Oceans Archives

Jul 11, 2024

Progress Report: Offshore Wind in the Gulf of Maine

CLF is fighting to develop offshore wind in the Gulf of Maine while protecting our natural resources and coastal communities.

Jul 03, 2024

Railing Against the Wind

Local anti-wind citizens’ groups are using pro-environment rhetoric to turn public opinion against offshore wind, a tactic borrowed from fossil fuel companies.

Jul 02, 2024

Right Whale Vessel Strike Protections Sought By Nov. 1

Conservation groups are pushing for long-delayed federal action to finalize expanded vessel strike protections for critically endangered North Atlantic right whales.

Body of a whale that has been struck and killed by a vessel, tied to a dock for study

Jun 28, 2024

The Supreme Court Just Disempowered the EPA

In its ruling against “Chevron deference” the Supreme Court has eroded the environmental and health protections we rely on.

view of facade of Supreme Court building

Jun 25, 2024

A North Atlantic Right Whale Family Tree

Ship and boat strikes and entanglements in fishing gear are harming right whale families.

Jun 24, 2024

The Truth About Fisheries Management in New England

Fisheries management must preserve the beloved New England fishing industry with stronger regulations and measures to adapt to climate change.

Jun 13, 2024

Offshore Wind and Right Whales Can Coexist. Here’s How.

Seven guidelines for how North Atlantic right whales and offshore wind can share the sea as safely as possible.

Jun 12, 2024

Four Wonders I Saw at Cashes Ledge

Cashes Ledge is an underwater mountain range that nurtures a multitude of species, many of them vulnerable to human impacts as well as climate change.