Climate change can impact whales, but whales, in turn, can impact the climate. To protect the whales and help regulate the climate, it is necessary to uphold the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), among other environmental laws.
Commercial shipping is the primary source of underwater noise pollution in the ocean today. Urgent action is needed at the international, national, and regional levels to reduce underwater noise pollution in the ocean.
The Clean Arctic Alliance is calling on International Maritime Organization member states to implement a new ban on use and carriage of heavy fuel oil when sailing in the Arctic, enforcing it fully and without loopholes for the shipping industry that put ecosystems and communities at risk.
Susitna River eulachon play a critical role in the ecosystem of Cook Inlet, especially to a population of endangered beluga whales that calve at the mouth of the river in spring and need to rebuild their energy reserves after the long winter.
Vital transboundary watersheds shared by British Columbia and Southeast Alaska are facing escalating pressure from a network of more than 450 Canadian gold mining and exploration companies, propelled by a complex Prospect Generator Model that shares the structural and operational attributes of a Ponzi scheme.
A speculative gold rush is putting communities in the Alaska-British Columbia transboundary region at financial and environmental risk, while a network of 450 Canadian companies reap the rewards thanks to a Ponzi scheme-like Prospect Generator Model.