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Sea Turtles

"Great Collection of #KeepItInTheGround Leaders" Awarded This Year's Goldman Prize

The six recipients of the annual environmental award are from Chile, the Cook Islands, Liberia, Mongolia, North Macedonia, and the United States

Jessica Corbett, staff writer · Apr 29, 2019

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Bolstering Call for Urgent Global Action, New Study Shows Microplastic Pollution 'Absolutely Everywhere'

Jessica Corbett, staff writer · Mar 7, 2019

The devastation of Henoko is part of a larger, world-wide U.S. imperialist footprint. What happens in Okinawa matters for Indigenous peoples everywhere. (Photo: AFP)

Stand with Okinawa

Moé Yonamine · Dec 12, 2018

'A Great Shame': Taken From Oceans Around the World, 100% of Sea Turtles in New Study Had Plastics in Their Bellies

Julia Conley, staff writer · Dec 5, 2018

Trump Greenlights Another 'Violent, Destructive' Assault on Marine Life With Seismic Testing Approval

Jon Queally, staff writer · Nov 30, 2018

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

New executive order revokes Obama-era policy put in place following Deepwater Horizon.

Andrea Germanos, staff writer · Jun 20, 2018

"Imagine ending the game." (Common Dreams: CC BY-SA 3.0 US)

The Game Never Named, the Addendum Never Spoken

The preservation of capitalism.

Kristine Mattis · May 10, 2018

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

"No president has ever pushed a drilling plan that would do so much damage along so many American coastlines. It's really astonishing."

Andrea Germanos, staff writer · Jan 31, 2018

Top Climate Stories to Watch in 2017

Mike Gaworecki · Jan 1, 2017

Will the Gulf of Mexico Remain a Dumping Ground for Offshore Fracking Waste?

Sue Sturgis · Sep 24, 2016

Humans Are Overfishing the Oceans Into 'Unprecedented' Mass Extinction

"If this pattern goes unchecked, the future oceans would lack many of the largest species in today's oceans"

Nadia Prupis, staff writer · Sep 15, 2016

These Six Environmental Heroes are Changing the World. Find Out How.

This year's Goldman Environmental Prize winners hail from Baltimore, Cambodia, Peru, Puerto Rico, Slovakia, and Tanzania

Deirdre Fulton, staff writer · Apr 18, 2016

'Incredible News' as Obama Pulls Plug on Offshore Drilling Plans

New five-year plan expected to end lease sales in much of the Atlantic

Nadia Prupis, staff writer · Mar 15, 2016

We Can't Let it Be... More Plastic Than Fish in Our Sea

Miyoko Sakashita · Jan 31, 2016

Without Climate Protections, the Ex-Im Bank Shouldn't Continue

Doug Norlen · Jun 29, 2015