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Plastic Pollution Crisis Deepens | Texas News
Oceans are in crisis as plastic pollution hits record highs—11 million metric tons dumped annually, equivalent to a garbage truck every minute. Microplastics infiltrate the food chain, from fish to humans, while marine life suffers horrific consequences: turtles entangled, birds stuffed with bottle caps, whales dying with plastic in their guts. Even the deepest, most remote ocean zones now show contamination, revealing the scale of the disaster. Urgent global action is needed to curb single-use plastics and overhaul waste systems before this planetary emergency spirals out of control. Listen…
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