Tag: ocean
To protect its oceans, Canada bans waste water dumping from cruise...
The new rules are in keeping with Canada’s continued efforts to preserve 30 percent of its oceans by 2030.
Biden administration unveils nation’s first Ocean Climate Action Plan
“This Ocean Climate Action Plan is the first comprehensive approach that the U.S. has taken to leveraging the power of the ocean in the fight against climate change.”
The ocean is essential to tackling climate change. So why has...
How can oceans help us tackle the climate crisis? And what progress has been made in international negotiations?
Human noise pollution is harming ocean creatures
Noise from vessels, sonar, seismic surveys and construction can damage marine animals' hearing, change their behaviors and, in some cases, threaten their ability to survive.
New study finds underestimation of microplastics in ocean—concentration far greater
A new study estimated the concentration of microplastics in the ocean to be far greater than previously determined.
Affirming belief that waters are for drilling and pillaging, Trump erases...
New executive order revokes Obama-era policy put in place following Deepwater Horizon.
Scientists launch groundbreaking study on health risks of microplastics in seafood
Studies have already found that sea salt can be rich in plastic and that we likely consume the tiny bits that get embedded in many types of seafood.
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Israel seizes Rafah crossing, cutting off Gaza’s last humanitarian lifeline amid famine crisis
This move effectively cuts off a critical humanitarian aid route to the enclave, where the majority of the population faces imminent famine due to ongoing conflict.
Oil companies contaminated a family farm. The courts and regulators let the drillers walk...
The oil and gas industry has reaped profits without ensuring there will be money to plug and clean up their wells.
Senator Sanders demands US withdraw military aid as Israel escalates attacks in Rafah
Amidst escalating violence in Rafah, Senator Bernie Sanders challenges the U.S. administration to cease military support for Israel, citing severe humanitarian risks and a potential large-scale tragedy.
‘They are starving,’ says doctor back from Gaza; world food program warns North in...
We get an update on conditions among the besieged and starving population of Gaza—including of children now suffering from the psychological effects of intense and prolonged trauma—from Dr. Walid Masoud.
Will the Golden Age for corporate shareholders ever end?
Shareholders have assumed enormous influence over U.S. corporations over the last few decades. Despite their firm hold, shifts are underway that could alter the domestic corporate landscape.