A new environmental protection deal between Cuba and the United States affords an unprecedented opportunity for cooperation, says the U.S. Undersecretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere Kathryn Sullivan. Scientists and managers will now work together on the conservation of protected marine areas. At the same time, the Cuban government slams a U.S. “cold war immigration law” for politicizing the immigration issue and stranding 8,000 Cuban nationals at border crossings in Central America. teleSUR