Oceans
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
State Lawmakers Press Biden to Create National Biodiversity Strategy
More than 350 state lawmakers from across the U.S. are urging President Joe Biden to create a national strategy to protect, restore and secure the …
CT to Commemorate Securing First National Estuarine Research Reserve
Connecticut is celebrating its first estuary reserve, which will help identify environmental threats to waterways and natural resources. …
New Protections Designated for 'Fragile' OR Shoreline Sites
Oregon has added new protections to unique areas along the southern coast teeming with life. The state Land Conservation and Development Commission …
Federal Funds Coming to PA for Watershed Restoration
Pennsylvania is receiving more than $3 million in federal funding for watershed restoration projects. Conservation groups said it will help the …
WA Kelp Decline Bad News Culturally, Environmentally for Northwest
Kelp forests in Puget Sound play an integral role environmentally and culturally, but they're in steep decline. There are more than 20 species of …
Marine Protections in America COMPETES Act Praised
Marine-conservation groups are celebrating after the U.S. House passed the America COMPETES Act on Friday. The bill primarily boosts semiconductor …
A Million Acres of ‘Priceless’ Marshes: At Risk from Rising Tides?
By Sammy Fretwell, Adam Wagner and Anita Lee for McClatchy News and The Raleigh News and Observer, with support fromthe Pulitzer Center on Crisis …
CT's Estuarine Research Reserve to Focus on Preserving Long Island Sound
Connecticut has secured its first National Estuarine Research Reserve along part of the state's Long Island Sound. Conservationists applaud the news …
A Christmas Eve Memorial for Florida Manatees
A record number of manatees have died this year, more than a thousand, and conservation groups warn hundreds more will die from starvation and …
NC Military Bases Use Living Shorelines to Boost Climate Resiliency
JACKSONVILLE, N.C. -- Military facilities in North Carolina are partnering with local coastal communities on natural infrastructure projects to …
Groups Urge CA to Harness Blue Carbon in Climate Strategy
SAN DIEGUITO LAGOO, Calif. - Coastal protection groups are pressing California to prioritize so-called "blue carbon" ecosystems in the fight against …
NC’s Updated Coastal Habitat Plan Focuses on Seagrass, Local Solutions
MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. -- North Carolina's Marine Fisheries Commission has approved an updated version of the state's Coastal Habitat Protection Plan…