Tag: Surfrider Foundation

Border Pollution Continues to Cause San Diego Beach Closures

Four beaches have closed, some multiple times, in San Diego County this year due to pollution associated with the Tijuana River, according to the California State Water Resources Control Board. Three of those beaches closed a combined 25 times last year due to the same reason, according to the agency. But efforts to reduce pollution…


Discarded Masks, Gloves Significant Source of Beach Pollution: Report

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif.—Single-use masks and gloves mandated in response to the coronavirus pandemic were a significant source of beach pollution, according to the Surfrider Foundation’s Beach Cleanup annual report. More than 2,270 single-use masks and gloves were removed from beaches and waterways from June to December during the San Clemente-based foundation’s Beach Cleanup program. The…