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Ocean pollution

Yellow sign on beach warning people to stay out of water because of pollutants, in Tijuana River Valley

Pollution from Tijuana River contaminates marine border areas

Environment

Pollution and trash carried from the Tijuana River to the Pacific Ocean have long plagued swimmers and surfers on both sides of the US-Mexico border. A recent court settlement is bringing hope for cooperation.

In this Sunday, Oct. 2, 2016 file photo, a man guides a raft through a polluted canal littered with plastic bags and other garbage in Mumbai, India.

YouTube influencers work to stem the flow of trash to the seas

Environment
A long, narrow boat leaks black oil into the Indian Ocean off coast of Mauritius blue waters

Mauritius rushes to stave off oil spill

Environment
Kiawah Beach, SC

Coastal Republicans oppose the new ‘Drill, baby, drill’

Environment
A bird eats dead fish in the area where thousands of dead fish washed up on Abangaritos beach in Puntarenas, Costa Rica, Feb. 16, 2017.

As oceans suffocate, dead zones grow

Environment
A simulation of the floating screens to be deployed by Ocean Cleanup to capture small plastic down to 1 cm, up to massive discarded fishing nets.

Two proposals to clean up our oceans of garbage: Will either work?

Technology

Marine scientists estimate that over 5 trillion pieces of plastic currently litter the oceans. So is there any way to clean up all that floating mess?

An immigrant laborer working in a landfill on Thilafushi, the island used for waste disposal in the Maldives.

An island of toxic trash plagues the Maldives

Environment

Thilafushi was once a lagoon in the Maldives, a gorgeous island nation in the Indian Ocean that’s a popular tourist destination. But for almost 25 years, Thilafushi has been a dumping ground for the nation’s trash — one that’s unregulated and allegedly leaking toxins into the surrounding areas.

The World

Did the oil spill cause less damage than expected?

Environment

We speak with two experts working in the region. Aaron Viles is a campaign director and biologist for the Gulf Restoration Network. And Dr. Felicia Coleman is director of the Florida State University Coastal and Marine Laboratory in Northwest Florida.

The World

Oil cleanup jobs help Gulf for now, but what comes later?

Environment

The cleanup may bring a surge of temporary work, but residents of the Gulf Coast worry that the boom will be temporary at best. We talk to Johnny Glover, who runs a fishing lodge, and to Dean Blanchard, a seafood distributor.

The World

Oil spill: a farewell to the Gulf coast’s lifestyle?

Environment

Mike Tidwell, author of ‘Bayou Farewell,’ talks to us about the oil spill’s collateral damage: the Gulf Coast’s unique way of life.