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Hawaii Officials Make Plans for Debris Clean-Up

Officials in Hawaii are making plans to spend $100,000 for marine debris clean-up. That figure includes $50,000 from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and a $50,000 matching grant from the state Department of Land and Natural Resources. NOAA provided …

Alaska Wants More Resources for Tsunami Debris Cleanup

U.S. Sen. Mark Begich wants the federal government to provide at least $45 million to clean up debris that will land on U.S. shores from last year’s tsunami in Japan. In a letter to the president, the Alaska Democrat says …