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: President Biden announces new monuments, policies to protect more nature
Statement: House bill doubles down on oil drilling
Updates
US House passes bill to expand drilling
Endangered right whale calf found dead off the North Carolina coast
Funding bill to ban fishing gear known to catch sea turtles, dolphins and more
What You Can Do
Featured Resources
New Life for the Ocean
Reducing plastic waste in the states
Progress Report: President Biden’s First Year
Forty-Seven State Legislators call on Whole Foods to put Planet over Plastic
The Latest
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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.
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.
Strengthening safeguards for our ocean sanctuaries
We're joining an effort to make sure our ocean stays wonderful
Celebrating New England’s ocean treasures
From breaching whales to deep sea coral, we highlighted New England's amazing ocean places this week
