Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Santa Barbara: Explore Ecology is proud to announce that the 41st Annual Coastal Cleanup Day will be held on Saturday, ...

10 Aquapreneurs selected from over 270 applicants Winners showcased innovations from PFAS destruction, household filtration to nature-based water treatment Financial support of CHF 1.75 million ...

The ocean, vast and seemingly infinite, has been humanity's dumping ground for plastic waste. With 171 trillion pieces of plastic amounting to 1 million to 1.7 million tons currently floating in it, ...

Plastic waste has quietly reshaped the oceans you depend on, and a new global study from Tulane University shows the danger ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Surfrider Kauai just completed its most difficult and fulfilling cleanups of the year which removed 9,000 pounds of marine debris from Kauai’s remote coastlines. Operation Airlift ...

The UNEP Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) meeting in Geneva concluded on Friday with no results. Now, Ocean Alliance Conservation Members step in with a way forward on eliminating plastic ...

Sustainable solutions for addressing pollution and climate challenges are essential to safeguard agriculture, water systems, and public health. Climate ...

The dispersal of radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima-Daiichi reactor disaster site to the Pacific Ocean is “in line with international safety standards” according to a task force set up by the ...

Rachel Feltman: Cape Cod’s ponds and bays have suffered from decades of pollution. But scientific detective work has finally pinpointed the worst culprit: human urine. When household septic systems ...

After evaluating over 270 submissions from around 60 nations, 10 Aquapreneurs from 9 countries were chosen for their innovative solutions in the freshwater sector. This year’s winners, termed ‘UpLink ...