When oily plastic and glass, as well as rubber, washed onto Florida beaches in 2020, a community group shared the mystery ...

IMPACTED BY RECENT WILDFIRES. THE L.A. FIRE DEPARTMENT SAYS THAT A DEBRIS FLOW SWEPT A FIRE DEPARTMENT SUV WITH A FIREFIGHTER IN IT INTO THE OCEAN. THERE IT IS. WE’RE TOLD THE FIREFIGHTER WAS DRIVING ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — During long weekends and holidays, beaches are typically a lot more crowded than usual. But unfortunately, with more people usually comes more trash and waste, and not all of it ...

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It floats, it drifts, it doesn’t break down. Plastic in the ocean is everywhere, but now it’s doing more than polluting. It’s ...

A lot of trash is washing up on the Washington coast right now and beachgoers are asked to pitch in with the cleanup. Most of the garbage is small stuff. “Styrofoam, plastic bottles, some fishing ...

into tiny pieces that wreak havoc on the environment and marine life alike. It’s common to find plastic debris on some of the world’s most pristine beaches. “The same reason we go to beaches from ...

One of the strongest storms of the season slammed fire-ravaged Los Angeles with heavy rain on Thursday, sending streams of mud and debris across roadways and sweeping a fire department vehicle off a ...