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Palau will ban sunscreen to protect local coral reefs

Nov 2, 2018

The island nation of Palau is set to ban some common types of sunscreen in an effort to preserve its distinctive coral reefs, according to ABC News. Last week, President Tommy Remengesau Jr. signed the law, whi...

A giant net is on its way to clean up the garbage patch in the Pacific Ocean

West Side Story

Sep 9, 2018

Environment, Innovation, Science

A new project launched this week will aim to clean up 90 percent of the garbage patch floating in the Pacific by 2040, using what is essentially a giant net, according to ScienceNews.org. Such a plan was fir...

Trump administration should preserve marine monuments

West Side Story

Nov 14, 2017

Environment, Opinion, Policy, Science

In September, Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke recommended the modification of ten national monuments to President Trump. In addition to Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante in Utah, Gold Butte in Nevad...

Blob of warm water on west coast linked to severe California drought and harsh weather on East

Cody Gash

Apr 13, 2015

Innovation

Scientists believe the severe drought conditions in California and the brutal cold conditions in the east could be down to a ‘blob’ of warm water lurking down the West Coast. The studied patch of warm water has...

Warm Water Blob on west coast of Pacific Ocean may be caused by climatic change

Cody Gash

Apr 11, 2015

Innovation

Hot and dry weather on the west coast and frigid conditions on the east coast have had the scientists baffled. While initially, most scientists were of the opinion that the conditions may be due to melting in t...

Endangered California Blue Whale counts reaches to 2200 on eastern side of Pacific Ocean

Platonium

Sep 6, 2014

Innovation

According to a new research published, the endangered California blue whale population has returned to near pre-whaling levels. There are 2,200 of these whales in the eastern side of the Pacific Ocean. Research...

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