Fish & Fisheries

Asia’s Longest Free-Flowing River Polluted By Arsenic From Myanmar Mines

"Independent testing of the Salween River began in September 2025 after researchers found alarming levels of toxic contaminants in the nearby Kok, Sai and Ruak rivers in Thailand, much of it linked to unregulated mining in Myanmar."

Source: Mongabay, 04/21/2026

Green Group Warns Potomac Is Nation's Most Endangered River

"The Potomac River, otherwise known as “the nation’s river,” has been named the most endangered river in the country, following a massive sewage spill earlier this year and the ongoing buildout of thirsty data centers across the watershed."

Source: Virginia Mercury, 04/21/2026

"Environmental Groups Sue to Block BP’s Plan to Drill in Deep Gulf Waters"

"Environmental groups sued the Trump administration on Monday to stop the British oil giant BP, which operated the Deepwater Horizon drilling platform that exploded in 2010, from starting a new $5 billion drilling project in ultra-deep waters in the Gulf of Mexico."

Source: NYTimes, 04/21/2026

Congress Votes To Remove Mining Moratorium On Boundary Waters Watershed

"Despite hours of impassioned arguments from Sen. Tina Smith, the U.S. Senate ended a Biden-era moratorium on mining in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness watershed."

Source: MinnPost, 04/17/2026

"Trump Administration Holds Up NOAA Grant Funding"

"The Trump administration is holding up some National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) grant funding."

Source: The Hill, 04/15/2026

Commercial Salmon Fishing To Open In Calif.For The First Time Since 2022

"Federal fishery managers voted Sunday to open waters off the coast of California to commercial salmon fishing for the first time since 2022, with the population rebounding after wet winters ended a long drought."

Source: AP, 04/14/2026

Endangered Salmon Returned To Calif. Far North — Then The Money Dried Up

"Newsom promised to help a Native tribe restore sacred salmon to their ancestral river. Now California is ending the funding. The fish made it back to their ancestral waters for the first time in 80 years — so why is California walking away now?"

Source: CalMatters, 04/09/2026

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