Articles related to "Ocean Pollution"

What are the nonpoint sources of ocean pollution? What are the effects of pollution on oceans? EPA citizen tips to help reduce causes and effects of ocean pollution.

Greenpeace International has released a report detailing the risk plastic pollution and marine debris poses to the environment called Plastic Debris in the World's Oceans

Moby Dick's whale is still being hunted by Japan and Indonesia. Oceanic pollution, underwater sound, boat traffic and drift nets also problems for the sperm whale.

Four Congressional Acts control pollution in U.S. waters: the Clean Water Act; the Ocean Dumping Act; the Oil Pollution Act; and the Coastal Zone Management Act.

Global warming and pollution threats to coral reefs and other ocean life are explained. The Nature Conservancy & NOAA announce a plan to protect coral reef bleaching.

Plastics degrade in the ocean, causing pollution and concentrating toxins, which may be finding their way into the marine food chain, despite wastewater treatment.

Hazardous U.S. coastal ocean pollution contains flame retardants. A study on the causes of water pollution in the Gulf of Mexico finds feces in coastal water.

Why coral reefs die from water and air pollution. Reasons why point source ocean pollution affects ocean life, and the coral reef food web.

The last ten years Heal the Bay has been working on improving the water quality of California Beaches. This summer nearly 97% of Califonia's beaches received an A or B.

The Pacific Garbage Patch, that is about 1,000 miles west of San Francisco, is a plastic island of garbage nearly twice the size of Texas.

Cigarette butts are the most polluted item on the planet. Help protect the environment by disposing of cigarettes properly and becoming aware of the littering problem.

What are the causes of land pollution, and what are the effects of pollution on our rivers and oceans? What are the land pollutants that may find their way to water?

Long-line fishing boats catch tuna and other fish, and many an albatross. Most species of albatross are now threatened with extinction.

Commercial fishing is a global, multi-billion dollar industry. It is the backbone of coastal nations' economies. As such, many species are depleted. So why waste?

Where does all the trash lost (or dumped) at sea go? Is there a garbage island or plastic continent, floating and growing as more and more trash piles upon it?

Some California schools have the opportunity to become "Ocean Guardians" through a National Marine Sanctuaries grant program that funds local ocean conservation projects.

Where to find reliable environmental science technology information about earth & environmental sciences, protection, and management.

Sewage, animal waste, and other pollution that could expose U.S. swimmers to a host of waterborne illnesses necessitated 20,000 beach closing and advisory days in 2008.