July 9, 2019
Stories tagged "microplastic"
March 5, 2019
Ocean plastic consumed by creatures in the ocean’s deepest trenches
Plastic pollution is a global crisis that affects just about every ecosystem on Earth: from the Arctic to the deepest depths of the ocean. As National Geographic recently reported as part of their “Planet or Plastic” series, “a British research team...January 25, 2019
Hero of the Week: Alex Weber, teen who discovered a huge source of ocean plastic pollution
Two years ago, a 16-year old diver named Alex Weber was swimming off Pebble Beach near Carmel, CA when she discovered something truly startling: thousands of golf balls from 5 local golf courses rotting on the ocean floor. As she described to NPR, “You...April 12, 2018