Plastic pollution harms marine life and ecosystems. Discover easy ways to cut plastic waste and join the call for a global treaty on plastics.

Microplastics, less than 5 millimeters in size, are polluting the Lower Cape Fear River Basin's waterways and atmosphere. These particles originate from various sources, including larger plastic ...

Today, the Council and the European Parliament provisionally agreed on a regulation on preventing the loss of plastic pellets – the industrial raw materials used to make plastic products – into the ...

HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — A U.N. tribunal on maritime law said Tuesday that countries are legally required to reduce greenhouse gas pollution, delivering a long-awaited opinion sought by small island ...

The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) defined greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as a form of marine pollution under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea in a landmark advisory ...

‘We have to start treating our environment with respect’: This is the message from the Coastline Runner after engaging with young people at Skegness Grammar School about plastic pollution in the ocean ...

So you’re booking your flight, and just when you’re about to check out, the airline asks if you’d like to pay a little something to offset your share of the flight’s pollution. Or, maybe you’re an ...

Tiny airborne particles known as aerosols, from biomass burning, urban pollution, and industrial emissions, can dramatically alter rainfall, cloud formation, and atmospheric stability. A new study led ...