Issues
Covering more than 70 percent of the earth's surface, oceans play an important role in many physical, chemical, and biological processes. Oceans generate most of the oxygen in the atmosphere, absorb a significant amount of carbon dioxide and pollution, and recycle other greenhouse gases. They also provide habitat for fish and other creatures that feed millions of people. The oceans’ productivity is in steep decline.
- Recent Victories
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Shell-Shocked in the ArcticAn appeals court rules that Shell Offshore, Inc., must stay away from the Beaufort Sea at least through the winter of '07/08. Protecting Marine Mammals Off California's CoastIn 2001, Earthjustice's Environmental Law Clinic at Stanford compelled the National Marine Fisheries Service to protect endangered sea turtles, whales, and dolphins from the effects of gillnet fisheries off the California Coast. |
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