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Sea lion with head above water in ocean

Sea Lion Rescued From Deadly Plastic Entanglement

by Justin Cox
November 18, 2022

Hand of young woman uses sieve to collect microplastic at ocean beach

The Plastisphere, Marine Snow and Ocean Plastics

by Kat Kerlin
May 19, 2022

Particles of plastic drift under blue water in the ocean

Pathogens Can Hitch a Ride on Plastic to Reach the Sea

by Kat Kerlin
April 26, 2022

Thousands of microbead pellets from a ripped pool toy scatter across the surface of Lake Tahoe in July 2021.

Plastic ‘Pool’ Toy Pollution in the Wild

by Kat Kerlin
July 29, 2021

southern right whale in argentina with mouth open, skimming water

Plastic Found in Southern Right Whale in Argentina

by Kat Kerlin
October 22, 2020

Two women stand next to station for filling water bottles.

UC Davis Well on Its Way to Meeting UC-Wide Single-Use Plastics Ban

by Cody Kitaura/Dateline
August 25, 2020

Microplastics: Not Just an Ocean Problem

by Kat Kerlin
August 07, 2019

Blue petrel bird flys over ocean

Why Do Seabirds Eat Plastic? The Answer Stinks

by Kat Kerlin
November 09, 2016

Man holding a big fish to the camera in a fish market with baskets of fish in the background

Plastic for Dinner: A Quarter of Fish Sold at Markets Contain Human-Made Debris

by Kat Kerlin
September 24, 2015

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