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Walruses in the Arctic Ocean
Environment

Disappearing Sea Ice Is Changing the Whole Ecosystem of the Arctic Ocean

5 min read
Dead fish in Florida toxic algae bloom
Environment

Florida’s Toxic Algae Crisis Is Still Happening and Everyone Should Be Outraged

7 min read
Princess Cruise ship at port
Environment

Carnival Cruise Lines Ordered to Pay $20 Million Fine After It Dumped Trash Straight Into the Ocean

4 min read
The beach cleanup after Round 3 of the Corona Bali Protected, 2018.
Environment

WSL Announces Ambitious Plan to Become Carbon Neutral and Eliminate Plastics in 2019

3 min read
Environment

Study Calls for Canada to Ramp Up Ocean Protection By 30%

3 min read
Mark Price, EVOLVE summit, surfing, Kelly Slater, Rob Machado
Environment

Firewire CEO Mark Price Nerds Out on Sustainable Surfboard Manufacturing

2 min read
A diver brushes sediment off coral in the Port of Florida.
Environment

Half a Million Corals Dead After Florida Dredging Project

3 min read
Ben Lecomte is a French swimmer attempting to be the first man to swim across the Pacific. And he's doing it to raise awareness about plastic pollution. Photo: benlecomte.com
Environment

This Man Pledged to Swim 300 Nautical Miles in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

2 min read
Environment

An Earth Scientist on Climate Change: ‘We’ve Created a Civilization Hellbent on Destroying Itself, and I’m Terrified’

18 min read
Environment

The Ocean Cleanup Reveals Its System Upgrades on the Road to Relaunching

2 min read
Environment

How Does a Small Eco-Tourism Business Actually Achieve Carbon Neutrality?

7 min read
The San Pedro Mezquital River is the last free-flowing river in Mexico’s western Sierra Madre.
Environment

Hydropower Dams Can Harm Coastal Areas Far Downstream

6 min read
Garbage on Cocos Keeling Islands
Environment

This Tiny Island Paradise Has Nearly 1 Million Discarded Flip Flops On It

4 min read
Great Australian Bight.
Environment

Drilling for Oil in the Great Australian Bight Would Be Disastrous for Marine Life and the Local Community

6 min read
A marine biologist surveys fishes living at Platform A, Santa Barbara Channel, Calif.
Environment

Retired Oil Rigs Off the California Coast Could Find New Lives as Artificial Reefs

6 min read
Maldives MIT Growing Islands project
Environment

Could a Climate Change-Resistant Future Mean ‘Growing’ New Surf Spots?

4 min read
A Ranger inspects the aftermath of a great white encounter. Photo: Pemberton
Environment

How Would I React to a Great White Shark Encounter? Now I Know

7 min read
Bill Nye rant about climate change
Environment

Bill Nye’s Expletive-Filled Rant About Climate Change Is Lighting the Internet on Fire

2 min read
Bull shark
Environment

After Another Réunion Attack, It’s Our Responsibility to Discuss Managing Shark Attack Risks

2 min read