Courtney Bourgoin, courtney.bourgoin@sierraclub.org, (202) 495-3022
Washington, DC-- Today, the House passed a FY2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). In conference, lawmakers successfully stripped a number of harmful provisions from the bill that would have threatened protections for public lands, forests and imperiled wildlife-- but the version still includes a rider that significantly undermines the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA).
In response, Jordan Giaconia, federal policy associate at Sierra Club issued the following statement:
“Sierra Club applauds the move to strip riders from this bill that would effectively undo the Endangered Species Act and put our country’s most iconic wildlife at-risk of extinction. But the decision to weaken the Marine Mammal Protection Act that just cleared conference is a danger to our already-threatened oceans.
“We will continue advocating for our wild places and animals on land and in waters. Protecting fish, plants and wildlife is good for us all -- for our families, our communities, and our outdoor economies.”
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