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Plastic Pollution

State Senator Craig Miner tours the Strategic Materials recycling plant in South Windsor, CT, April 4, 2017 (by CT Senate Republicans CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 via Flickr).

Who owns our trash—and why does it matter? – National Geographic

Art + Science

Screenshot from Dolly Parton - World On Fire (From The 58th ACM Awards via youtube).

Dolly Parton’s new song is a climate anthem (if you want it to be) – the Grist

Sand Mining

Sand Mining in Quarry Lake, Tahirpur, Bangladesh (by Hasin Hayder on unsplash).

S A N D : Essential . . . Unregulated . . . and Dwindling

Sea Level Rise

Hanauma Bay, Oahu (by Keith Roper CC BY 2.0 via Flickr).

Nearly 90% of Hanauma Bay’s beach could disappear by 2030, says UH study – Hawaii Public Radio

Coastal Care JR

Screenshot from the Hakai Institute's video , Long Story Shorts: What is the Biggest Migration on Earth? via Youtube.

Long Story Shorts: What is the Biggest Migration on Earth? – Hakai Institute

Ecosystem Destruction

Polyethylene heat welded sculpture made to demonstrate the great Oceanic Gyres created by waste. This artwork is part of a collection titled "The creation of Plastikos" (by Simon MAX Bannister, CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia).

Surprising Creatures Lurk in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch – Scientific American

Shoreline Armoring

An aerial view of the damage Hurricane Ike inflicted upon Gilchrist, Texas (by Jocelyn Augusitno/FEMA, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons).

Shelter from the Storm – Science

Problematic Development

Empire: New York City from the Statue to the Brooklyn and beyond (by the Explorographer CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 via Flickr).

New York City Is Sinking under Its Own Weight – Scientific American