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

Plastic is everywhere in modern society. While it has paved the way for enormous progress, the pollution it leaves behind is ...

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

Plastic pollution is a big problem for our oceans and although in recent years, people have started cutting down on plastic consumption, as we have realized the effects plastic pollution can have on ...

Tiny plastic particles drifting through the oceans may be quietly weakening one of Earth’s most powerful climate defenses.

Researchers say there is light at the end of the tunnel when it comes to the plastic pollution crisis. That is, if we make some major changes to how things are done. The Guardian highlighted the ...

Talks aimed at a global treaty to cut plastic pollution fizzled in Geneva this week, with no agreement to meaningfully reduce the harms to human health and the environment that come with the millions ...

"The Problem With Plastic" is both a call to arms and a thorough look at the far-reaching effects of plastic production.

Nick Beckage, a graduate researcher, Davin Louangaphay, a research assistant, and Philippe Amstislavski, a professor of health sciences, stand among spruce trees on the University of Alaska Anchorage ...

Days after talks on a new international treaty to curb plastic pollution collapsed, Sr. Patty Johnson was nonetheless feeling hopeful. Johnson was in Busan, South Korea, with three fellow Sisters of ...

“During their long journey to Ogasawara Islands, the green turtles are likely to ingest and accumulate plastic distributed across a wide range of marine areas in various forms, including floating ...

It was a year of growing challenges as well as comeback stories in the Great Lakes. While Detroit welcomed a large new park, new issues emerged around wildlife.