June 12, 2020 By Elizabeth Claire Alberts Mongabay
From high above, the blue sea looks like it’s speckled with tiny white dots. But a closer look reveals more: each dot is actually a sea turtle swimming toward the shore of a coral cay. There are thousands of them. Over the course of the nesting season, about 64,000 landed on the beach.
June 10, 2020 By Ashley Braun Hakai Magazine
Documents unveiled by a Freedom of Information Act request show agencies’ behind-the-scenes critiques of the proposed Pebble Mine.
June 9, 2020 By Craig Pittman The Washington Post
Off the coast of Florida, testing whether the Gulf Stream can produce carbon-free electricity
June 9, 2020 By Andrew E. Kramer The New York Times
A diesel spill has released about half as much petroleum into the environment as the Exxon Valdez tanker accident in Alaska. The fuel is flowing toward the Arctic Ocean.
June 9, 2020 Modern Diplomacy
Coral reefs are being killed by the climate crisis, which is leading to rising sea temperatures. “Cryopreservation”, a pioneering scientific technique, could be one way to help save them.