Environment & Sustainability

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Expedition 74 Stays Busy and Awaits Tuesday’s New Crew Arrival

From left, NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Roscosmos cosmonauts Anna Kikina and Pyotr Dubrov participate in a training session at Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, ahead of their upcoming mission to the International Space Station. NASA/Josh Valcarcel Expedition 74…

Protecting the living waters of the Channel Islands from marine debris

Protecting the living waters of the Channel Islands from marine debris Inspiration Point on Anacapa Island provides a glorious view of the Channel Islands. (Image credit: Claire Fackler, NOAA National Marine Sanctuaries) Download Image July 7, 2026 Channel Islands National…

Adopt a Drifter Program grows this summer

Adopt a Drifter Program grows this summer Teacher at Sea Susan Dee deploys a drifter buoy. (Image credit: NOAA Teacher at Sea) Download Image June 26, 2026 More than 20 years after the first teacher adopted a drifter, NOAA’s Adopt…

Building community resilience through CALM

Building community resilience through CALM Upper Lake Park bluff tour in 2025. (Image credit: Lydia Salus, Wisconsin Coastal Management Program) Download Image July 10, 2026 The Takeaway: State partners in Wisconsin joined to create the Collaborative Action for Lake Michigan…

City nature challenge at Mallows Bay

City nature challenge at Mallows Bay Photos uploaded to iNaturalist help record biodiversity in the sanctuary. (Image credit: Taylor Schneider/NOAA) Download Image May 26, 2026 For the fourth year in a row, Mallows Bay-Potomac River National Marine Sanctuary participated in…