In Just 1 Year, 134 Lifeguards Cost Los Angeles Taxpayers $70 Million
The highest earner received a grand total of $523,351.
Oceans
North Carolina Lawmakers Are Trying To Kill the State's Booming Shrimp Industry
For some restaurants in the state, local shrimp sales account for 90 percent of their revenue.
Marine Cloud Brightening Geoengineering Experiment Halted
Why do environmentalist ideologues oppose research on a possible emergency backup system to cool the climate?
The Feds Shouldn't Subsidize Fancy, Risky Beach Houses
Government is "promoting bad behavior," says Sen. Rand Paul. He's right.
The Florida Barrier Reef's Last Stand
Summer heat this year posed an existential threat to the world's third-largest barrier reef.
Don't Shame the OceanGate Crew for Taking Huge Risks
But don't expect taxpayers to rescue adventurers when they fail, either.
Here's What the Media Get Wrong About Hurricanes
No, a big storm does not require big government.
Stop Using 'Too Hot' Climate Models, Says Nature Commentary
And avoid implausible, worst-case scenarios for greenhouse gas emissions too.
Can Antibiotic Goop and an Army of Divers Save Florida's Ailing Coral Reefs?
How an innovative collaboration could help bring back America's only barrier reef from the brink of destruction.
U.S. Space Force Finds 30 Kilos of Cocaine While Looking for Sea Turtles
The drug bust blurs the line between military operations and civilian law enforcement.
Chef Andrew Gruel on Capitalism, Cuisine, and Calling Gov. Gavin Newsom an Asshole
The founder of the Slapfish seafood chain battles arbitrary, non-scientific regulations and a punishing economy while reinventing the lobster roll.
The Outlaw Ocean
Each chapter profiles those who live on the edge of maritime laws, in the gray areas that are so often unenforceable by land governments.
Study: Styrofoam Might Last Only Decades, Not Millennia, in the Ocean
Researchers from MIT and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution say that sunlight can break down polystyrene within a few decades.
Oceans Are Getting Hotter and Ice Sheets Are Melting Faster, Says New Report
Sea level rise is accelerating and marine heatwaves are becoming more common
Maryland Passes Bill to Outlaw Foam Containers
If Gov. Larry Hogan signs the measure into law, Maryland will be the first state to issue a ban on foam food containers.
First Seastead in International Waters Now Occupied, Thanks to Bitcoin Wealth
Two libertarians now have a private home off the coast of Thailand-proof of concept for a world of more competitive governance and greater ocean environmental health.
Is Climate Change Making Hurricanes More Destructive?
Not yet in the United States, new studies suggest
Widely Reported Alarming Ocean Warming Study Is Wrong
Skeptic of catastrophic climate change projections is right about significant errors in alarming new study.
An Alarming New Study Suggests the Oceans Are Warming 60 Percent Faster. A Statistician Disagrees.
Is the study's worst-case climate scenario wrong?
The Oceans Are Trashed. Can Volunteer Scuba Divers Help Clean Them Up?
Divers are taking ocean clean-up into their own hands.
Earth Day and the Plastics Pollution Problem
Plastic debris in the oceans is classic example of the tragedy of the commons.
Hottest November in Satellite Record: Global Temperature Trend Update
El Niño Pacific Ocean warming event continues to push temperatures to record highs
The Wave of the Future; the Future of the Waves
Laissez faire and the struggle for the oceans
