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.
With the health of the ocean under threat more than ever before, the need for action has never been greater. Marine protected areas must be a key part of that action.
Environment America welcomed new members of Congress to D.C. on January 3 and asked them to save the bees, advance clean energy and more.
Our wildlife and wild places still face threats for the coming year — but we have big plans to protect our planet.
At least nine new calves have been born so far this birthing season, which typically lasts from December to March. This spring, they'll face a perilous migration northward, where fishing lines, such as the vertical lines for traditional lobster traps, could result in a painful — and even fatal — entanglement.
Every time one of these critically endangered whales dies, their species slips closer to extinction.
In an important step forward for America’s public lands and waters, the Department of Interior published a report Thursday setting out the process to protect 30 percent of U.S. lands, waters and oceans by 2030. This report follows the national commitment set out by President Joe Biden in January with his Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad.
