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fromThe Washington Post
1 day ago

He's cleared 35,000 pounds of trash from Miami's mangroves and isn't done yet

A Miami volunteer removed over 17 tons of trash from Biscayne Bay mangroves to restore bird nesting grounds and fish rookeries.
fromABC7 San Francisco
1 week ago

Stanford teams tracking the path of microplastics from source to sea

"So as a scientific community, we know that microplastics are everywhere, but we don't exactly know how they get everywhere or where they come from. And if we're going to do anything to mitigate this problem, that's a really important question that we need answered," says Savoca, who is based at Stanford's Hospkins Marine Station on Monterey Bay.
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fromWIRED
2 months ago

UN Plastics Treaty Talks Once Again End in Failure

Continued negotiations on the plastics treaty are essential, but consensus-based decision-making is hindering progress.
Environment
fromwww.nature.com
3 months ago

The Ocean Is Awash in Millions of Tons of PlasticMost of It Is Invisible

Nanoplastics are pervasive, found in all environments, including human tissue, and constitute the dominant fraction of marine plastic pollution.
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