UNEP urges swift action on SDG 14 through scaled-up finance, science-based solutions, and integrated governance to protect ...

A new paper in Nature describes the startling amount of plastic pollution in the oceans. The researchers performed a detailed ...

Twenty-five years after first warning that oil spills would wane while invasive species and climate impacts would surge, an international team revisits its coastal forecasts and finds many bull's-eyes ...

The organization’s "United States of Plastics" report uses a five-star scale to rate state-level efforts to combat plastic pollution, with 44 states scoring below three stars.

A report assessing state policies on plastics comes just weeks before negotiators meet to attempt to finalize a global treaty ...

California received the highest score and Mississippi the worst in a new nationwide ranking of state laws designed to reduce ...

Every year, more than 8 million tons of plastic enter the ocean - bags, cups, straws, and many other items from the daily ...

At the dawn of the millennium, a group of eminent scientists began compiling a list of the threats they felt were most likely ...

Regardless of the patchwork of regulations aimed at limiting plastic bag use in the United States, new research indicates ...

A new study estimates that the North Atlantic Ocean alone has a staggering 27 million metric tons of nanoplastics.