Oceans
Home to diverse wildlife from the smallest krill to the biggest whale, our country’s oceans — and the ecosystems they support — are worth preserving for future generations.
The Latest on Oceans
Statement: Second young right whale dead in a month
STATEMENT: Beached right whale reportedly found dead in Martha’s Vineyard
Updates
Oil and coral shouldn’t mix: Deepwater Horizon still affecting deep sea coral
Right whale washes ashore in Martha’s Vineyard
One of the baby right whales has been run over by a boat
Featured Resources
Environment Florida’s 2024 Priorities
Florida Keys NGO Sign-on Letter: October 2022
New Life for the Ocean
Reducing plastic waste in the states
The Latest
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9 and counting: more right whale calf sightings ring in the new year
2024 is shaping up to be a good year for spotting right whale calves
Rice’s whales are in the top 10 most at-risk ocean species
Rice's whales get the spotlight as an ocean species in need of immediate help.
Year in review: Environment America’s 2023 highlights
Environment America, its state groups celebrate national, state, local victories for the public interest
Rice’s whale habitat auctioned up for oil and gas exploration
Today, oil and gas companies leased 1.7 million acres of pristine ocean in the Gulf of Mexico, home to the highly endangered Rice's whale.
Statement: Lease sale held in endangered Rice’s whale habitat
Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Lease Sale 261 offers up millions of acres of the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas exploration.