To find out how destructive negligence and indifference are, it is enough to move between Hawaii and California and see the ...

California received the highest score and Mississippi the worst in a new nationwide ranking of state laws designed to reduce ...

Ocean pollution poses risks to both marine and human life, and a sunken cargo ship is polluting the shores of Sri Lanka, ...

A cleanup effort in Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument collected over 47 tons of debris that threaten wildlife in Hawaiian beaches.

The Surfrider Foundation, an environmental organization dedicated to the protection of America's ocean, waves, and beaches, has been on the frontlines of protecting the ocean from the harms of plastic ...

During a summer camp local kids painted two murals on two storm drains in Edgefield to raise awareness about pollution on the ...

Scientists found invisible plastic pollution across the North Atlantic Ocean. These particles harm both wildlife and humans.

For this second installment of the Sea Camp series, we explore the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. It's the largest of five ...

Once the trash is collected from the LittaTraps, samples are analyzed to determine how much plastic collects, the sources of the plastic debris, and how that debris moves through the watershed. The ...

Environmental experts have said the largest risk from post-fire pollution in the ocean is for marine mammals, but event organizers err on the side of caution.

Sunscreen chemicals like EHMC may be silently increasing ocean plastic pollution by strengthening harmful microbial biofilms ...