The Trump administration is proposing massive funding cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for the upcoming federal budget. This news comes just hours after terminating hundreds of … Read more
Today, Oceana released a new report, “Plastic Foam Needs ‘To Go,'” revealing the dangers behind single-use plastic foam products like clamshell takeout food containers, cups, packing peanuts, and disposable coolers. … Read more
A new bill introduced today would protect Florida’s coasts from offshore drilling forever. The Florida Coastal Protection Act, introduced by Rep. Kathy Castor (D-FL), Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Rep. Gus … Read more
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (Department) announced it will close the commercial and recreational Dungeness crab fisheries using vertical fishing lines south of Pigeon Point — including Monterey … Read more
Today the senate passed Senate Bill 551 in a bipartisan vote of 22-8 to reduce the environmental, economic, and public health impacts of single-use plastic pollution. Championed by Senator Janeen Sollman, this … Read more
More than 800 businesses and organizations across the United States have signed a letter urging Congress to reject further attacks by the Trump administration on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric … Read more
Today, California failed to meet a critical deadline to implement the nation’s leading plastic reduction law because Governor Gavin Newsom intervened to prevent CalRecycle from submitting finalized regulations required by Senate … Read more
