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Oceans

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

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

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

deepwater horizon

"At the sites closest to the spill, biodiversity was flattened," says the lead author

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

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

Greenpeace boat

"Canada is weakening its finances by taking on unlimited costs to buy an...

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

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

NOAA ship Miller Freeman

"Redefining NOAA's mission is a serious threat to the breadth of science,...

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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

plastic pollution

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

bird with a chip bag

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

coral

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

Atlantic Ocean

Concerns of 'Catastrophic Collapse' Grow as Gulf Stream Weaker Than It's Been in 1,600 Years

waves crash over railing

'Game-Changer': Confirming Fears, Satellites Show Fast-Rising Seas

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'Drilling Is Killing': West Coast Activists Hold Series of Protests to Counter Trump's Offshore Oil Plan

An 'Oil-Soaked Nightmare': New Analysis Shows Trump's Offshore Drilling Plan Could Mean Over 5,000 Spills

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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

Oceana

New Economic Analysis Finds Trump Administration’s Offshore Drilling Plan Threatens 2.6 Million Jobs and Nearly $180 Billion in GDP

Earthjustice

Conservation Groups File Lawsuit to Protect Critically Endangered Right Whales

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Views

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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