5 More Nations Pledge to Extend Marine Protections to Cover Over a Million Sq Miles - Palau, the Cook Islands, US, & the Bahamas unveiled plans Tuesday. New Palau sanctuary will protect 193,000 sq miles (500,000 sq kilometers), representing 80% of the territorial waters it controls.
Washington senator (R) called this move another step in the "imperialist presidency" of Barack Obama. I thought maybe we'd found something that both aisles could agree on (once you add in business exemptions). But no.