Whales and dolphins use sound to communicate, navigate and detect prey, making them particularly vulnerable to noise ...

Stronger standards would prevent hundreds of millions of pounds of pollution from reaching rivers and streams, helping to protect more than 22 million people “EPA’s preference for weak slaughterhouse ...

Every year, millions of tones of plastic waste end up in our oceans, creating a deadly hazard for marine life. From tiny ...

Coral reefs are one of the biggest casualties. “Corals support almost 25 percent of marine life because they serve as both a food source and a home. If corals are damaged or diseased, fish either ...

A recent state court decision could transform how animal agriculture is regulated in Michigan, and potentially influence how other state and federal regulators oversee the industry’s mammoth waste ...

Rising human exploitation of the oceans is pushing ever further into regions that scientists increasingly suspect are full of conscious life. New research into creatures from sperm whales to octopuses ...

But the consolidation of the sector makes it increasingly hard for organizers to push for drinking water regulation. According to experts, local actions need to be paired with more federal regulation ...

To protect pets from lead poisoning, keep them away from peeling or chipping paint and at a safe distance from active renovations, especially in homes built before 1978, the year the use of lead-based ...

Imagine it’s the early 1900s and you’re a giant blue whale basking in the warm waters of the Santa Barbara Channel, just off the coast of Southern California. What do you hear? Fellow whale songs, ...

A massive global collaboration has tracked over 12,000 marine animals from whales to turtles to create one of the most detailed movement maps of ocean giants ever assembled. The project, MegaMove, ...