Boyan Slat has a plan to rid the ocean of plastic pollution, this coming El Niño could be a monster and more big stories ...

Five large patches of trash swirling in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans serve as a crushing reminder that the ocean bears the brunt of the plastic pollution crisis, with more than 11 million ...

Microplastics and nanoplastics are so small and lightweight they can be swept into the air, where they may be helping to heat up the planet, new research finds ...

Around 1.5 billion people around the world do not have access to garbage collection services, and how they dispose of their plastic waste has become a serious environmental problem. Most of these ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — A new floating barrier installed Friday aims to reduce garbage in the Anacostia River. A Tuffboom works by floating on the surface of water and ropes off trash from going further ...

GENEVA — As nations began a second week of negotiations Monday for a global accord to end plastic pollution, an artist heaped piles of plastic waste onto a large sculpture in front of the United ...

A diver posted on the r/DeTrashed subreddit to express their frustration with trash pollution that continues to threaten the safety and beauty of natural lakes and rivers. "Another dive, another load ...

The world creates 57 million tons of plastic pollution every year and spreads it from the deepest oceans to the highest mountaintop to the inside of people's bodies, according to a new study that also ...

If you spot new nets in the Wicomico River, they are part of Salisbury‘s new approach to reducing pollution in its public waterways. The City of Salisbury’s Department of Infrastructure and ...