Deep sea mining unnecessary, creates risks for centuries

Bureau of Land Management releases arctic lease sale analysis

Media Contacts Kelsey Lamp Director, Protect Our Oceans Campaign, Environment America WASHINGTON — The most remote reaches of the global ...

Research illuminates growing extinction threat for southern resident orcas

Environmental Policies

Melting Arctic sea ice spurs gray whale die-off along West Coast

April 21, 2025

Climate Lab is a Seattle Times initiative that explores the effects of climate change in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. ...

A man views baby bull kelp growing at an aquarium's behind-the-scenes lab.

Us & Canada

The sunflower sea star could hold the key to restoring kelp forests off California’s coast

April 11, 2025

Ashley Kidd signed onto the Zoom call a few minutes late, giddily explaining that 12 minutes ago there was an ...

Wildlife & Conservation

Rare Sea Turtle Stuck in the UK After US Funding Freeze

April 10, 2025

A rare and critically endangered sea turtle named Rhossi is stuck thousands of miles from home—thanks, in part, to a ...

Wildlife & Conservation

Harmful Algae Bloom in California Is Poisoning Sea Lions and Dolphins

April 4, 2025

A dangerous harmful algal bloom is wreaking havoc along Southern California‘s coastline, poisoning marine animals and alarming environmental experts. According ...

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Us & Canada

Massive sea turtle back where it belongs after Florida photographer, rescue group step up

April 3, 2025

FLORIDA KEYS — It wasn’t an easy road back to water for the 322-pound loggerhead named Lenny. The turtle was ...

A former employee of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) holds a sign during a protest at the agency's headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland, US, on Monday, March 3, 2025. The Trump administration fired hundreds of employees at the top US agency overseeing weather prediction and climate research, raising concerns about the nation's preparedness amid wildfire and tornado warnings. (Daniel Heuer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Wildlife & Conservation

Trump administration cuts to NOAA threaten efforts to save sea lions from toxic plankton

April 3, 2025

Federal research and funding plays a crucial role in enabling scientists to monitor ocean conditions — including the domoic acid ...

Environmental Policies

Toxic Algae Spurs Sea Lion Attacks in Southern California

April 2, 2025

A sea lion sickened by toxic algae attacked a teenage girl in Long Beach, California, on Sunday, the latest episode ...

Arctic sea ice extent showing 2024-25 to date (in blue), as compared to the 1981-2010 median (solid grey line). The dotted line shows Arctic sea ice extent in 2011-2012, a year that saw the lowest summer sea extent on record. Image courtesy of National Snow and Ice Data Center.

Wildlife & Conservation

Polar sea ice continues steep decline; but will a troubled world notice?

April 2, 2025

Sea ice extent is at record, and near record, lows for this time of year in both polar regions, leaving ...

Us & Canada

15-year-old girl attacked by sea lion in California

April 2, 2025

A teenager was attacked by a sea lion in Southern California while she was trying out to become a junior ...

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