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DNREC on Aug. 2 declared an emergency closure for recreational clamming and mussel harvest in Indian River Bay until Aug. 24. DNREC’s mandatory closure protective of public health came after

Little is being done to address the pollution that’s keeping Indigenous communities from their traditional food sources

Researchers with PNRI, the Suquamish Tribe and partners are collecting and analyzing impacted species of bivalves to understand the spread and try to stop it.

The city has 30 days to pay or appeal the penalty. If it pays, the money goes to water quality restoration projects.

The oyster beds and aquaculture farms were neatly staked in the Rehoboth Bay as two boats approached to take part in an “open house” for the state’s relatively new aquaculture

CONCORD —Officials from the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) and the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department have closed New Hampshire’s Atlantic coastal waters, and the waters of

A foundational belief shared by Native Americans is a reverence of nature and the responsibility of humans to respect and protect the environment of which they are a part. This ethos carries over to the actions of tribal casino properties, which have been good stewards of the flora and fauna in which they are an element. Following are some standout environmental practices championed by select tribally owned casino resorts in the U.S.