Essay: Polluting shipwrecks are the ticking time-bomb at the bottom of our oceans
In an article first published on The Conversation, FRASER STURT says shipwrecks from two world wars have been slowly degrading, increasing the chances of sudden releases of toxic substances into the marine environment…
Essay: Plastic trash in the ocean is a global problem, and the US is the top source – a new report urges action
US scientists MATTHEW SAVOCA, ANNA ROBUCK and LAUREN KASHIWABARA – in an article published on The Conversation, explain why the US needs a national strategy to tackle plastic pollution…
Philippine ‘river warriors’ fight tide of trash for cleaner future
Manila, Philippines Reuters Each morning, a group of Filipinos rakes up piles of trash on the banks of one of the world’s most polluted rivers, filling sacks in an endless pursuit to clean a waterway that is also a major source of ocean plastics. These “river warriors” are a decade-old group of about 100 people […]