HONOLULU— A coalition of 60 community leaders, conservation organizations, businesses, elected officials and academics has petitioned the federal government to ban three harmful, coral-killing ...

HONOLULU— A coalition of 60 community leaders, conservation organizations, businesses, elected officials and academics has petitioned the federal government to ban three harmful, coral-killing ...

The bill bars the sale of sunscreens containing chemicals oxybenzone ... The bill states that the chemicals kill developing coral, increase coral bleaching and cause "genetic damage to coral ...

Palau is set to become the first country to impose a widespread ban on sunscreen in an effort to protect its vulnerable coral reefs. The government has signed a law that restricts the sale and use ...

Sunscreen can damage coral and reduce the temperature at which they “bleach” or turn white from heat stress. Stressed coral are more vulnerable to invasive algae, which then limit the ability ...