Humans pollute over 10 million tons of plastic trash into oceans every year. It's estimated that by 2030 that figure could ...

Plastic pollution along coastlines is an environmental nightmare. Each year, millions of tons of plastic wash up on beaches ...

A global treaty to end plastic pollution may be in jeopardy, negotiators and environmentalists said Thursday, with new signs ...

As countries meet in Busan, South Korea, from Nov. 25 to Dec. 1 to hammer out a Global Plastic Treaty that addresses an environmental scourge, the Philippines would do well to examine how it is ...

The presidential election could have big implications for how the United States responds to a global plastics crisis.

These scientists have bioengineered a version of Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria that can break down polyethylene ...

SUNY is moving to phase out single-use plastics on campus by 2027, according to SUNY Chancellor John B. King Jr. Discouraging production and use of single-use plastics is the best strategy in the face ...

Many parts of Nigeria are currently experiencing floods caused mainly by improper waste disposal. Lagos State is estimated to ...

Last November, I posted about litigation filed by New York State Attorney General Letitia James, asserting public nuisance and other claims ...

The suit is the latest in a series of high-profile legal actions California officials have taken against petrochemical ...

Europe is pushing for ministers to take part in UN talks this month to ensure that the world's first treaty on plastic pollution will be "highly ambitious".

The day we spotted the kayak was the eleventh day of our coastal research expedition and we had already collected more than ...