New study shows how little plastic it takes to kill a manatee – and how much good we can do by cleaning up
Just one baseball’s worth of soft plastics like plastic bags has a 50% chance of killing an adult manatee.
Just one baseball’s worth of soft plastics like plastic bags has a 50% chance of killing an adult manatee.
Jack Lighton of 4Ocean Foundation and Tara Wilson of Rock the Ocean spoke at the Climate Correction Conference.
When intensifying heat is coupled with pollution, waterborne bacterial pathogens can multiply.
Preventing food waste though nonprofit groups is one way to address the climate crisis at the local level.
Nearly half of sea turtles, over one-third of seabirds and one in eight marine mammals had plastic in their guts.
Most tires are made of synthetic rubber that sheds particles of microplastics over time.
From the air we breathe to the food we eat, microplastics are invading our lives and health.
On International Coastal Cleanup Day, plastic foam fragments, cups and plates are among the most commonly found trash.
Current efforts are insufficient to cover all critical areas for threatened species of sharks, turtles and other marine animals.
Plastic breaks down into tiny pieces that damage the environment and human health.
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