An attempt to gut the Marine Mammal Protection Act

Congressman Nick Begich, a Republican representative from Alaska, introduced a bill in July 2025 that'll drastically weaken the fifty year old Marine Mammal Protection Act.

The Marine Mammal Protection Act was not written because whales, seals, and dolphins were thriving. It exists because industrial fishing, shipping, sonar, and offshore development were killing them at scale. — Read the rest

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