In the days after the 2015 oil spill on central California’s Refugio Beach, the golden sunlight glittering off the Pacific Ocean was dampened by yellow booms that lined the coast to contain surface oil and prevent it from spreading. Orange...
The term “God Squad” has been making worldwide headlines lately after this federal committee unilaterally eliminated key Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections for...
Oceana’s blog series, Businesses Breaking Up with Plastic, highlights companies that are tackling the plastic pollution crisis by phasing single-use plastics out of their operations or building the infrastructure and market...
Most students at the University of California, Santa Barbara pass this place every day without fully realizing how special it is.
Just beyond campus sits Coal Oil Point Reserve and Devereux Slough, a tidal wetland shaped by shifting water and a surprising abundance of life. What might look like an open stretch of...