State and local officials are working on preventing debris from flowing into the ocean. One strategy is installing trash ...

Recent heavy rainfall in Southern California has swelled the banks of local rivers which are now carrying significant amounts ...

Arroyo Burro Beach volunteers are all smiles as they give Mother Nature a hand and a thumbs up. (Kevin Childerley photo) Santa Barbara County community members came together last week for the 41st ...

Volunteers who combed New Jersey's beaches last year picked up more than 176,000 pieces of litter and other debris, collecting an assortment of unusual items as part of an annual program led by the ...

Beachgoers enjoy Victoria Beach in Laguna Beach in June. Residents are becoming increasingly frustrated with the amount of tourists who come to town, bringing traffic and trash problems. (Allen J.

Students at Lillian M. Jacobs School in Hull turned ocean trash into an art installation. The project began with sixth graders collecting over 40 bags of trash from a local beach. Art teachers and ...

Seal Beach has received a contribution from the county to help fund cleaning and raking services at the shore for a year and kickstart a study of how best to keep more trash and debris from flushing ...