Trump Administration Shortchanges Oceans, Science & Climate
The Trump administration plans to slash the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) budget by 17 percent, targeting programs that are crucial...
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Protections for our Arctic and Atlantic Oceans. Thanks, Obama!
President Obama today has once again stood up for the health of this and future generations by saving the U.S. Arctic and key areas of the Atlantic from the...
Senator Schatz Proposes Bold Ocean Protections
Today, U.S. Senator Brian Schatz from Hawaii, a champion for healthy oceans, sent a proposal to the White House asking President Obama to exercise his...
Lessons Unlearned: World Oceans Day is here, oil is gushing and more drilling is on the table
Sometimes lessons can be fun, and other times they are excruciating-- especially when we can't seem to learn them. So here we are, celebrating World Oceans Day...
Members of Congress Take Action to Protect Coastal Communities from Risky Offshore Drilling and Worsening Climate Change Impacts
This week marks five years since the BP blowout that killed 11 workers and dumped millions of barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, devastating productive...
Another Effort to Gut Protections for Fisheries and Fishing Economies is Introduced in the House
About a year ago now retired Congressman Doc Hastings introduced a bill to reauthorize the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA). That...