Water & Oceans

Tribes Push Back On Federal Plan For Colorado River Water Cuts

"

The Interior Department Friday announced steep reductions in Coloradfo River water allocations for lower basin states. "When the plan was released in draft form last month, the tribes argued they were not sufficiently party to the decision making process and that the proposed use plan does not reflect their rights." 

Source: ICT, 08/24/2026

Despite Trump’s Attacks, Unions Fight For Good US Clean Energy Jobs

"Ryan McElroen had spent years repairing the New York City subway underground when he got the opportunity to work in the middle of the ocean." "Two years ago, McElroen began being trained by his union, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 3, for a job in the emerging offshore wind industry."

Source: Guardian, 08/24/2026

La. Oil Disaster Leaves Black Parents Asking How to Keep Their Kids Safe

"As the Louisiana town recovers, residents wrestle with the increasingly difficult task of shielding children from a polluted future."

Source: Capital B, 08/24/2026

A Pizza-Sized Ocean Predator And A Tribe Are Trying To Protect Each Other

"On a spring morning so blustery that the National Weather Service issued a small craft advisory, a Samish Indian Nation research boat, called the Chinook (Yómech), set out from Anacortes, Washington, just east of the San Juan Islands."

Source: NPR, 08/21/2026

Great Waste In The Great Lakes: Plastic Pollution Is Clogging Our Waters

"More than 40 million people in the United States and Canada depend on the Great Lakes for drinking water. Each glass of treated lake water is laden with tiny bits of plastic — microplastics — made of toxic chemicals linked to cancer and other diseases. Also contaminated are fish, staples of Midwestern fish fries and fish boils, and an important part of the diet of Indigenous tribes, certain immigrant populations and communities of color."

Source: Chicago Tribune, 08/21/2026

Fish And Wildlife Service Pauses Plan To Change Wetlands Policy

"The Trump administration has hit the brakes on its plan to roll back a Fish and Wildlife Service wetland conservation policy following pushback from prominent Republicans and tens of thousands of duck hunters."

Source: E&E News, 08/21/2026
October 6, 2026 to October 7, 2026

Marine Minerals and the Media: An EJN Webinar for Journalists on Deep-Sea Mining

How can journalists cover this industry accurately and thoroughly as it gains momentum? Speakers will shed light on the murky world of deep sea mining, drawing from their experience in science communication, deep sea ecology, ocean policy, the human-ocean relationship and more.

Visibility: 

Florida Jellyfish Museum All About The Mesmerizing Floating Predators

"The floating tentacled predators pulse and swirl in hypnotic patterns in the dark museum space, lit primarily by images projected on the walls and the glowing light from the saltwater tanks."

Source: AP, 08/20/2026

US To Send Hospital Ship To Peru As El Nino Threat Looms

"The United States will send a military hospital ship to Peru’s Pacific coast next year to help Peru cope with the effects of the El Nino climate phenomenon as part of a broader collaboration with the South American country, U.S. Ambassador to Peru Bernie Navarro announced Wednesday."

Source: AP, 08/20/2026

Pages

Subscribe to RSS - Water & Oceans