- tip of the day
- How clean is your beach?
- got a minute?
- Urge Congress to clean up your beaches. Send an email to your congressperson asking them to co-sponsor the Beach Protection Act.
- got a morning?
- Learn more by reading NRDC's report and checking out the interactive map of popular beaches. Clean up after yourself at the beach and don't feed wildlife. Make sure young children wear swim diapers and rubber pants at the beach.
- got a month?
- Get involved and start asking about water quality at local beaches. Call your local county or health department official and ask about the sources of water pollution near you. Report any problems -- if beachwater smells bad or you see pipes discharging wastewater near a beach, let your local public health and environmental officials know.
- more info
- For more tips on water and ocean safety, visit http://www.simplesteps.org/.
