March 24, 2021 By Juliet Eilperin, Darryl Fears and Salwan Georges
The Washington Post
In the Virgin Islands, a refinery tests Biden’s environmental justice commitment.
The Island Where It Rained Oil
Deep-sea ‘Roombas’ Will Comb Ocean Floor for DDT Waste Barrels Near Catalina
March 10, 2021 By Rosanna Xia Los Angeles Times
When Californians learned in October that the waters off Santa Catalina Island once served as a dumping ground for thousands of barrels of DDT waste, the ocean science community jumped into action.
The Environmental Threat You’ve Never Heard Of
February 10, 2021 By Doug Johnson Hakai Magazine
Coastal waters around the world are steadily growing darker. This darkening—a change in the color and clarity of the water—has the potential to cause huge problems for the ocean and its inhabitants.
Can 14 Nations Put Global Ocean Protection Back on Track?
February 9, 2021 By Olive Heffernan China Dialogue Ocean
For ocean conservation, 2020 was a year of high hopes dashed. It had been billed as the year when world leaders would end harmful subsidies that drive overfishing, agree a new law to protect marine life beyond national waters, and edge closer to protecting 30% of ocean space by 2030. Instead, the world grappled with the fallout of Covid-19.
In the Oceans, the Volume Is Rising as Never Before
February 4, 2021 By Sabrina Imbler The New York Times
A new review of the scientific literature confirms that anthropogenic noise is becoming unbearable for undersea life.