Stop Expanded Offshore Drilling and Protect Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary

By 2026, Bay Area, California, Conservation, Current Action, Endangered/Threatened Species, Human-Wildlife Conflicts, LNG, Marine Biodiversity, Marine Mammals & Seabirds, Santa Barbara

Earlier this year, the Trump administration announced a new initiative to open significantly larger portions of the U.S. continental shelf to offshore oil and gas drilling, including waters off California…

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Turtles Impacted by Noise Pollution Associated with Offshore Development

By 2026, Conservation, Endangered/Threatened Species, Gulf of Mexico, Human-Wildlife Conflicts, Leatherback, News, Other Locations, Sea Turtles, Turtles

Photo credit: Instigator/Shanna Stawicki Photography Two recent studies confirm that sea turtles not only hear underwater sound, but that human-generated noise can significantly disrupt their behavior—interfering with feeding, navigation, and…

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Report: Review of Seven Mammalian Species for Potential Reintroduction to Point Reyes National Seashore

By 2026, Bay Area, California, Conservation, Endangered/Threatened Species, Habitat Restoration, Human-Wildlife Conflicts, Internships, Marine Mammals & Seabirds, News
A new report from one of our Environmental Advocacy interns, Alexis Evripidou, takes a bold examination at what re-wilding could mean for Point Reyes National Seashore, "Review of Seven Mammalian...
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Monitoring Nurdle Spread Doesn’t Prevent Harm: Zero Discharge & Regulations Do

By 2026, Conservation, Education & Outreach, Gulf Education & Outreach, Gulf of Mexico, Human-Wildlife Conflicts, Marine Biodiversity, Marine Mammals & Seabirds, Microplastics Research, News, Protect Nesting Beaches, PSA, Sea Turtles

Nurdles are not an accident of nature; they are an industrial product spilling into our environment that can be controlled by man. Monitoring their spread doesn’t prevent harm, zero discharge…

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