Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cindy Zipf considers herself, first and foremost, a spokeswoman. And that sense of responsibility is a big part of what has kept ...

A fuzzy monster foot slipper, half a Christmas wreath, a pair of Dracula teeth, not to mention the literal proverbial kitchen sink, were just a few of the thousands of pieces of garbage picked off New ...

More than 100 volunteers collected litter and debris from the beach during the Clean Ocean Action Spring Beach Sweeps in Seaside Heights on Saturday, April 13, 2024.Get Photo Michael and Bianca from ...

Clean Ocean Action’s fall beach sweep takes place on Oct. 22 in beach towns throughout the coast of New Jersey. Anyone interested can visit www.cleanoceanaction.org and click on the register for beach ...

The head of a Cocomelon baby, a Jesus figurine and shotgun shells were among the hundreds of thousands of items that washed up on the Jersey Shore this year, according to a New Jersey-based cleanup ...

OCEAN CITY — City officials were awarded Blue Star certification on Tuesday by Clean Ocean Action, a nonprofit that works to protect and improve water quality at the shore. Ocean City is the ninth ...

Cindy Zipf considers herself, first and foremost, a spokeswoman. And that sense of responsibility is a big part of what has kept her going at the helm of Clean Ocean Action, a Long Branch-based ...

Last year, volunteers removed nearly 277,000 pieces of trash, most of it plastic, from New Jersey beaches. Plastic made up 83% of debris picked up by beach sweep volunteers, up from about 50% in the ...

Cindy Zipf is one of USA TODAY’s Women of the Year, a recognition of women who have made a significant impact in their communities and across the country. The program launched in 2022 as a ...