Word: maraniss
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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When Linda Maraniss visited the Texas Gulf Coast four years ago, she expected to see pristine sand and water. Instead, she found rotting garbage, old diapers and discarded furniture. Determined to do something about the situation, Maraniss returned to Austin, where she serves as regional director of the Washington-based Center for Marine Conservation, and organized the first Texas Coastal Cleanup. It has since become an annual event; last fall more than 8,000 people bagged 158 tons of trash. And 24 other states now hold their own cleanups...
...Maraniss, 40, who worries about the damage that beach litter does to marine life, promotes her cause at churches, schools, clubs and conferences. Her message seems to be getting through. At least one oil company has banned Styrofoam cups on its drilling rigs in the Gulf. And next year Texas will require codes on plastic bottles to identify the type of material they are made of, a measure that will make recycling easier...