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.
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
US House passes bill to expand drilling
Biden cancels three offshore drilling lease sales
What You Can Do
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The Latest
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.
The best ways that we can protect the environment in 2023
Our wildlife and wild places still face threats for the coming year — but we have big plans to protect our planet.
Statement: Biden administration’s drilling proposal would put U.S. over a barrel
"By proposing as many as 11 new offshore drilling lease sales, President Biden is taking us down the same old path toward more spills and a warmer climate. This plan would lock in long-term risks that, with renewable energy on the rise, we increasingly don’t need."
Deep-water coral bank threatened
Florida’s deep coral reef, protected in ‘80s, faces prospect of destructive shrimp trawling once again
In a victory for marine life, climate, Biden administration cancels three oil leases in ocean waters
WASHINGTON – Taking action to protect ocean wildlife and U.S. coasts, the Biden administration on Wednesday ditched plans for three offshore oil and gas lease sales.