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Oil spill cleanup continues along Delaware, Maryland coast

Oil Pollution

Crews are continuing a cleanup operation from an oil spill that affected a significant stretch of coastline in Delaware and Maryland…

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Plastic Pollution

The German 2012 Coca-Cola line-up (by Like the Grand Canyon CC BY-NC 2.0 via Flickr).

Plastic bottles harm human health at every stage of their life cycle – the Grist

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

Where the Danube Meets the Black Sea (courtesy NASA Goddard Space Flight Center CC BY 2.0 via Flickr).

Sand – Planet Snapshots

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 "What is the Tragedy of the Commons" by TED-Ed via Youttube).

What is the Tragedy of the Commons? – TED Ed

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