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.
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: House bill doubles down on oil drilling
Statement: Biden administration’s drilling proposal would put U.S. over a barrel
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
October 2020 Letter to Whole Foods
The Latest
Type
In a must-pass spending bill, Congress inserted an amendment that threatens right whales
A contentious amendment blocks a court ruling that NOAA must do more to abide by our nation’s species laws and protect this whale
Advocates offer feedback on offshore wind areas
Environment America Research & Policy Center offered feedback and comments on draft wind energy areas off the mid-Atlantic coast.
Strengthening safeguards for our ocean sanctuaries
We're joining an effort to make sure our ocean stays wonderful
Offshore drilling and climate action don’t mix
As it drafts a new plan to fight global warming, the Biden administration should end offshore drilling leasing.
Deep-water coral bank threatened
Florida’s deep coral reef, protected in ‘80s, faces prospect of destructive shrimp trawling once again