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

These microplastics have been found in marine life, affecting biodiversity and entering the food chain. In recent years, the global awareness of ocean plastics has led to an uptick in efforts to ...

Ocean microbes cannot break down plastics. Our study analysed genetic information from microorganisms in the ocean, using data from hundreds of water samples collected during expeditions.. This ...

Plastics cause disease, impairment, and premature mortality at every stage of their life cycle, with the health repercussions disproportionately affecting vulnerable, low-income, minority ...

How Single Use Plastics Are Hurting Our Oceans and Warming Our Planet. November 1, 2023. Plastic is everywhere. It is in the food we eat, the water we drink and the air we breathe.

By Adeline Lee. Editor’s note: This piece is part of a series of guest opinions from Crestview Elementary School 5th graders. Each piece was submitted with permission from the author’s parents.

Plastic pollution from the ocean. Image source: vladimirzuev/Adobe That’s why it’s still important for us, as consumers, to try to cut out as much single-use plastic as we can.

A chemical commonly found in sunscreen could be making plastic in oceans even harder to break down, according to University ...

Currently, the Ocean Cleanup is only operating one plastic retrieval system, which goes on periodic six-week trips to the North Pacific. But their goal is to eventually scale up to 10 devices ...

It's time to get at the root of this ocean crisis.The Center has petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency to begin regulating plastics as a pollutant and is working to stop plastic pollution at ...

Every minute, a rubbish lorry's worth of plastic enters the ocean. As World Ocean Day 2025 highlights, stemming the plastic tide is not just an environmental cause—it is a shared challenge ...