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More Than Half of Australia’s Shallow Reef Species in Decline as Oceans Warm
More than 50 percent of the species that live in Australia’s shallow reefs declined in numbers as ocean waters warmed over the past decade.
NREL’s Desalination Device Makes Waves
In 2019, the U.S. Department of Energy initiated the Waves to Water Prize. The contest’s goal was to encourage the development of small desalination systems which could help coastal communities in times of climate disaster and recovery and also to help provide clean drinking water to areas where water is scarce. In April of 2022, […]
‘Unprecedented Levels’ of Plastics Entered World’s Oceans After 2005, Study Finds
The amount of plastic floating in the world’s oceans rose by an “unprecedented” degree over the last decade and a half to reach more than 170 trillion plastic particles in 2019. That’s the shocking finding of a new study from scientists at the 5 Gyres Institute, the University of California, Riverside, the Stockholm Resilience Center […]
Red Tide Returns to Florida Beaches Earlier and Stronger Than Normal
The phenomenon known as red tide — caused by large amounts of the toxic algae Karenia brevis — has come earlier than usual to Florida this year, and in concentrations that are higher than normal. The harmful algae produce brevetoxins that can kill marine life and pose health problems for humans, reported BBC News. The […]
The Inside Story of ‘the Largest Conservation Agreement in the History of the World’
On Saturday, March 4, world leaders finally agreed on a treaty to protect the high seas. The accord reached by the Intergovernmental Conference on Marine Biodiversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction establishes a mechanism for sharing the benefits of scientific discoveries from marine life, enforces environmental impact assessments for new human activities in international waters […]
Environmental Groups Sue to Stop Federal Oil and Gas Auction in Gulf of Mexico
Environmental groups, including the Sierra Club and Earthjustice, sued the Biden administration Monday to stop the sale of oil and gas drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico. The lawsuit, filed in Washington, DC federal court, seeks to prevent the auction of approximately 13,600 blocks on 73.3 million acres by the U.S. Department of the […]
Plastic Consumption Could Nearly Double by 2050 Without Ambitious UN Treaty
Negotiators working on a legally binding United Nations treaty to end plastic pollution will need to be as ambitious as possible with the final document. That’s the main takeaway from a new report from Back to Blue — a collaboration between Economist Impact and the Nippon Foundation — released Monday. The report modeled what would […]
UN Treaty to Protect High Seas Finally Negotiated After More Than a Decade of Talks
After more than a decade of talks, the 193 United Nations (UN) member states have reached a landmark international agreement for a new Treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity in areas of the ocean outside national jurisdiction, known as the “high seas.” In New York late Saturday night, President of […]
Retailers With Highest Maritime Shipping Emissions Named in New Report
Brands like Walmart, Target and Home Depot are the focus of a new report on shipping emissions. The report found that just 18 major retailers are linked to 3.5 million metric tons of emissions solely from ship imports into the U.S. in 2021. The All Brands on Deck report, created by Ship It Zero, Pacific […]