From 3 April this year, commercial fishing is permitted within the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument. The area, which covers a surface area as big as Connecticut, is located in the Atlantic Ocean off the US east coast and was established to protect and preserve these unique and pristine marine environments for future generations.
Early in 2025, Holden Harris, Ph.D. was one of the hundreds of U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) employees fired by the Trump regime. Almost one year later, Trump wants to slash budgets for scientific and climate change research. But Congress has pushed back, passing a package of bills to maintain most research funding. The deadline for a budget agreement is January 30th. This is Holden Harris’s story.
The deafening murmur of mingling documentary filmmakers forces me to flee into the calmest corner of the room. A lonely onlooker I’m suddenly made aware of an exceptionally well-dressed young man standing next to me. He reaches out with a handshake.
