World Oceans Day 2018: the battle against single-use plastic
From Paris to Hong Kong, and Quito to Malé, on June 8, 2018, people around the world are celebrating World Oceans Day…
Beach Report Card 2017-18: Banner Year for Water Quality
Heal the Bay today, released their 28th annual Beach Report Card, which assigns yearly A-to-F water-quality grades for more than 400 beaches along the California shoreline, based on levels of harmful bacteria.
India vows to ban all single-use plastics by 2022
India has vowed to ban all single-use plastics by 2022, according to the U.N.’s environmental agency, which called it an “unprecedented ambitious move against disposable plastic…”
Bracing for the meltwater pulse in Miami
How rising seas are already dismantling our ideas of home.
The planet is on edge of a global plastic calamity
We urgently need consumers, business and governments to cut consumption of single-use, throwaway plastics, writes the UN Environment chief
How India’s Fishermen Turn Ocean Plastic Into Roads
In an innovative project, fishermen in Kerala collect ocean plastic for recycling, cleaning the ocean in the process.
Plastic pollution: ‘Scourge’ of debris on UK beaches tackled
More than 400 beaches around England will be checked weekly in a bid to tackle the “scourge” of discarded plastic, the Environment Agency (EA) has said.
How Running on the Beach Can Boost Your Performance
Studies have shown that running on the beach, especially on soft, dry sand that’s typically found farther from the water’s edge will likely lower one’s odds of impact-associated overuse injuries.
A wider, deeper beach awaits Ocean City vacationers, but is it safe?
Ocean City vacationers may notice deeper, wider beaches, the result of a $282 million sand-dredging project aimed at protecting the resort town from storm damage. But the work also raises concerns about surf injuries and swimmer safety.