Seagrass wrack on beaches traps harmful plastics – Malta Today

Seagrass deposits on Maltese beaches trap plastics and protect coastline. Researchers warn their removal undermines vital ecosystems…
How Hatteras Island is confronting home collapses while owners push for faster solutions – Island Free Press

A line of houses, some more than a half-century old, were once positioned safely back from the ocean. Now, roughly four dozen sit with pilings exposed, septic systems visible above the tide, and decks hanging over a void where the beach used to be…