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

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 ...

Plastic pollution may be quietly fueling algal blooms by knocking out the grazers that usually keep algae under control.

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

The world creates 57 million tons of plastic pollution every year and spreads it from the deepest oceans to the highest mountaintop to the inside of people's bodies, according to a new study that also ...

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 ...

Researchers say plastic pollution is undermining oceans’ role as key natural buffer against climate change. - Greenline ...

The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework states that plastic pollution must be eliminated by 2030. So why haven't we enacted measures that make a real difference?

Algalita Marine Research and Education, a local nonprofit, has revamped its educator mini-grants program to support teachers driving environmental action, organizers said.

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

Plastic waste is piling up at a daunting pace around the world. The World Bank estimates that every person on the planet generates an average of 1.6 pounds (0.74 kilograms) of plastic waste daily. To ...