Researchers at the Ocean Conservancy assessed state policies on 20 criteria related to plastic pollution, including controls on single ... for a strong treaty by a majority of the participating ...

Introduction Soon, representatives of many of the world’s nations will once again convene to negotiate a global treaty aimed ...

Nanoplastics—particles smaller than a human hair—can pass through cell walls and enter the food web. New research suggest 27 ...

Plastic pollution tends to float near the surface and build up in large, rotating ocean currents known as gyres. The ...

Environmental groups are concerned that rich countries are exporting plastic to poor countries in the form of “refuse-derived ...

The multi-stakeholder workshop on the United Nations Plastic Treaty INC5.2, which was concluded in Kathmandu today, has ...

New research on nanoplastics pollution and ‘chemicals of concern’ underscores the need for a strong agreement when ...

As plastic pollution continues to rise globally, research led by the University of Portsmouth will investigate how Viet Nam ...

Scientists found invisible plastic pollution across the North Atlantic Ocean. These particles harm both wildlife and humans.

Oceans cover the vast majority of Earth’s surface area and absorb nearly a quarter of global carbon dioxide emissions. They ...

The arrival of so many piggy banks on our shores is another reminder of how marine debris knows no borders, Jace Tunnell writes.

For most of us, July means fireworks, barbecues, beach days and vacation, but it’s also the month in which everyone around ...