Located off the coasts of Georgia, Florida, and the Carolinas, the Blake Plateau contains the largest deep-sea coral reef habitat on earth and is home to endangered sea turtles, sperm whales, and countless other marine wildlife.

But without strong, durable safeguards, this area could be harmed by industrial activity like reckless oil and gas drilling.

June is National Ocean Month: Urge President Biden to conserve key ecological features on the Blake Plateau before industrial threats take root!

Get this: Not only has the fossil fuel industry known about the link between greenhouse gases and climate change since at least 1959, but the industry has fought to block the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy the whole time.

These details, and many more, were revealed at an explosive Senate committee hearing last month, thanks to new documents uncovered by a congressional investigation spanning the last two years.

For more than 60 years, the fossil fuel industry has chosen profit and shareholder value over people's lives, and is actively fighting to maintain fossil fuels for decades to come.

Tell your lawmakers: It's time for Big Oil accountability.

• New Federal Rule Charts the Course for a Cleaner, More Reliable Grid: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) announced its long-awaited regional transmission rule, setting standards that will improve reliability and affordability by bringing significant new energy resources online. Read more >
• Colorado Adopts State-Level Protections for Wetlands and Streams: The state is the first in the country to pass a new law to protect wetlands, streams, and other critical waters left vulnerable when the U.S. Supreme Court rolled back more than 50 years of federal Clean Water Act protections for waterbodies in its Sackett v. EPA case last year. Read more >

The seafood industry is in trouble: Inadequate fisheries laws, poor enforcement on the high seas, and complex, obscure supply chains for many seafood products have led an estimated one-third of the world's annual catch to be illegally fished. Climate change is also affecting fisheries, as rapidly warming oceans drive fish populations into cooler waters. Fortunately, we can help: Here are five ways to keep the environment in mind when you shop for fish and shellfish. Read more >

• Tell the EPA: For the Future of our Food Supply, Ban Toxic Neonics: Send a message to the EPA chief, Michael Regan, urging him to ban bee-killing uses of neonic pesticides and save the future of our food supply. Act now >
• Help Rid the World of Harmful Plastics: Plastic pollution can devastate environments and is increasingly contributing to the climate crisis. Urge the Biden administration to adopt a strong Global Plastics Treaty that reduces plastic pollution. Act now >
• Add Your Name: I Support Strong Arctic Protection! The Arctic is warming more than four times as fast as the rest of the planet. Pledge to stand with NRDC in support of strong Arctic protections and against fossil fuel companies relentlessly exploiting the Arctic. Act now >

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