Community-led research from UCSB’s Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory spans three years, four continents and eight countries to reveal the scale of river plastic waste and offer solutions to stop it at ...

Discover the alarming global crisis of plastic pollution and how it affects our oceans and rivers. This video explores the ...

The surging tide of microplastics is already an environmental and health threat, but as the world heats up — driving increasingly extreme weather — it’s transforming them into “more mobile, persistent ...

Nations kicked off a meeting on Tuesday to try to complete a landmark treaty aimed at ending the plastic pollution crisis that affects every ecosystem and person on the planet. With only 3 women left, ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – In 2014, Sherri Mason ventured out onto Lake Erie aboard the U.S. EPA’s Lake Guardian research vessel and came back with remarkable evidence of plastic floating in the water. She ...

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From litter to invasives, the Great Lakes have their share of problems. At least a few dozen "nurdles" were discovered in just two hours by a team of 17 volunteers on June 22, 2024. Zebra and quagga ...