Plastic pollution tends to float near the surface and build up in large, rotating ocean currents known as gyres. The ...

Nanoplastics—particles smaller than a human hair—can pass through cell walls and enter the food web. New research suggest 27 ...

New research finds an estimated 27 million tons of nanoplastics in the North Atlantic, raising concerns for marine ecosystems and human health.

Sunscreen chemicals like EHMC may be silently increasing ocean plastic pollution by strengthening harmful microbial biofilms ...

New research on nanoplastics pollution and ‘chemicals of concern’ underscores the need for a strong agreement when ...

Amid central Iowa’s lawn-watering ban, Gov. Reynolds said regulating the agriculture industry is not the answer to Iowa’s ...

Democratic leaders in both houses of Congress on Thursday introduced legislation to help combat the ongoing Tijuana River ...

California legislators re-introduced the Border Water Quality Restoration and Protection Act, an effort to address Tijuana ...

Students from the Urban League of Greater Oklahoma City developed a prototype to address water pollution, earning third place ...

A charcoal-like material made from leaves and branches that collect on forest floors could be a cheap, sustainable way to ...

An analysis of 500 watersheds found levels of organic carbon, phosphorus, and other pollutants up to 103 times higher after a ...