Spain leads the world for quality beaches
Spain safely holds onto its title as the country with the most blue-flag beaches in the world.
Navy investigating disks of compressed trash littering Outer Banks beaches
The disks are consistent with those made on ships to compress plastic waste for easy storage, said Ted Brown, a spokesman for the Navy’s Fleet Forces Command. Ships are not supposed to dump plastic into the ocean.
No escaping ocean plastic: 37 million bits of litter on one of world’s remotest islands
The beaches of one of the world’s most remote islands have been found to be polluted with the highest density of plastic debris reported anywhere on the planet, a new study shows.
This Chic’s Beach resident wants you to have something back for keeping the beach clean
A couple, resident of Chesapeake Bay Beach (aka Chic’s beach), Virginia, launched Your Better Beach for the summer. Beachgoers can pick up plastic containers from participating businesses near Chic’s Beach, fill them up with glass and plastic found in the sand, and return full containers for discounts at the merchants.
The Arctic is a ‘dead end’ for ocean plastic
According to a new study, the Arctic serves as a “dead end” for hordes of marine debris drifting through the North Atlantic. Even though very little plastic waste is discarded within the Arctic itself, it’s still carried there — and then stranded — by ocean currents.
Chesapeake Bay pollution extends to early 19th century
Humans began measurably and negatively impacting water quality in the Chesapeake Bay in the first half of the 19th century, according to a study of eastern oysters.
Predicting the movement, impacts of microplastic pollution
Microplastics are of increasing concern. They not only become more relevant as other plastic marine litter breaks down into tiny particles, they also interact with species in a range of marine habitats. A new study takes a look at how global climate change and the impact of changing ocean circulation affects the distribution of marine microplastic litter.
Trillions of Plastic Bits, Swept Up by Current, Are Littering Arctic Waters
Pollution is now as dense in the northernmost ocean as it is in the Atlantic and Pacific..
The Ocean Is Boiling’: The Complete Oral History of the 1969 Santa Barbara Oil Spill
On January 28th, 1969, crude oil and gas erupted from a platform off the coast of Santa Barbara, California. Alarm over the disaster reverberated around the world, energizing the nascent environmental movement and leading to a slew of legislative changes.