Deep sea mining isn’t worth the risk
A new study attempts to measure the unfathomable risk deep sea mining could pose to our oceans--and planet.
Oceans
Home to diverse wildlife from the smallest krill to the biggest whale, our country’s oceans — and the ecosystems they support — are worth preserving for future generations.
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Marine protected areas are the best hope for the ocean – but only if the protections are real
Statement: Five more years of offshore drilling
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The Bristol Bay Protection Act
Oil and coral shouldn’t mix: Deepwater Horizon still affecting deep sea coral
More than 2,000 humpbacks spotted off the coast of Hawaii
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Southcentral Alaska’s Water and Microplastics
Alaska Environment’s 2023 Priorities
New Life for the Ocean
Reducing plastic waste in the states
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U.S Supreme Court won’t hear Alaska’s Pebble Mine Lawsuit
Year in review: Environment America’s 2023 highlights
Environment America, its state groups celebrate national, state, local victories for the public interest
Why are hundreds of North Pacific gray whales dying?
In recent years, an alarming numbers of gray whales have died. Scientists think they know why.
The next steps to protect sea otters
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service determined that southern sea otters still need endangered species protections. How do we get to the point where otters no longer need it?
Sea otters are restoring eelgrass in Monterey Bay
As apex predators, sea otters help ocean ecosystems in surprising ways, if we let them.