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 ...

Can plastic cause brain damage in seabirds? Research shows plastic pollution is harming their liver, kidneys, and even memory ...

All five of the Earth's major ocean gyres are inundated with plastic pollution. The largest one has been dubbed the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a gyre of plastic ...

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

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

Yet the desolate Pacific island is one of the densest ... SEE ALSO: This mobile game lets you 'clean up' plastic pollution from the ocean "What's happened on Henderson Island shows there's no ...

This earless seal, occurring in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, is critically endangered by plastic pollution, marine debris, and historic hunting. Found from Japan to California, these seals are ...