1. Indonesia Has Declared a State of Emergency as Borneo Oil Spill Spreads “Indonesia declared a state of emergency Tuesday April

1. UK Plans Plastic Bottle Charge to Tackle Pollution   The British government has announced plans to put a “charge on

1. Lawsuit alleges Humpback Whales not being protected   American Indian and conservation groups have sued the Trump administration for failing

1. Fisheries Production Could Decline by 60 Percent     A new study in Science finds that if climate change is

1. Hidden Penguin Colony Discovered   Satellite images have revealed the existence of hidden mega-colonies of Adelie penguins on Antarctica’s Danger

1. Chile Creates Three New Marine Protected Areas Chile has created three new marine parks that protect 450,000 square miles of

1. The Seychelles Creates Two New Marine Protected Areas The Seychelles will create two huge marine protected areas in exchange for

1. Malibu Declares War on Plastics Malibu, California has banned the distribution and use of single-use plastic straws and plastic utensils

1. California Fights Offshore Drilling Plan   “California’s plan to deny pipeline permits for transporting oil from new leases off the

1. Private Donation Manifests In Creation of Five Chilean National Parks   Chile has created five new national parks as part

1. Fighting Climate Change? We’re Not Even Landing a Punch Following major world conferences on climate change (1988, 1997, 2016), carbon

1. National Park Board Members Resign in Protest Sea Save Note: Writer and historian Wallace Stegner called national parks “the best

1. California Emerges as Leader in National Outcry Against Coastal Drilling   In response to the Trump administration’s plans to open

1. Trump Administration Plans to Open U.S. Coastlines to Drilling   On Thursday the Trump administration announced plans to open “nearly

1. United Nations High Seas Conservation Treaty Proposed The United Nations member states are working to “create the first international treaty