Seabirds, sea turtles and marine mammals along the California coast can suffer and even die after ingesting plastic, and the ...

A new study highlights how a combination of environmental stressors -- namely plastic pollution and seawater flooding -- can increase the threats faced by plants in some of the planet's critical ...

In Geneva, negotiators from 175 nations are trying to hammer out the first-ever legally binding treaty on plastic pollution. The urgency of the talks was underscored this week by a new study published ...

The Lancet: Plastic pollution is an underrecognized threat to health, experts warn as they launch a project to track plastics' health impacts and monitor progress. Ahead of the expected finalisation ...

Boyan Slat made waves when he was just a teenager with an audacious dream to rid the world’s oceans of plastic waste. Slat’s first TEDx Talk went viral in 2012, as the founder and CEO of The Ocean ...

Micro- and nanoplastics enter the stems and leaves of wheat and tomato plants, stunting their growth, and entering the human ...

Scientists have long known that making plastic warms the planet. But plastic may be heating the Earth even more than we realized, according to a report released Wednesday. The Plastics & Climate ...

EU cracks down on plastic pellet pollution despite industry exemptions New EU regulations could cut plastic pellet pollution by 74%, but exemptions for smaller companies and reliance on self-reporting ...

Mayor Craig Greenberg is encouraging people in Louisville to make small changes towards reducing single-use plastic consumption. Greenberg launched the annual "Plastic Free July" initiative on Tuesday ...

Long Island City-based nonprofit art gallery the Blue Bus Project will unveil a large-scale art installation addressing ...