If only the US had signed on to the Law of the Sea Treaty, strengthened coastal zone management, supported the EPA, and abided by international trade treaties, we'd be better able to handle ocean pollution--anticipated and unanticipated--on a global scale. Republicans have dismantled such protections and continue to oppose their reinstatement. Maybe our junior senator, Dan Sullivan, can convince his GOP friends to reverse this relentless degradation of our environment. Maybe.