The World Can’t Keep Up With Its Garbage | Book Review – the Atlantic
Trash dumping is taking a devastating environmental toll—especially on poorer countries….
Global sea level rose higher than expected last year. Here’s why – the Washington Post
The rate of global sea level rise follows a trend of rapidly increasing rates over the past 30 years…
Trump Administration Launches All-Out Assault on Environmental Protection – Inside Climate News
Environmentalists vow to fight “the greatest increase in pollution in decades.”…
Bad News for the Oceans and the Earth – Gary Griggs | Op-Ed
Decisions made and actions taken over the past several weeks in Washington, D.C. by the new administration are going to have a profound, negative and lasting impact on the health of the oceans and the Earth as a whole…
‘Extremely disturbing’: High levels of heavy metals at Monterey Bay Estuary – the Los Angeles Times
Days after one of the world’s largest lithium ion battery storage facilities burst into flames in Monterey County, researchers found alarmingly high concentrations of heavy metals at a nearby estuary that is home to several endangered species…
A city looked at the sea as a blessing. It’s now sinking into it – the Independent
The ocean has now become an existential threat…
A coastal California community is sliding 4 inches a week toward the ocean – SFGate
Residents in scenic communities along the coast of Southern California have known for years that the Palos Verdes Peninsula is prone to landslides, but new research from NASA reveals a startling speed at which the Los Angeles subregion is shifting into the sea. …
Tearing Down Small Dams Is Helping Restore Northeast Rivers – Yale Environment 360
More than 30,000 small dams currently block river tributaries from Maine to Maryland. New initiatives to remove them are aimed at restoring natural flows, improving habitat for aquatic life, and reopening thousands of river miles to migratory fish, from shad to American eels.
India’s Huge Artificial Reef Rollout May Cause More Harm Than Good – Dialogue Earth | The Maritime Executive
Thousands of planned artificial reefs may not increase fish populations, and could exacerbate coastal erosion…