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A look at the Pacific Islands and the U.S. territories there
The U.S. has 16 territories in areas of the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean. People living in U.S. territories are citizens of ...
‘Threatens to destroy’: Trump admin sued over move to ‘unleash’ commercial fishing in protected marine areas
Conservation advocacy organizations have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over an executive order cutting ...
Which is the Newest State in the U.S?
Hawaii is the newest state in the US, joining on August 21, 1959. Discover key details about Hawaii's geography, culture, ...
Inside the U.S. battle with China over an island paradise deep in the Pacific
Once the site of ferocious World War Two battles, Palau is again at the epicenter of a geostrategic tussle. America is building radar stations here, while individuals and groups tied to China wage an ...
As Trump pares back ocean protections, California weighs expanding them
But farther out in the Pacific, life in the vast Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument faces a very ... in a dramatic rollback of federal ocean protections. California, meanwhile, may be ...