Organizations seeking to nurture youths' connection to nature in San Diego County are hampered by ocean pollution, beach closures and municipal restrictions.

Ella Basel, 12, looks forward to Kids Ocean Day, when she can share her passion for the ocean, environment and keeping both clean with other Los Angeles youths. In past years, she recalls seeing the ...

One of the most abundant pelagic sharks in the world has been shown to ingest both plastic and non-plastic fibers, which ...

YMCA campers climb a sand dune in Coronado, Calif., in July. Campers must be bused to various beaches due to Imperial Beach being closed because of raw sewage and chemical pollution. (Luke Johnson / ...