How can we help the right whale avoid extinction?
Commitments from large restaurants and grocery stores to purchase whale-safe lobster will help.
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.
The Latest on Oceans
Statement: Energy bill would wreak havoc on lands, waters and taxpayers
Statement: President Biden announces new monuments, policies to protect more nature
Updates
More than 1.5 million acres of the Gulf of Mexico leased for oil and gas
Legislation introduced to protect the endangered North Atlantic right whale
US House passes bill to expand drilling
What You Can Do
Featured Resources
Florida Keys NGO Sign-on Letter: October 2022
New Life for the Ocean
Reducing plastic waste in the states
Progress Report: President Biden’s First Year
The Latest
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An island oasis and turtle treasure
Highlighting the incredible green sea turtle and the amazing conservation efforts being done to save them around Marquesas Key.
The Florida sand bank abundant with birds
A high-flying overview of some of the amazing birds in the Florida Keys and the importance of conserving one of their favorite habitats.
Statement: House bill doubles down on oil drilling
Congress is considering the Strategic Production Response Act, which would require more oil drilling on federal lands and in our oceans.
Six ways Congress should protect the environment in 2023
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.
Endangered right whale calf found dead off the North Carolina coast
Separated from his mother, the two-week-old stood little chance of survival