Plastic pollution is overwhelming the planet. According to a 2023 United Nations report, the world produces 430 million tons of plastic a year, two-thirds of it short-lived plastics, which soon ...

New research indicates there’s at least one strategy that works to curb an especially problematic and unnecessary form of ...

With both plastic production and waste projected to escalate to unmanageable levels by 2050, scientists at UC Santa Barbara and UC Berkeley have launched a new AI-powered online tool that provides ...

OAKLAND, Calif.— San Francisco Bay and at least three other California coastlines suffer severe plastic pollution that violates the federal Clean Water Act, according to an appeal the Center for ...

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That’s because the regulatory landscape on plastic pollution and waste is currently fragmented and piecemeal. Although it threatens each of the planet’s ecosystems, as well as human health ...

Plastic pollution is a growing problem in the Great Lakes. A 2024 report by the International Joint Commission's Great Lakes Science Advisory Board said microplastics are "ubiquitous" in Great ...

The new study found that both Europeans and Australians were highly concerned about the human health impact of marine plastic pollution, ranking it top of 16 marine-related threats in terms of ...

Marine plastic pollution and nature conservation concept - penguin trapped in plastic net tsvibrav/Getty. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature, the world's largest environmental ...

Greenpeace activists board tanker demanding cut in plastic production. Activists scaled ship’s mast, painted ‘PLASTIC KILLS’ on the side of the vessel, and set up tents to sustain their protest ...

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