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.
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A hearing to protect our coast
Deep-water coral bank threatened
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More than 1.5 million acres of the Gulf of Mexico leased for oil and gas
Offshore drilling and climate action don’t mix
Over 80 Representatives call for no new offshore drilling leasing
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Safe for Swimming 2022 Texas Edition
New Life for the Ocean
Reducing plastic waste in the states
Progress Report: President Biden’s First Year
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A critical tool for beautiful oceans
The Biden administration should give future generations the opportunity to appreciate our amazing ocean for years to come
Hundreds of voices are speaking up for big blue
More than 250 community leaders joined the movement to protect our oceans by signing up to become “Voices for Our Oceans.”
Interior Dept to lease Gulf of Mexico for offshore wind
Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced today plans to deploy 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind energy by 2030, including in the Gulf of Mexico. A newly released leasing schedule projects that the Interior Department will decide on an area of the Gulf to lease by early 2022, with a lease sale by the end of that year.
New report shows Texas has huge offshore wind potential
AUSTIN - Offshore wind could provide Texas with 166% of its electricity needs, according to a new report released today by Environment Texas Research & Policy Center. Last year, the federal government identified Port Isabel and Port Arthur as viable sites for offshore wind and selected the two Texas towns for more detailed cost analysis. Environment Texas called on the state of Texas to form a task force to begin siting offshore wind.
Environment Texas, TexPIRG and 130+ other groups send letter to Whole Foods Market calling on company to put “Planet Over Plastic”
Environment Texas Research & Policy Center, TexPIRG Education Fund and more than 130 additional groups from coast-to-coast sent Austin-based Whole Foods CEO John Mackey a letter Thursday calling on him to commit to a concrete and verifiable plan to reduce the company’s plastic footprint. This letter comes on the heels of a Greenpeace report released last week that found that the chain was failing on its policies and practices aimed at eliminating plastic waste.