Plastic waste is no longer just an eyesore floating on the surface of rivers and seas. A growing body of research now shows that it is reshaping the chemistry and biology of water itself, creating ...

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

Algalita Marine Research and Education, a local nonprofit, has revamped its educator mini-grants program to support teachers ...

Dangerous concentrations of algae such as "red tides" have been consistently emerging in locations around the world. A region in Southern Australia is experiencing a nine-month toxic algae bloom that ...

A University of Missouri researcher is pioneering an innovative solution to remove tiny bits of plastic pollution from our ...

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

Plastic items are seen next to an artwork by Canadian artist and activist Benjamin Von Wong, titled 'The Thinker's Burden', a 6-meter-tall sculptural remix of Rodin's iconic Thinker, created ...

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

Even in some of the most isolated corners of the Pacific, plastic pollution has quietly worked its way into the food web. A large analysis of fish caught around Fiji, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu found ...

A Federal Court of Appeal ruling affirms the federal government’s authority under CEPA to regulate plastic pollution.

A study has focused on a semi-terrestrial crab. Its relationship with plastic may not be as positive as previously thought.

"Today, the Court of Appeal overruled the Federal Court decision declaring the 2021 Order adding 'plastic manufactured items' to Schedule 1 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 invalid ...