Fight continues to ban plastic, even with heavy use in pandemic
Momentum was building in the Garden State earlier this year for a potential statewide ban on single-use items such as paper and plastic bags.
Clean Ocean Action
NJ group focused on waterway pollution from animal waste, storms
The environmental group Clean Ocean Action has a program, "Rally for the Waterways," working to improve New Jersey's water quality.
More diapers, fewer cig butts found during annual NJ beach sweeps
Volunteers cleaning up New Jersey beaches last year found everything but the kitchen sink. Oh wait, they found one of those, too.
Why environmentalists are opposed to NJ shopping bag tax
If signed into law, the fee would begin October 1.
It's a river, not a junkyard — NJ groups tackle waterway trash
Unfortunately, it keeps coming back.
These everyday items are threatening NJ's waters — What you can do about it
Enjoying a fountain soda from a beachfront grill at the Jersey Shore, or releasing a balloon into the air at a wedding or charity event, can be deadly...to marine life, that is.
2 decorated fake Christmas trees among trash left on Jersey beaches
A pair of beach sweeps in the spring and fall, hosted by Clean Ocean Action, gathered more than 218,000 items at more than 70 sites throughout New Jersey.
NJ company putting garbage found on beaches to use in France
Plastic waste that washed ashore or was left on the sand by beachgoers will make up to 25 percent of a first-of-its-kind product hitting shelves this summer in France.
They found WHAT in New Jersey's ocean? Why beach sweeps matter
More than 5 million pieces of debris have been collected since Clean Ocean Action started holding yearly beach sweeps.
New 'Run the Hook' event puts spotlight on Sandy Hook, ocean charity
When Monmouth County natives Daragh Kneeshaw and Joey Garofalo launched a new event management and production company about a year ago, they started looking for ways to expand their reach. But as it turns out, they didn't have to look far.