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

1. Rising Sea Levels May Force Pacific Islanders From Their Homes   “The Prime Minister of New Zealand , Ms. Jacinda

1. North Atlantic Right Whales May Go Extinct   After a year of high mortality, the North Atlantic right whale

1. More Than 200 Nations Promise to Stop Ocean Plastic Waste     The UNEP head Erik Solheim, wants “governments

1. 14,000 Dead Seahorses Seized in Illegal Trade Bust     The Dutch government has seized 14,000 dead seahorses as

1. Pacific Islands Could Lose Up to 80% of Their Marine Life     Due to climate change, islands in

1. Trump Dines on Shark Fin Soup in Vietnam   Although he is a picky eater, President Donald Trump ate

  1. Bonn Climate Change Conference This Week     Even though Trump has vowed to withdraw from the Paris

1.  Sharks Now Protected Wherever They Swim   A conservation pact has been signed by 126 countries that protects sharks

1.  Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Largest Since 2010 In early October, up to 9,350 barrels of oil were spilled

1.  Ten Rivers Contribute 95% of Plastic Waste to the Ocean   A new study shows that just 10 rivers