Clean Ocean Action

While many municipalities in the Garden State have tackled the issue on their own, a proposed law introduced recently would implement a statewide ban on the intentional release of balloons into the sky.

The 2nd Annual Rally for the Rivers Eco-Fest is an Environmental Celebration of the Navesink and Shrewsbury Rivers on World Oceans Day

The non-profit organization Clean Ocean Action is encouraging Jersey Shore residents to join them in rallying against the NESE Project which proposes expanding a methane gas pipeline to New York by cutting through New Jersey.

Almost a half a million pieces of trash were picked up at the Jersey Shore last year.

If signed into law, the fee would begin October 1.

We'll be back on the beach in a matter of months. It's the offseason when the real magic happens on the sand. That's when dedicated staffers and volunteers clean our beaches. You'll be amazed what they've found.

Enjoying a fountain soda from a beachfront grill at the Jersey Shore, or releasing a balloon into the air at a wedding or charity event, can be deadly...to marine life, that is.

In 2014, 315,000 items were cleaned from New Jersey beaches by volunteers from Clean Ocean Action.