Hundreds of Volunteers Tackle “Worst” Plastic Waste Crisis on Bali’s Beaches

Hundreds of Volunteers Tackle “Worst” Plastic Waste Crisis on Bali’s Beaches

Hundreds of volunteers gathered on Bali’s beaches on Saturday in an extraordinary effort to combat an escalating plastic pollution crisis. As monsoon rains lashed the region, they brought with them waves of marine debris, covering the island’s tourist-favored coastlines in...
Workers clean up the tar balls on Coogee beach in Sydney. EPA

Beaches in Sydney Re-Open After Mystery Pollution Balls Cleared

Authorities in Sydney re-opened several of the city’s famous beaches on Saturday after a massive clean-up operation successfully cleared thousands of black pollution balls that had washed ashore earlier in the week. The beach closures, which included iconic destinations such...