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Case, Moylan announce full US House passage of their bipartisan bill to combat invasive species
US Rep. Ed Case (D-HI-01) and US Rep. James Moylan (R-Guam) announced that the US House recently voted 371-33 to approve their National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act, which would significantly expand federal efforts to combat invasive species, responsible for severely impacting environments across the country.
House committee approves funding for invasive species strike teams
The US House Natural Resources Committee unanimously approved a bill deploying specialized strike teams to combat invasive species. The legislation authorizes $10 million annually, protecting native ecosystems from severe ecological damage.
Settlement reached in protection of imperiled seabirds
A three-year agreement has been reached in the protection of endangered and threatened Hawaiian seabirds in Maui County. The Conservation Council for Hawai‘i and American Bird Conservancy represented by Earthjustice reports it reached the settlement with Hawaiian Electric on Oct. 30, 2024.