Author: codeadmin

We’re a few weeks into our “new normal” with COVID-19, and I know it has been really, really hard for many of us. I keep reminding myself (and I hope you are too!) that this won’t be the normal forever. We are all in thi...

I don’t know about you, but as I’m adjusting to staying home and social distancing there are some days where I just want to do something good. While social distancing is by far the best action anyone can take right now,...

People look forward to the return of many things in spring: daffodils, asparagus, migrating birds, baseball. For me, spring signals the beginning of our season of trash cleanups. This year is certainly different, but it...

Today is the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day. In 1970, the first Earth Day was celebrated on the first day of spring in the Western Hemisphere. It was a perfect time to celebrate the Earth as it was undergoing its annual r...

Nature is my happy place. When I am stressed or feeling on the verge of a panic attack, I close my eyes and imagine myself back at the Goshen Pass in Virginia. I am sitting down in the rocky river bed, allowing the river...

This blog post is co-authored by National Audubon Society, the National Wildlife Federation, The Nature Conservancy and Ocean Conservancy. On April 20, 2010, the BP Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded, killing 11 men and...

This blog previously published by The Advocate on April 19, 2020. Exactly 10 years after the BP Deepwater Horizon tragedy changed the Gulf of Mexico, communities across the Gulf are reeling from the impacts of another em...

Next week we celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of Earth Day. Each year this holiday offers a time of celebration and focus on the environment. Earth Day looks a little different this year with the current challenges we...

One thing I enjoy most about Ocean Conservancy is that we work hard to ensure our advocacy for the ocean is driven by an understanding of science. Yes, we spend a lot of time giving testimony at public meetings and sitti...

In many places around the United States, if you are healthy enough to continue grocery shopping during the coronavirus pandemic, you are probably noticing some changes at the checkout counter. From San Francisco to New Y...