The state commission tasked with studying ocean acidification and its regional impact - particularly in relation to the aquaculture industry - held its first meeting Friday in Woods Hole with a sobering presentation on the phenomenon.
A U.N. special report on the impacts of climate change on the ocean sparked dire headlines such as, UN report on world' oceans is damning: We're all in big trouble.
"We brought in waste styrofoam and other coastal trash gathered from nearby areas so the 600 participants could carry out clean-up activities," said Lee Dong-jin, mayor of Jindo County, South Korea.
Scott Morrison said Australia had nothing to apologise for over climate change as he told the United Nations General Assembly that his government would lead urgent action to combat plastic pollution choking the oceans.
This year offers nations their best chance yet to protect oceans and coasts, and to capitalize on the carbon-capturing potential of these environments.
The Arctic is generally considered an early warning system for the impact of climate change, and scientists are hoping this expedition will raise their understanding of it to a whole new level.
American industry, aided by federal regulators, is conducting a large-scale, consequential experiment with our hormones and the developing brains and reproductive systems of our children.
Jim Inhofe, the Senate's unwavering climate denier, turns 85 on Sunday. I requested a Q&A with him when he turns 100 to see how the "hoax" has turned out.
