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

To whales that hunt with soundwaves in lightless ocean depths, a torn plastic party balloon and a delicious squid may appear remarkably similar, according to a study. Underwater acoustic testing with ...

Climate change conditions turn plastics into more mobile, persistent, and hazardous pollutants. This is done by speeding up plastic breakdown into microplastics—microscopic fragments of ...

Rivers carry plastic across continents, so scientists tracked its movement across continents too. A sweeping new UC Santa Barbara-led study spanning four continents and eight countries has amassed one ...

Leaders from around the world have gathered in Busan, South Korea this week in hopes of finally striking a global treaty to reduce the world’s growing level of plastic pollution. Negotiations began ...

New York must pass the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act. Plastic pollution is impacting our environment and health. Microplastics and toxic chemicals used in plastic production are ...