No interest in Trump's latest Cook Inlet oil and gas lease sale!
“This is a huge embarrassment for Trump’s Alaska fossil fuel fantasy,” said Cooper Freeman, the Alaska director at @biologicaldiversity.org.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/c...
Gulf area folks, come join us in Pensacola this Saturday for the Gulf Coast Whale Festival! There will be art, music and a parade, as you learn about the incredible marine mammals that call the Gulf home. 🐳
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Trump's offshore drilling plan could lead to more than 4,000 oil spills! 😡
Our oceans can't afford this oil-soaked future, explains @biologicaldiversity.org's Kristen Monsell in @theinvadingsea.bsky.social: www.theinvadingsea.com/2026/02/16/o...
The red dot is a baby North Atlantic right whale trying to migrate up the east coast of the United states.
The blue streaks are fast moving shipping vessels entering and leaving New York City harbor.
One collision and the whale is dead.
We need *mandatory* speed limits for these vessels! 🧪🦑🌍
California lawmakers are stepping up to make sure Trump's nightmarish plan to expand oil drilling up and down the state's coast doesn't become a reality. We're fighting hard to stop new leasing off all coasts. 🌊🐳🌍
“It’s a huge relief to learn there’s no oil in the onshore pipelines yet,” said @biologicaldiversity.org's Julie Teel Simmonds. “Sable told the judge it’ll fully comply with her injunction, which means no restart until it gets all the approvals it still needs.” www.independent.com/2026/01/07/s...
@biologicaldiversity.org is suing to wipe Trump's face off the America the Beautiful National Parks pass.
By law, the pass must display the winning photo of a federal #PublicLands picture contest. Instead, Trump plastered his own face on it.
Trump's vanity pass is not American, beautiful, or legal
#GoShirleen!
Trump released a nightmarish offshore oil drilling plan.😡
“I’m confident that Americans across the political spectrum will come together to fight Trump’s plan to smear toxic crude across our beaches & oceans,” said @biologicaldiversity.org attorney Kristen Monsell.
www.eenews.net/articles/int...
What do more than 230 scientists and 53 ocean conservation organizations have in common? They just told the Trump administration to protect our marine national monuments. Read more about our work to protect our monuments from industrial fishing: tinyurl.com/4d9xaa6e
The conservation world lost one of its guiding lights on Wednesday when renowned primatologist Jane Goodall passed away at 91.
Over 65 years studying chimpanzees in the wild, Goodall proved that primates are a lot like people. But her impact goes far beyond chimps. 🧵
Can you help me get to 10,000 views on our @sciam.bsky.social short film about the clash of scientists and corporations in the deep sea? 🪸
This would make our funder @pulitzercenter.org very happy. ☺️
It’s free to watch now on YouTube. We are half way to our goal! 📈
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✊🌍 HIGHLIGHTS: Ahead of the final plenary a coalition of member states, scientists, civil society groups & rights-holders united for a press conference with one message:
📢 A weak treaty fails the world. Delegates must choose ambition to protect people & the planet! #PlasticsTreaty #INC52
The fight over restarting oil drilling near Santa Barbara will determine both the fate of "the single largest threat to California's coast," and whether Gov. @gavinnewsom.bsky.social has what it takes to stand up to more "Trumpian" offshore drilling proposals. @rollingstone.com covers.
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Scientists have figured out what's killing billions – yes, billions – of sunflower sea stars off the West Coast. It's a big step for these magical creatures and their Pacific ecosystem. Now the fed gov needs to finalize the sea star's protections under the ESA!
www.mercurynews.com/2025/08/04/s...
✊ One day before the final round of negotiations for a Global #PlasticsTreaty start, hundreds of citizens and civil society organisations gathered at the UN Place des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, to demand an ambitious & legally binding treaty! www.breakfreefromplastic.org/2025/08/05/s... (1/5)
It's not a surprise if the US goes full MAGA at the #plasticstreaty. What else would you expect from the "drill baby, drill!" crowd? The question is, will the rest of the world cower in fear or dismiss US diplomacy as incoherent and toothless? It's time to vote. www.politico.eu/article/petr...
“It’s been a terrible year for whales off the West Coast, and we can’t afford to let federal officials waste any more time delaying action on ship strikes,” said David Derrick, a staff attorney at @biologicaldiversity.org.
thehill.com/homenews/sta...
At least eight gray whales have been killed by probable ship strikes so far in 2025 — and that's just in the Bay Area. It doesn't have to be like this.
We're launching a new lawsuit to help protect them from ship strikes in California. Learn more: biodiv.us/46uGlBf
Jeff Corwin is spot on about the MMPA.
"Our shared natural treasures belong to every American to be wisely used, cared for and then passed on to future generations to harvest and cherish."
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
“This decision gives moral and legal heft to all of us around the world fighting for the swift transition off fossil fuels,” said Jean Su, director of the Center for Biological Diversity’s energy justice program in @nytimes.com ⬇️
🌍 We need a #PlasticsTreaty that can deliver meaningful impact to protect the environment, biodiversity, human health, and human rights.
Swipe to learn the 10 priorities for a successful Plastics Treaty. 👉
#BreakFreeFromPlastic #INC52 #PlasticPollution
If you were taking a look at how offshore drilling could hurt endangered birds, sea turtles and other Gulf animals, don't you think you'd consider major oil spills? 🤔
We thought so — so we told the fed govt in court that they'd missed something big.
subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...
Alaska's Rep. Nick Begich has proposed text that would drastically weaken the incredible Marine Mammal Protection Act. Cooper Freeman, the Center's Alaska director, explains why these changes would be terrible for Alaskans and the state's wildlife. 👇
www.adn.com/opinions/202...
“The court rightly recognized there’s no scientific or legal reason for Alaska’s cruel attempt to strip away safeguards these seals need to survive our rapidly heating world,” said Marlee Goska, Alaska staff attorney for the Center. ⬇️
Dead gray whale washes up in Richmond. Marine Mammal Center says ship strike is probable cause. Gray whale numbers are on the decline -- never recovering from the steep drop off that started in 2019. abc7news.com/post/gray-wh...
The ability to clean up after oil spills is already really limited and efforts typically don't recover most of the oil. But the Trump admin weakening response teams will make spills even worse, as this expert describes. Gulf communities & wildlife will pay the price.
www.nola.com/opinions/gue...
