WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- World Wildlife Fund issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2024: * * * Revamped Hotel Kitchen program will help meet the goal of cutting food waste in half by 2030 * * * The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) today announced a revamped Hotel Kitchen platform that will help hoteliers around the country prevent food waste, protect the environment by diverting food from landfills, and reduce operating costs. The revamped Hote  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 23 -- The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission issued the following news release: Annapolis, MD - The Commission's American Lobster Management Board approved Addendum XXXI to Amendment 3 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for American Lobster. The Addendum postpones the implementation of certain measures from Addendum XXVII to July 1, 2025 to allow Canada more time to consider implementing complementary management measures, as well as reduce potential imp  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12776) on Oct. 23, 2024, by natural resources policy specialists Anthony R. Marshak and Pervaze A. Sheikh. Here are excerpts: * * * The North Atlantic Right Whale: Conservation Trade-Offs with Selected Marine Sectors and Considerations for Congress The North Atlantic right whale (NARW; Eubalaena glacialis; Figure 1) is an endangered large whale species found in the Atlantic Oc  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) released the following statement today after the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASFMC) voted to delay for at least six months an increase to the minimum catchable size of lobster in the Gulf of Maine:"This new regulation was based on outdated data and would have benefitted Canadian lobstermen at Mainers' expense," Golden wrote. "I've worked hard with lobstermen to  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news: In case you missed it... a new report exposes extreme Democrat Jahana Hayes's extravagant expenses dining on oysters and staying in Martha's Vineyard as her constituents suffered deadly flooding. Read more here (https://nypost.com/2024/10/22/us-news/connecticut-dem-splurged-nearly-13k-on-oysters-salon-day-and-trips-to-marthas-vineyard-and-dnc-as-residents-grappled-with-historic-flooding/) and bel  more