Plastic is the most prevalent marine pollutant, and plastic surfaces are the fastest growing habitat in the ocean.

A viral turtle video sparked a global movement and inspired millions to join the fight against plastic waste. View on ...

More than 390 million plastic straws are used every day in the United States, most for 30 minutes or less, according to ...

The regional landfill north of Corvallis is still operating under a 15-year-old major air pollution permit while Oregon’s environmental regulator awaits proof that local land use rules allow for ...

Straws might seem insignificant, but the plastic straw has come to symbolize a global pollution crisis over the past decade.

You may have seen images of seabirds that have built their nests on discarded nets, lengths of rope and other plastic litter, ...

BEACHGOERS in Kinondoni Municipality, Dar es Salaam Region, face serious health risks due to hazardous medical waste washing ...

The small plastic particles are "ubiquitous" in Great Lakes water, sediment, plants, fish and beaches, an international panel ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ancient Greece produced the earliest records of democracy, western philosophy — and, it turns out, lead pollution. Researchers studying sediment cores recovered from mainland ...

Mining industry leadership organisation ICMM and the International Network for Acid Prevention (INAP) have unveiled a tool to help reduce and prevent water pollution caused by acid rock drainage ...

The body of water runs through industrial areas on the ... Welsh farmers banned from disposing of waste sheep dip on their land over river pollution fears One solution is to find and fix every ...