PORTLAND, Maine — A federal judge tossed a lawsuit Friday from a group of fishing associations that challenged the creation of an underwater monument in the Atlantic Ocean. The fishing groups sued in ...

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke wants to open up the first marine monument in the Atlantic Ocean to commercial fishing, according to a recommendation he made in a memo to President Donald Trump. Zinke's ...

FILE - This undated file photo provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration made during the Northeast U.S. Canyons Expedition 2013, shows corals on Mytilus Seamount off the coast of ...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke wants to retain the newly created Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument in northern Maine, but he might recommend adjustments to the White ...

This month, the Antiquities Act turned 112 years old. Originally conceived to protect Native American artifacts in the Southwest, the law has, like so many federal laws, been twisted over time by ...

With regard to the recent commentary, “Indigenous Alaskans ask President Biden to establish an Arctic Ocean marine national monument,” by Nauri Simmonds and Delbert Pungowiyi (Oct. 23): The proposal ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. PORTLAND (AP) — The National Audubon Society is getting involved in a ...