Category: Climate

It took Hurricane Helene just three days to travel from the overly warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico to the mountains of North Carolina, causing incredible damage and loss of life.  Hurricane Milton also moved...

Fifty-two years. 26 Congresses. 10 U.S. presidents. That’s how long Ocean Conservancy has been advancing policies that secure a healthy ocean and a thriving planet. Through political shifts and economic tides, the...

Many renewable energy solutions like solar and wind, both onshore and offshore, have reached commercial scale and are being deployed widely across the globe. Now other new marine renewable energy technologies, such as...

Ocean Conservancy is excited to announce the launch of a groundbreaking tool designed to streamline the tracking of funding opportunities under two important pieces of legislation passed by the Biden administration, the...

The name “gummy squirrel” seems more fitting for a dangerously delicious confection dreamt up by Willy Wonka, but you may be surprised to learn it is actually a sea cucumber found in the deep ocean. While its name is ins...

With more than 90% of global trade moving by ocean transport, maritime shipping is a major driver of the world economy. However, shipping has a serious pollution problem that threatens our climate, communities and the ma...

A mollusk swims up to a sea cucumber. The mollusk looks around at the reef and says (because in jokes everyone talks) to the sea cucumber, “I think we’re in hot water.” I’m no clownfish, but I think Marlin may have told...

“How’s the weather?” may have once been the most common conversation starter on the planet. Recently though, that simple question launches stories about one thing: Water. Friends, family and coworkers bring out their pho...

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act (ESA), a critical law that protects our country’s most imperiled species on land and at sea.  This anniversary sends me back in time to re...

Responding to the climate crisis is undeniably urgent. Rising temperatures are disrupting ecosystems around the world, with 2023 witnessing some of the most extreme weather events to date, including the hottest day and m...