Six men become first to cross perilous Drake Passage unassisted
January 10, 2020
LOS ANGELES (AP)—As freezing water thrashed their rowboat in some of the most treacherous waters in the world, six men
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January 10, 2020
Registration for American Boating Congress opens
December 31, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C.―Registration for the 2020 American Boating Congress (ABC) is now open. ABC 2020 – the recreational boating industry’s annual
Read moreFamous SC coastal landmark Folly boat finally finds new home
December 30, 2019
JAMES ISLAND, South Carolina (AP)―The Folly Boat, a South Carolina landmark, has finally found a new home along the road
Read moreMercury Marine wins sustainable process award for aluminum use
December 29, 2019
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin―Mercury Marine received the Sustainable Process Award from the Wisconsin Sustainable Business Council (WSBC) at the Sustainable Business Awards
Read moreNearly $226M to restore open Gulf after 2010 BP oil spill
December 28, 2019
NEW ORLEANS (AP)―Federal agencies have approved nearly $226 million for 18 projects to restore open ocean and marine habitats that
Read morePort of San Diego Adopts Resolution Urging Federal Action on Tijuana River Valley Pollution
December 27, 2019
SAN DIEGO―The Port of San Diego has adopted a joint resolution recommending actions for the federal government to take to eliminate transboundary
Read moreResearchers report first recording of a blue whale’s heart rate
December 18, 2019
MONTEREY BAY—For the first time, researchers have measured the heart rate of the world’s largest animal, the blue whale. The
Read moreCDFW Awards $10.1 Million for Fisheries Habitat Restoration and Forest Legacy Projects
December 16, 2019
STATEWIDEᅳThe California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) announced Dec. 11 the selection of 31 projects that will receive funding
Read moreMan using magnet fishes WWI-era grenade from Michigan river
December 14, 2019
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP)—A magnet-wielding angler has fished a World War I-era grenade from a western Michigan river. WOOD-TV reports
Read moreGreta Thunberg arrives by sail in Europe for climate talks
December 13, 2019
LISBON, Portugal (AP)—Climate activist Greta Thunberg arrived Dec. 3 by catamaran in the port of Lisbon, Portugal after a three-week
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