) A long-running effort by native tribes and environmentalists to establish the first new national marine sanctuary along California’s coastline in 32 years — the ...

OCEANO, Calif. - Local Chumash tribal leaders are celebrating the long-proposed Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary is now within just a few weeks from officially being created. On Friday ...

The Northern Chumash Tribal Council celebrated the milestone in what they say "is the first Tribally nominated national marine sanctuary in the history of the United States and the first new ...

Lake Ontario from Cape Vincent in Jefferson County west to Pultneyville near Rochester has been declared a National Marine Sanctuary. The federal designation by the National Oceanic and ...

The Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary, if designated later this year, would be the third largest in the nation and would add a huge swath of ocean to President Joe Biden’s goal to ...

The California coastline is ecologically vibrant and steeped in a rich, diverse cultural history. It also offers many opportunities for recreation, industry, research and education. This month is ...