The ocean conservation nonprofit Oceana has a new partnership opportunity: The National Business Coalition for the Oceans.
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ACTION – Florida banning Plastic Bags? MAYBE
The University of Florida (UF) is conducting a survey on behalf of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) (per a request from the State Legislature) to learn more about the use of plastic bags, auxiliary materials and wrappings.
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Holiday weekend highlights trash trouble on Miami islands
For six years they have been documenting this growing crisis on the bay’s spoil islands, a frequent haunt for boaters and jet skiers and a magnet for garbage.
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Fish Kill in Biscayne Bay: A Report and a Plan
It’s been almost a year since the massive fish kill in Biscayne Bay that left thousands of animals gasping for air and algae blooms floating across the water. Distilling down all that we have learned in the past year, we are proud to present a full report on last summer’s fish kill, as well as a community response plan for similar disasters in the future.
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Twenty firms produce 55% of world’s plastic waste, report reveals
Twenty companies are responsible for producing more than half of all the single-use plastic waste in the world, fuelling the climate crisis and creating an environmental catastrophe, new research reveals.
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Stop using Plastic Bags, Publix
Help keep millions of single-use plastic bags out of our environment by demanding that Publix eliminate their use of single-use plastic bags at checkout.
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Reintroducing The Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act!
The federal Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act (BFFPPA) was reintroduced (S. 984) by Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Rep. Alan Lowenthal (D-CA). The Surfrider Foundation has been involved with BFFPPA since its inception and we have been working closely on this reintroduction. The priorities that Surfrider focused on for the reintroduced bill included pushing for incentivizing reuse / refill models, strengthening the definition of reusable bag, addressing toxics more broadly, and closing the loophole for plastic waste exports. We’re happy to report that each of these priorities were addressed in the reintroduced bill.
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Why does water remain on our streets after a rainstorm?
There are a number of reasons! There are a number of reasons! In residential areas with urban streets, stormwater is conveyed along paved roadways with curb and gutter and into the storm sewer system through inlets or catch basins.
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Miami Waterkeeper: State of the Water 2021
Join Miami Waterkeeper for our third annual State of the Water address. This free, virtual event will convene community leaders to provide a full and fact-based overview of the major issues facing our watershed and solutions for the coming year.
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Recycling in America Is a Mess. A New Bill Could Clean It Up.
As programs shutter and plastic use rises in the pandemic, a New York bill to get manufacturers to pick up the recycling tab could offer a solution.
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