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Save Our Shores has been conducting beach, river, kayak, and inland cleanups since 1978. The nonprofit primarily hosts its public, private, and school cleanups throughout Santa Cruz and Monterey counties. In 2017, Save Our Shores led a total of 243 cleanups. During these cleanups, Save Our Shores and community volunteers removed over 8 tons of ...
Beach cleaning or clean-up is the process of removing solid litter, dense chemicals, and organic debris deposited on a beach or coastline by the tide, local visitors, or tourists. Humans pollute beaches with materials such as plastic bottles and bags , plastic straws , fishing gear , cigarette filters , six-pack rings , surgical masks and many ...
The CERCLA federal law of 1980 authorized the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to create a list of polluted locations requiring a long-term response to clean up hazardous material contaminations. [1] These locations are known as Superfund sites and are placed on the National Priorities List (NPL).
The company has renewed its partnership with the World Wide Fund for Nature, or WWF, engaging in beach clean-up initiatives that kicked off last week with a company-wide session on Venice’s Lido ...
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The beach is periodically closed due to sewage contamination. The Monterey County Health Department updates their website with beach conditions and information about closures. [5] On June 22, 2022, a 60-year-old swimmer was attacked by a shark at Lover's Point Beach, in the Lovers Point State Marine Reserve. [6]
The former Operating Industries Inc. Landfill is a Superfund site located in Monterey Park, California at 900 N Potrero Grande Drive. [1] From 1948 to 1984, the landfill accepted 30 million tons of solid municipal waste and 300 million US gallons (1,100,000 m 3) of liquid chemicals. [2]
“When the park is developed, I’ll probably be down here a lot,” he told The Bellingham Herald in an interview. Cleanup is expected to cost $28.3 million, Craig Mueller, the city’s project ...