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Watching waves roll into a sandy shore against a backdrop of the deep blue ocean or the vast Great Lakes is breathtaking. Seeing trash clutter and pollute those pristine coastlines

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Concerns about seaborne plastic waste go back decades, but science writer Juli Berwald suggests that myths and disinformation about sources and solutions continue to cloud the waters. From lentil-sized nurdles to sprawling fishing nets, 200 million tons of plastic now fill the ocean and, for her, it has become evident that the ocean plastics story is really a land story. But

Volunteers across the territory joined in a belated observance of International Coastal Cleanup Day last weekend, clearing piles of waste from shorelines at Salt Island; Spring Bay on Virgin Gorda; Great Harbour on Jost Van Dyke; Loblolly Bay on Anegada; and Road Harbour, Trellis Bay, and West End on Tortola. Students patrol the coastline at

One Sunday in September, on the small strip of beach on Long Island in the Las Piñas-Parañaque Critical Habitat and Ecotourism Area, we looked garbage straight in the eye.

In the nearly 50 years that Kathy Bricker called Northern Michigan home, she championed numerous environmental causes. That work will continue on even after her death.

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Residents were told this week that taking part in island-wide coastal clean-ups is “essential” to help reduce ocean pollution. Keep Bermuda Beautiful announced that its annual event will cover more th...

Koreas southern coastal regions were hit earlier this month by two super typhoons, first Hinnamnor and then Nanmadol. Help was on the way all across the nation. Marines were mobilized to restore damaged buildings and streets. Volunteers fed displaced residents. Donations from businesses and private individuals were handed over to help those who were displaced or hit hard by the natural calamities. International volunteers have also joined the post-typhoon clean-up movement.