Plastic pollution remains one of the world’s most challenging environmental problems. Plastic pollution has been found everywhere on Earth, from the highest mountain peaks to the deepest parts of the ...

Most people know plastic pollution is bad news. But a small group of scientists says that we should pause all ocean plastic cleanup efforts.

U.S. Representatives Scholten and Levin introduce the Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act to combat plastic pollution in the ...

Judith Enck discusses her new book, "The Problem with Plastic," and the Trump regime's decision to repeal the government's power to regulate greenhouse gas emissions.

Plastic waste has quietly reshaped the oceans you depend on, and a new global study from Tulane University shows the danger ...

The negative consequences of plastic are everywhere and affect everyone. Microplastics are now found throughout our bodies, ...

A new study from Ocean Conservancy is sounding a stark warning about the deadly impact plastic pollution is having on Florida ...

Plastic pollution has become a major global environmental concern as modern societies rely increasingly on plastic products. Much of this plastic waste eventually reaches the ocean, with rivers acting ...

The Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, today elected Ambassador Julio ...

Rivers carry plastic across continents, so scientists tracked its movement across continents too. A sweeping new UC Santa Barbara-led study spanning four continents and eight countries has amassed one ...

Dangerous concentrations of algae such as "red tides" have been consistently emerging in locations around the world. A region in Southern Australia is experiencing a nine-month toxic algae bloom that ...

Looking to decrease your consumption of microplastics? You should know that these foods and drinks have all been found to include more than their fair share.