New Zealand Oil Spill: Cleanup Costs Settlement
A Greek shipping company has agreed to pay the New Zealand government up to $31.5 million toward the cleanup costs of a cargo ship’s grounding on a reef near popular swimming and surfing beaches last year. But taxpayers will still be footing some of the bill.
Plastic Debris Reaches Southern Ocean, Previously Thought To Be Pristine
The first traces of plastic debris have been found in what was thought to be the pristine environment of the Southern Ocean, according to a study released in London by the French scientific research vessel Tara.
Gujarat Beaches No Longer Pristine, India
Coastal tourism in Gujarat is proving to be a non-starter. More than the economic downturn, the main reason for this is the gross mismanagement of numerous beaches dotting the state’s huge coastline of 1,600 km.
Higher Levels Of BPA in Children and Teens Significantly Associated With Obesity
This is the first association of an environmental chemical in childhood obesity in a large, nationally representative sample…
California Coastal Clean Up Day, 2012, Artwork
Every piece of trash you remove reveals something beautiful… Be part of the solution to marine pollution!
International Coastal Clean Up, 2012
Join thousands of your friends and neighbors today, for the 2012 International Coastal Clean Up. Local actions, global changes!
San Francisco Plastic Bag Ban Gets Go-Ahead From Judge
Superior Court Judge Teri Jackson upheld a San Francisco ordinance that would ban most retail locations in the city from distributing plastic bags and begin charging customers a dime for each paper bag (or comparatively more expensive compostable plastic bag) they use.
The Fatal Shore, Awash in Plastic
A recent typhoon off Hong Kong washed half a dozen shipping containers overboard, and it wasn’t long before the cargo, 150 tons of tiny plastic beads, began washing up on the beaches. Local fish farmers also started finding the plastic in the stomachs of their fish…
Blameworthy Firm Pledges Help to Clear Hong Kong Plastic Spill
Chinese petrochemical giant Sinopec promised to help clean up a big spill of tiny plastic pellets in Hong Kong waters which have washed onto many beaches and begun killing fish in fish farms.