Coastal Restoration
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Coastal management and restoration of our planet's coastlines with a particular focus on California, Louisiana and the Pacific.  Emphasizing wetland restoration, aspects of agriculture in the coastal plain, fisheries, dealing with coastal hazards, and effective governance.
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Washing your jeans too much might pose risks to the environment

Washing your jeans too much might pose risks to the environment | Coastal Restoration | Scoop.it
Jeans shed thousands of denim fibers in every wash. Those fibers, and the chemicals used to treat them, now are showing up in even the Arctic Ocean.
Autumn Goeres's insight:
We have to think about what we're buying/wearing and the long term effects on the environment. Many fibers are treated with chemicals that pose health risks to humans and wild life. 
Yvonna Smith's comment, October 28, 2020 3:25 PM
This could be a huge issue that many people don't know about every time they wash their clothing. We lose so many fibers that end up directly in the environment every single time we wash clothes. This is especially problematic now as more and more of our clothing is made from synthetic fibers.
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Killer whales: why more than half world's orcas are threatened by leftover industrial chemicals

Killer whales: why more than half world's orcas are threatened by leftover industrial chemicals | Coastal Restoration | Scoop.it

PCBs were phased out three decades ago. But they're still lingering in the ocean.


Via NERC press office
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