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Microplastics

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Surfing scientists in Spain are hunting down microplastics 

​​​​​​​Plastic is everywhere. Scientists have found the stuff in just about every corner of the planet, even through the high seas. But getting a better understanding of what’s going on here, where the plastic waste comes from, and what it is, can still be challenging. That’s especially true along shallow coastlines.

Kristal Ambrose, Bahamas Plastic Movement

Bahamas Plastic Movement founder wins Goldman Environmental Prize

Environment
A hand holds small micro-plastics.

As the world grapples with plastic, the US makes more of it — a lot more

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Microplastics have turned up in the remote Arctic Ocean, which means they’re everywhere

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Greenpeace: Plastic pollution has spread to Antarctica

Environment
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