Wasting our Waterways
Polluters poured nearly 200 million pounds of toxic substances into U.S. waterways in 2020. We must strengthen Clean Water Act protections and reduce toxics use.
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Map of U.S. slaughterhouses shows watershed-level pollution
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Marine protected areas virtual tour: Edmonds Underwater Park, WA
Marine protected areas virtual tour: The Great Barrier Reef, Australia
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Marine protected areas virtual tour: Cabo Pulmo, Mexico
In one of the world’s most spectacular marine protection success stories, protections enabled an area of ocean off the Baja California Peninsula to recover from near-total destruction by human exploitation.
Marine protected areas virtual tour: Dry Tortugas, FL
Continuing our series on MPAs around the world, we look at how protection of an “ecological crossroads” in the Gulf of Mexico has been instrumental in the recovery of local reef species populations.
Marine protected areas virtual tour: Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, HI
In the Pacific Ocean, America’s largest Marine National Monument has rescued some of the world’s most endangered species from the brink of extinction.
Marine protected areas virtual tour: California’s MPAs
After less than two decades, America’s first science-based, statewide MPA network has shown what a strategically-planned, carefully-managed MPA system can achieve.
Marine protected areas bring new life to the ocean
With the future of the ocean increasingly uncertain, a growing body of research shows that marine protected areas (MPAs) can conserve and revive marine ecosystems and help reverse the damage inflicted on the ocean by human activity.