The documentary tells the stories of two states with a major stake in the plastics economy: Louisiana and Pennsylvania. The ...

Plastic waste is increasingly causing problems for fishers. Fishnets bring up bottles, propellers get tangled in bags, water pumps get clogged with debris, and boats collide with bags of trash. Until ...

In short, while the picture is authentic, it does not show the "Great Pacific Garbage Patch." Underwater photographer ...

The rate at which the planet is warming has sped up since 2010, and now researchers say that China's efforts to clean up air ...

Panaji: Scientists discovered a very high concentration of lead in the northern Indian Ocean, much higher compared to that in the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans. A study was carried out by experts ...

The woody wetlands feature a tangle of shrubs, grasses and trees that can trap about nine million tonnes of organic carbon ...

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — From the grounds of a gas-fired power plant on the eastern shores of Canada, a little-known ...

Residents of the border city of Imperial Beach claim Veolia failed to stop dumping sewage into the Pacific Ocean and local waterways, perpetuating a public health and environmental crisis.

Scientists map ocean currents to trap floating trash and plastic debris, improving cleanup efforts of the Great Pacific ...