Plastic Beach, an Encinitas-based nonprofit, is tackling a major environmental challenge: soft plastic pollution.

Ropes and fishing gear used in the fisheries and aquaculture industries are a major source of microplastics in the ocean and littering along the ...

Straws might seem insignificant, but the plastic straw has come to symbolize a global pollution crisis over the past decade.

Tarragona’s beaches are covered with plastic pellets, highlighting a Europe-wide problem that is the focus of EU interinstitutional talks.

When the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement was passed in the 1970s, eutrophication was the big problem. Eutrophication occurs when too many nutrients enter a body of water, increasing the amount of ...

Scientists have discovered microplastics in the snow near some of Antarctica's deep field camps, revealing how far-reaching ...

Sri Lankan Christians have joined hundreds of people in cleaning litter from beaches as part of a nationwide campaign aiming ...

Black sand on RK Beach in Visakhapatnam raises concerns of pollution, prompting authorities to take action for cleaner ...

Global ocean plastics, projected to double to 300 million tonnes by 2040, further threaten vulnerable nations. For Fiji, ...