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Plastic Pellets Known as ‘Nurdles’ Are Polluting Beaches and Waterways

Volunteers documented 23,115 nurdles on Texas coasts this spring; lawmakers and activists urge stricter rules to protect local jobs and ecosystems from plastic pollution.

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SEADRIFT, Texas — Aboard an aluminum skiff or one of her five kayaks, fourth-generation shrimper and fisherwoman Diane Wilson often plies the coastal bays and streams near her tiny hometown of Seadrift, Texas.

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Plastic pellets known as ‘nurdles’ are polluting beaches and waterways

SEADRIFT, Texas — Aboard an aluminum skiff or one of her five kayaks, fourth-generation shrimper and fisherwoman Diane Wilson often plies the coastal bays and streams near her tiny hometown of Seadrift, Texas.

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