Clean Coast Initiative Foundation Launches Coast-to-Coast Campaign to Clean and Restore America’s Waterways
June 2025 — United States — The Clean Coast Initiative Foundation (CCIF) is spearheading a transformative national effort to clean up chemical and plastic pollution from the waters that define America’s landscapes and livelihoods. From Pacific beaches to Atlantic harbors, from Gulf marshes to the Great Lakes, CCIF is restoring the nation’s most vital aquatic ecosystems—powered not by politics, but by people.
With a presence in all 30 U.S. states that border major bodies of water—including oceans, gulfs, the Great Lakes, and significant freshwater rivers—CCIF blends science, community mobilization, and ecological restoration into a unified campaign for cleaner, healthier coasts.
“Our approach is unapologetically grassroots and science-first,” said Elise Jordan, Executive Director of ...