A study by the University of Portsmouth has revealed for the first time the extent of the devastating impact of plastic ...

Plastics, especially microplastics (particles Despite scientific advances, key questions remain regarding the environmental ...

The effects of plastic on the three planetary crises of climate change, biodiversity loss and environmental pollution: scientific knowledge is still patchy and unevenly distributed. The United Nations ...

For the average person, trying to avoid plastics can feel overwhelming—and maybe pointless. Our writer asked two experts how ...

A Coastal Stewards team member was involved in the necropsy of a stranded dolphin calf and found its stomach filled with plastic. Shockingly, one piece of plastic was marked with the logo of an ...

The group calls for chemical recyclers to consider environmental justice impacts and offer more data and transparency around ...

The Environmental Integrity Project, an anti-pollution nonprofit, released a report last week on the plastics industry, noting how the industry has benefited from government subsidies while violating ...

Less than a tenth of the 400 million tonnes of plastic produced around the world is manufactured from recycled materials, a study shows. Researchers who tracked the global plastics supply chain also ...

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In late October, a rare Gervais’ beaked whale washed up on a North Carolina beach. The 11-foot marine mammal had swallowed a plastic balloon, which obstructed its digestive passage, a dire situation.

The Environmental Protection Agency released a draft national plastics strategy on April 21 that includes a focus on the health impacts of plastics production and microplastics and looks at ways to ...

In late October, a rare Gervais’ beaked whale washed up on a North Carolina beach. The 11-foot marine mammal had swallowed a plastic balloon, which obstructed its digestive passage, a dire situation.