A group of scientists analyzing global data collected over the past four decades have found a "rapid increase" in ocean plastic pollution since 2005, according to a research article published in ...

Their study found that nearly 27% of the city's plastic goes unmanaged every year — around 70,000 tons of it, the Daily Sun ...

The Latest. There’s less plastic pollution flowing into the ocean from land than scientists previously thought, according to a study published Monday in the journal Nature Geoscience.. The ...

SINGAPORE — A new study has found that the amount of plastic entering the ocean is lower than previously estimated by scientists, but the volume floating on the water surface is much higher than ...

Since that figure is a staggering 1 million metric tons (even though only 0.5% of the plastic we produce gets that far), according to The Ocean Cleanup, it will take massive movement from ...

A study published in Science Journal found that plastic bag policies, such as bans and fees, have been effective in reducing ...

A van containing 16 of the bodies was plastered with a banner referencing the ongoing wars between rival drug cartels in Sinaloa, authorities said.

Plastic that enters the marine food chain can end up on our plates. ... According to an Ifremer study, around 24,400 billion microplastics are floating on the ocean’s surface.

Twice the size of Texas, the mass of about 79,000 metric tons of plastic floating in the Pacific Ocean between California and Hawaii is growing at an exponential pace, according to researchers.

Letter writers warn about garbage heaps in the ocean, express approval of the new Sheriff’s Transition and Reentry Center in Hampton, and encourage people to vote for former President Donald ...