Today the Biden Administration approved the Willow oil project on Alaska’s North Slope while also creating new protections for offshore areas of the Beaufort Sea from dangerous oil drilling. … Read more
Federal fishery managers will reopen more than 4,500 square miles of Southern California ocean waters to recreational and commercial non-trawl groundfish fishing while also permanently protecting the most fragile and … Read more
A new analysis from Oceana today finds that hundreds of boats were speeding through both mandatory and voluntary slow zones designed to protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales in … Read more
Today, Oceana released the results of a new poll revealing that 73% of American voters support a stop in building new plastic production facilities, in addition to widespread support for … Read more
WASHINGTON — According to news reports, a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) spokesperson confirmed that a 20-year-old male North Atlantic right whale found dead off Virginia Beach this week … Read more
WASHINGTON — On Friday afternoon, the National Marine Fisheries Service notified Oceana that the Biden administration rejected Oceana’s emergency petition calling for increased protections for critically endangered North Atlantic right … Read more
On Thursday, New York City lawmakers passed a bill requiring that restaurants, food delivery apps, and online delivery platforms only provide certain single-use items — including plastic utensils and condiment … Read more