A year ago, a massive earthquake hit Japan, causing a tsunami that devastated the island nation and sent shock waves around the world. And while the human toll of that tragic event is still being felt, we know very little about what has become of the millions of...

More than 18 months have passed since the BP Deepwater Horizon oil disaster, but evidence of the spill remains. Unusual numbers of dead dolphins, turtles and other wildlife have been found in the Gulf in the months following the disaster, and even now we do not understand the cause. Local...

The biggest challenge we face in saving our ocean is that so many of the threats are beneath the ocean's surface, literally out of sight and out of mind.

But on September 17, hundreds of thousands of volunteers will help tackle one very visible problem that impacts all of...

As people all along the East Coast experience Hurricane Irene's wind and rain blasting north on one of summer's last weekends, my thoughts are with all of those in the storm's path.

I am thankful once again for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for its role...

It has been one year since BP's Macondo well was capped, ending the continuous flow of toxic crude into the Gulf of Mexico and allowing all of us to breathe a (very short) sigh of relief before continuing our work to restore the Gulf to a healthy state. We all...

Every summer, my family makes a trip out to the beautiful beaches of Nantucket Island. I simply love being here at the ocean, many miles out to sea. It restores me, and it reminds me that the work Ocean Conservancy is doing to protect it is so important.

As...

Last year on World Oceans Day, our nation was facing the largest oil spill in U.S. history. Since then, the well has been capped, oil-covered wildlife have been scrubbed, and experts have told us how to prevent another offshore oil disaster. But the truth is, not much has changed.

The...

Six months ago, oil began gushing into the Gulf of Mexico after the BP Deepwater Horizon rig exploded, sending 206 million of gallons of oil into the Gulf and senselessly taking the lives of eleven workers.

The oil spill was a devastating tragedy that should not have happened. As the...

Just over a month ago, the ocean burned. The images of BP Deepwater Horizon in flames have led us to question both ocean industrialization and the anemic state of conservation. Not long ago, however, Americans were swept up in a wave of environmentalism spurred in part by two very different...