Eriksen described one autopsy as "the most surreal thing in the world," and their findings showed that plastic clumps called ...

Dangerous concentrations of algae such as "red tides" have been consistently emerging in locations around the world. A region ...

"Much more ambitious action from governments and industry transparency is needed." Experts sound alarm over ominous side ...

Plastic pollution may be quietly fueling algal blooms by knocking out the grazers that usually keep algae under control.

The threat posed by plastic production, usage and disposal to human health will skyrocket in the coming years unless the ...

Plastic pollution could double its harm to human health in the coming decades if current production trends continue, ...

From hormones to heart health, The Lancet warns plastic exposure could double disease risk by 2040, threatening public health worldwide without urgent action.

Tiny plastic particles drifting through the oceans may be quietly weakening one of Earth’s most powerful climate defenses.

Plastic waste pollutes our oceans, food, even our bodies. This week, 175 countries are trying to create a treaty to reduce that waste. Nations such as Saudi Arabia and Russia, who produce fossil fuels ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Global negotiations to address plastic pollution collapsed in Geneva, Switzerland, last August after countries rejected two draft treaties. The Geneva talks, launched with optimism ...

Plastic bags tangled in trees. Takeout containers scattered along roadsides. Bottles clogging streams and waterways and washing up on beaches. Across the United States, plastic waste and pollution ...

Mayor Craig Greenberg is encouraging people in Louisville to make small changes towards reducing single-use plastic consumption. Greenberg launched the annual "Plastic Free July" initiative on Tuesday ...