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Officials with the U.S. Space Command confirmed that what was initially reported as a meteor sighting, was actually a Chinese module used to launch three astronauts in 2022.

The Gulf of Mexico Alliance is poised to execute a $7 million project to remove approximately 100 abandoned vessels and large marine debris located along the Gulf Coast. According to Amanda Nalley, …

Food wrappers. Plastic bottle caps. Cigarette butts – 231,735 cigarette butts, to be precise. These are just a few of the more than one million items collected by over 37,000 volunteers along the shores of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary between 2017 and 2021, according to a recent National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association report.

Plastics of various kinds made up 73% of the debris, and included food containers, bags, bottles, food wrappers and many other miscellaneous items.

Food wrappers. Plastic bottle caps. Cigarette butts – 231,735 cigarette butts, to be precise. These are just a few of the more than one million items collected by over 37,000 volunteers along the shores of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary between 2017 and 2021, according to a recent National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association report.

According to a recent NOAA study, plastic fragments, cigarette butts, and wrappers comprise the majority of marine debris retrieved in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary by count at 59%.

A report released on Wednesday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, revealed just how much garbage can build up within the Monterey...

Effort by wide range of groups part of global project that has collected 350 million lbs. of waste.

Funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will bolster NOAA efforts to address marine debris in U.S. waterways, the ocean and Great Lakes.

Lumber created from an Alaska recycling program is branded as "Grizzly wood" because "it's rough and tough like Alaskans."