Oceans make up 70% of our planet

Today is World Ocean Day, a day to recognize the importance of our global oceans because without healthy oceans, there's no healthy future.

Oceans cover 70% of our planet. The world's oceans sustain life on Earth — from the water we drink to the air we breathe to the food we eat. But today, they're under assault from many directions, including plastic pollution and climate chaos.

First: We need to end the world's addiction to fossil fuels. Every day we delay, we flood the world with more dangerous, planet-warming carbon dioxide and other gases from burning fossil fuels. Trump is making this problem worse by doubling down on oil and gas giveaways.

But fossil fuels aren't the only force harming the planet. We also need to take on the plastic pollution crisis with a bold, binding global plastics treaty. We are drowning in plastics that are littering our beaches, destroying our ecosystems, and poisoning human health.

That's why in 2023, I held the Senate's first ever series of hearings on plastic pollution, and it's why I introduced the "Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act" — a bold, comprehensive plan to hold corporate polluters accountable and tackle plastic pollution head-on.

We need action, and we need it now. And that's why I will always use every tool I have — from legislation to oversight to appropriations to speaking out — to ensure healthy oceans for generations to come.

Onward!

Jeff