Britain’s dirty water crisis
BENEATH the grey waters off southern England, 400 million mussels cling to ropes dangling from buoys spread across an area ...
Tampa Bay estuary is gaining seagrass, but northern bay still struggling
The majority of the estuary’s overall gains come from Hillsborough Bay, the waterbody just south of downtown Tampa. A species ...
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The weirdest ways scientists are mining for critical minerals, from water to weeds
While the ability to pull enough minerals from these sources to power the energy transition is still a long way off, ...
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North Carolina’s Cape Fear River Is a ‘Forever Chemical’ Hotspot—What Does That Mean for Its Birds and People?
Amid mounting global health concerns about PFAS, communities living along the waterway must grapple with how contamination is ...
Deep-sea mining threatens sea life in a way no one is thinking about: By dumping debris into the thriving midwater zone
Picture an ocean world so deep and dark it feels like another planet—where creatures glow and life survives under crushing ...
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NC State researcher finds high PFAS concentrations in sea foam along local beaches
An expert panel discussion on Cape Fear region water contamination included new research finding high levels of PFAS in local ...
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Plastic pollution cuts into fishers’ livelihoods in Ecuador and Peru
Plastic waste is increasingly causing problems for fishers. Fishnets bring up bottles, propellers get tangled in bags, water ...
Ocean dumping – or a climate solution? A growing industry bets on the ocean to capture carbon
Dozens of companies and academic groups are pitching the same theory: that sinking rocks, nutrients, crop waste or seaweed in ...
‘Herculean effort’: These port communities have waited decades for clean air. Why a new plan may fall short
The LA and Long Beach ports are the region's biggest sources of air pollution. Groups representing 400,000 residents say new ...
World Water Day: 5 ways to explore the imperiled but recovering Indian River Lagoon
During World Water Day on March 22, it’s worth highlighting ways to explore the Indian River Lagoon and a new photo project ...