Plastic pollution is more than just trash on the beach. Marine plastic waste releases PFAS and heavy metals into the water of small freshwater lakes and ponds, at levels exceeding the threshold limits ...

Lawsuits and investigations across the country are exposing vulnerabilities in California's landmark single-use plastic law.

Even the most remote regions of the globe are not free from plastic pollution. In a study published in Marine Pollution ...

During important processes like cleaning, fragments of plastic are lost as microplastics. This means the system itself creates plastic waste, and we urgently need to rethink the design and operation ...

A new study from The University of Manchester has shed light on an unexpected consequence of plastic bag bans in East Africa, and why well-intentioned environmental laws may actually be making life ...

Data collected during a rowing challenge around the seas of Great Britain has found significantly higher concentrations of microplastic pollution than previously recorded, a new report finds. The team ...

Plastic pollution has become a major global environmental concern as modern societies rely increasingly on plastic products. Much of this plastic waste eventually reaches the ocean, with rivers acting ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Julio Cordano will lead the talks on forging a new treaty on combating plastic pollution (Olivier MORIN) (Olivier MORIN/AFP/AFP) ...

Career diplomat Julio Cordano was elected by countries meeting in Geneva following a drawn-out battle. Countries on Saturday elected Chile’s COP climate summit chief negotiator to drive forward ...

How did toxic plastics become so pervasive? How do they endanger our health? And what can we do to address this crisis? Hear from Judith Enck, founder of Beyond Plastics. How did toxic plastics become ...

Dangerous concentrations of algae such as "red tides" have been consistently emerging in locations around the world. A region in Southern Australia is experiencing a nine-month toxic algae bloom that ...