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We’re passionate about protecting our playgrounds and the critical threats to our natural world are seemingly everywhere. Understanding an issue is the first step to fixing it, and we help you to understand the issues facing the planet today.

Microplastic in poo
Environment

There’s a Very Good Chance You’re Actually Pooping Out Microplastics

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Twenty one young people are suing the US Government for damages as a result of excessive greenhouse gas emissions. Barring legal maneuvering, the case is set to be heard by the Supreme Court beginning October 29th. Photo: Our Children's Trust
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Why a Group of Kids Is Suing the Federal Government Over Climate Change

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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

Frenchman Attempting to Swim Across the Pacific Is Seeing Plastic Every 5 Minutes

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There are some strange things in nature. Tabular icebergs are one of them, and NASA's Operation Icebridge program recently posted an image that proves it.
Environment

NASA Found Bizarre Nearly-Perfect Rectangular Iceberg In Antarctica

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Headless Chicken Monster, Gizmodo, Antarctica
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There’s a Thing Called the ‘Headless Chicken Monster’ Living in the Ocean

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The Ocean Cleanup boyan slat great pacific garbage patch
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Boyan Slat’s Ocean Cleanup Won’t Turn a Profit, But We Should Still Do It

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Boyan Slat's Ocean Cleanup project is the biggest cleanup campaign in history.
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Everything You Want to Know About Boyan Slat and the Ocean Cleanup Project

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Environment

National Geographic Is Donating 1,000 of These Underwater Drones For Ocean Exploration

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United Airlines ended board bag fees earlier this month for flights to and from California. But, that's not even half of what the airline is doing for surfers and our oceans. Photo: United
Environment

Killing Board Bag Fees Was Just the Beginning for United Airlines’ Sustainability Strategy

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The Ocean Cleanup Project's System 001 is currently floating in the Pacific corralling plastic in the "largest ocean cleanup effort ever." Photo: The Ocean Cleanup
Environment

The Ocean Cleanup Has Reached the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

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LA's plastic river after the first rain of the season. Photo: Ben Judkins
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A Trash River Flowed in Los Angeles After the First Rain of the Season

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Environment

Newport Beach Just Launched the First ‘Clever Buoy’ Shark Detection System in the US

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Donald Trump Save Our Seas Act
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Donald Trump Signs ‘Save Our Seas Act’ to Aid in Ocean Clean-Up

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If all coastal states in the United States implemented deposit schemes, there would be 6.6 million fewer containers on the shoreline each year.
Environment

This Simple Scheme Reduced Drink Containers In the Ocean by 40%

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Boiling Point San Onofre Nuclear Waste
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San Onofre’s 3,600,000-Pound Nuclear Waste Dilemma Is a National Emergency

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plastic in ocean
Environment

Global Cleanup Finds Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, and Nestlé the ‘Worst Plastic Polluters Worldwide’

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Environment

Exploring the Link Between Art and Environmental Activism Through Public Murals

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Chernobyl solar plant
Environment

The Radioactive Chernobyl Power Plant Just Got a Solar Makeover

2 min read
Environment

What is Causing Florida’s Algae Crisis? 5 Questions Answered

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