Press Releases
Monday, November 1, 2010
The U.S. government announced late-Friday it is increasing the number of threatened loggerhead sea turtles that can be legally caught annually in eight Mid-Atlantic and New England fisheries... Read More
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Oceana Statement on Draft Supplemental EIS for Chukchi Sea Lease Sale 193
Today, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) released a Draft Supplemental Impact Statement (SEIS) for Lease Sale 193 in the Chukchi Sea. The draft... Read More
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
This is an incredibly disconcerting and unjustified move, that could open the door for the next great oil disaster. Oil spills are common. The question is not whether... Read More
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Oceana calls on the Department of the Interior to reject Shell Oil’s application for permission to drill in Alaska's Beaufort Sea in 2011. This request comes not even... Read More
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Oceana Reacts to DOI’s New Offshore Oil & Gas Drilling Regulations
Oceana’s Jacqueline Savitz offers a reaction to Department of Interior Secretary Salazar’s announcement of new offshore drilling regulations: “While we commend the Obama Administration’s efforts, these new regulations... Read More
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Implications for Oregon
Oceana, the largest international organization focused solely on ocean conservation, invites the communities of Oregon to witness an expert discussion regarding the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill and... Read More
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Oceana Commends New Era of Science and Policy
Juneau, AK Sept. 28, 2010 – Oceana commends Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar for his Secretarial Order establishing a policy to ensure the integrity of the science... Read More
