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

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

Plastic pollution is everywhere—including where you would least expect it, especially when it's in tiny particle form. Today, ...

From hormones to heart health, The Lancet warns plastic exposure could double disease risk by 2040, threatening public health worldwide without urgent action.

The ocean surface retains a stubborn trace of our plastic waste. Even if we were to stop all pollution today, these residues would persist for decades, or even more than a century. This worrying ...

Plastics make up the majority of litter across the country. In the absence of regulation, the public are taking matters into their own hands ...

With tailored, evidence-based policies, the U.S. can relieve the burden on local and municipal governments, communities, and the environment.

Despite recycling efforts, most plastic still ends up in landfills, where it takes centuries to decompose and leaches ...

Plastic pollution is not just in oceans and soil. Scientists have now found enormous amounts of microscopic plastic floating through urban air, far exceeding earlier estimates. Road dust and rainfall ...

GENEVA (AP) — Negotiators working on a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution are discussing a new draft of the text Wednesday that would not limit plastic production or address ...

Plastic pollution is one of those problems everyone can see, yet few know how to tackle it effectively. I grew up walking the ...

"Today, the Court of Appeal overruled the Federal Court decision declaring the 2021 Order adding 'plastic manufactured items' to Schedule 1 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 invalid ...