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Oceans

Found in 90 Percent of Table Salt Brands, Study Finds Average Adult Ingests 2,000 Pieces of Microplastic Per Year

Local Fury and Health Concerns as Japan Plans to Dump a Million Tons of Radioactive Fukushima Water Into Ocean

Jake Johnson, staff writer

One nuclear specialist argued that the Japanese government's reported plan "cannot be considered an action without risk to the marine environment and human health"

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To Prevent 'Major Extinction Crisis,' Scientist Call for Designating Half of Planet as Protected Areas by 2050

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

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They propose protecting 30 percent by 2030, and 50 percent by 2050

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As Florence Threatens 'Catastrophic' Destruction, A Reminder That North Carolina Passed Law Mandating Climate Warnings Be Ignored

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

Waves crash underneath the Oceana Pier

State legislators passed an anti-science law after a 2010 report warned global...

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As World Busts Heat Records, Study Warns Global Warming Could Be Twice as Bad Climate Models Project

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New Study Warns of Deepwater Horizon Disaster Long-Lasting Impact on Marine Life's "Building Blocks"

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'Trump-Caliber' Deal: Reports Detail Coastal Threat and Budget Nightmare of Trudeau's Trans Mountain Purchase

NOAA ship Miller Freeman

'Unconscionable' and 'Shocking': Trump's Head of NOAA Proposes Axing 'Climate' and Conservation From Agency's Mission

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Affirming Belief That Waters Are for Drilling and Pillaging, Trump Erases Ocean Protection Policy

Study Shows 300,000 US Homes at Risk, $1 Trillion Price Tag as Rising Seas Trigger Chronic Flooding

Embracing Extreme 'Go-It-Alone' Agenda, Anti-Science Trump to Skip Climate Portion of G7 Summit

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As Planet Chokes on Plastic Waste, UN Report Offers Roadmap to Tackle Global Crisis

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EU Urged to Go Further to Save Trash-Filled Waters With New Proposed Plastics Ban

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As World's Oceans Warm, Hundreds of Fish Species Forced to Swim for Their Lives

Fulfilling 'Feedback Loop' Fears, New Study Shows Melting Ice Could Spell Disaster Faster Than Previously Thought

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'Beyond Comprehension': In Just Two Years, Half of All Corals in 'Forever Damaged' Great Barrier Reef Have Died

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Earthjustice

Federal Court Upholds Protections for Oceans and National Monuments

Center for Food Safety

Court Shuts Down Offshore Aquaculture in Gulf of Mexico

Center for Biological Diversity

Navy’s Pacific Training Could Kill Hundreds of Dolphins, Threaten Recovery of Endangered Hawaiian Monk Seals

Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS)

2.5 Million Homes, Businesses Totaling $1 Trillion Threatened by High Tide Flooding

Earthjustice

Court Allows Conservation and Alaska Native Groups to Challenge Trump’s Reversal of Arctic and Atlantic Drilling Ban

Environment America

Eastern Coastal Mayors and Elected Leaders Oppose Offshore Drilling, Urge Greater Protection of Our Oceans

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Norah Vawter

A Letter to My Child on a Changing Planet

Arshad Khan

Of Animals and Bees and Flowers Wild as Earth Day Nears

Brent Patterson

Canadian Company Threatens NAFTA Investor-State Challenge Over Washington State Legislation Against Fish Farms

Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, Jeff Orlowski

What the Trump Administration Doesn't Understand About Ocean Conservation

Sue Sturgis

Trump's Offshore Drilling Plan Flouts Law by Ignoring Governors' Wishes

Victoria Borneman

As Oceans Rise, When’s the Last Time I’ll Go Home for Christmas?

Elizabeth West

On The Road To Extinction, Maybe It's Not All About Us

Paul Watson

The Whale Wars Continue

Annika Nilsson, Miyase Christensen, Tom Buurman

The Thawing Arctic Beyond Flags

Mike Gaworecki

Top Climate Stories to Watch in 2017

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