Oceans

Marine biologist Ayana Elizabeth Johnson talks about how climate change threatens our oceans, the implications for environmental justice and the most promising solutions.

The state is ramping up efforts to protect people and the economy as southeast Virginia faces one of the fastest rates of relative sea-level rise in the country.

A new study shows that CITES-listed sharks remain some of the dominant species in the retail fin market.

A coalition of public and private entities hopes to revive both fish and water supplies in a hotter, drier climate.

YouTube is inspiring viewers across the globe to protect Hawaii’s Laysan albatross — but will that be enough in the face of climate change?

Chemicals collect in microplastics, which then get eaten by fish, birds and seals — and by humans.

The 196 nations that agreed to the Aichi Biodiversity Targets have just two years to meet auspicious conservation goals. How are we doing?

Trump’s proposed budget wipes out funding for numerous programs devoted to climate change, public lands and sustainable energy.

We mapped out where the drilling could take place — and how it overlaps with the critical habitats of the most sensitive species at risk.

BP’s mistakes, rooted in regulator failures, revealed “such systematic failures in risk management that they place in doubt the safety culture of the entire industry.”