The ocean is awash with plastic— more than 171 trillion pieces, scientists have estimated, and growing all the time. Animals ...

Plastic pollution is everywhere. It's clogging drains, creeping into farmland, and even ending up in the food we eat. In hopes of doing something about it, leaders from around the world recently met ...

This November, our governments face a historic moment to tackle a pressing global challenge. A UN treaty to end plastic pollution will enter its final round of negotiations in Busan, Republic of Korea ...

To date, every family of marine mammal and seabird and all seven species of sea turtles have been documented to ingest ...

The protest highlighted the dangers of microplastics in the environment, including when they are ingested and inhaled by ...

New research has found that even small amounts of plastic can be deadly to seabirds, sea turtles and marine mammals. While ...

With the Philippines now ranked among the world’s top plastic polluters, the government is betting big on nuclear technology ...

Marine animals inevitably eat what we toss in the ocean, including pervasive plastics – but how much is too much? The bar is ...

A last round of negotiations on a legally binding treaty to address the global scourge of plastic pollution has opened in Busan, South Korea. Here’s what to know about it: National delegations still ...

National delegations still have a lot to hammer out before there is a treaty. Most contentious is whether there will be a limit on the amount of plastic that companies are allowed to produce. Led by ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Protestors often use creative methods to draw attention to a cause, and the folks opposed to runaway ...