Oceana press releases share updates on our campaigns and mission to protect and restore the world’s oceans. They include explanations of the issues that our oceans face, our work to solve those issues, and ways that you can advocate for ocean protection and restoration.
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Today, the United States House Committee on Natural Resources okayed a bill that would open all U.S. coasts to new drilling. The bill, entitled Congressional Replacement of President Obama’s Energy-Restricting…
Today California Senators in a key policy committee voted unanimously to support AB 1776 (Fong) that will designate the endangered Pacific leatherback sea turtle as California’s official state marine reptile…
WASHINGTON- Oceana, the largest international advocacy group working solely to protect the world’s oceans, applauds the House Natural Resources Committee for passing H.R. 4100, a bill that would provide the…
A coalition of conservation organizations will file a lawsuit in Alaska federal court tomorrow challenging the federal government’s approval of Shell Oil Company’s Chukchi and Beaufort Sea oil spill response…
Yesterday, the Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) finalized its decision to prohibit the development of new fisheries for forage fish off the West Coast. The decision reverses the burden of…
SPRINGFIELD – Oceana, the largest international advocacy group working solely to protect the world’s oceans, applauded Illinois Governor Patrick Quinn yesterday for signing into law a ban on the sale,…
Juneau, AK- Today, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) released the Five-Year Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program 2012-17, which sets a schedule of offshore lease…
