ocean pollution
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An Oil Spill Shut Down a Great Lakes Shipping Route but You Probably Didn’t Hear About It
On Thursday afternoon, an oil spill into the St. Mary’s River at the Ontario, Canada-Michigan border halted boat traffic between Lake Superior and Lake Huron for about three hours.
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The Dream of Scooping Plastic From the Ocean Is Still Alive — and Problematic
This week, one of the world’s most-watched plastic clean-up projects will announce victory. The Ocean Cleanup, a nonprofit that has set out to solve the huge problem of plastics in the ocean, will hold a press event Wednesday where it will review the success of its latest system. The group has already said the contraption…
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A New York City-Sized Oil Spill Is Contaminating the Mediterranean Sea
A Syrian power plant began leaking oil last week, and now the spill is heading for Cyprus. The effects on marine ecosystems and communities could be devastating as it spreads across the Mediterranean.
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Plastic Waste from Burning Ship Buries Sri Lanka’s Coastline
Tonnes of plastic waste from a burning container ship is washing ashore in Sri Lanka in what’s likely the nation’s worst beach pollution crisis to date, a senior environmental official told AFP on Saturday.