The tough challenges sea turtles face and their journey can help kids connect with the importance of environmental awareness.

Newsom has called for a future free of plastic waste, yet a single-use plastic bottle is usually by his side during his ...

Alterra president Jeremy DeBenedictis sees the facility as a solution to plastic pollution, seeks to ease neighbors' worries ...

Plastic pollution has emerged as a major health hazard, with microplastics now found in human organs and even brain and bloodstream. The UN has warned that plastic waste entering the oceans could ...

For many people, "plastic pollution" calls to mind pictures of turtles and other marine life drowning in single-use plastic bottles and discarded fishing nets. My own research looks at how the ...

"Be on the lookout for new and better data to come," he said. "Right now, there’s no cause and effect; there are only associations, so you have to take them with a grain of salt," he said.

On a remote, crescent-shaped island surrounded by crystal clear ocean, live some of the most plastic-contaminated birds in the world. Scientist say the crisis is getting worse.

This year’s theme is “Beat Plastic Pollution,” and like other themes along the way is a repeat of an emphasis, first in 2018, and then, 2023.

A free screening of the environmental documentary "Single-Use Planet" is set for 7 p.m. June 5 at the Shepherdstown Opera House, according to an announcement. The film, narrated by Peter Coyote ...

Last year, volunteers removed nearly 277,000 pieces of trash, most of it plastic, from New Jersey beaches. Plastic made up 83% of debris picked up by beach sweep volunteers, up from about 50% in ...