In a groundbreaking initiative, scientists and climate activists are turning to an unexpected source in the fight against plastic pollution: baby diapers and fungi. Yes, you read that right—diapers ...

The world currently produces more than 50 million tonnes of “mismanaged” plastic waste each year, and some researchers project this flood of plastic pollution will double by mid-century – but they ...

Nick Beckage, a graduate researcher, Davin Louangaphay, a research assistant, and Philippe Amstislavski, a professor of health sciences, stand among spruce trees on the University of Alaska Anchorage ...

Plastic pollution is one of those problems everyone can see, yet few know how to tackle it effectively. I grew up walking the ...

I was a junior in high school when the first World Environment Day (WED) was celebrated in 1972. Marked annually on June 5, it was established by the United Nations General Assembly and over the past ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Nations finished a ...

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 ...

This Thursday marks World Environment Day, an annual awareness day born out of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). It’s the largest global platform for environmental outreach, and this ...

A class at a Utah high school is doing something about growing concern about microplastic pollution and turning it into something: something innovative. Their invention, a mobile tool for cleaning ...

Community response to the destruction of our Materials Recovery Facility is a testament to how much Columbians care about reducing trash. While we anxiously await the return of curbside recycling, ...

Nobody wants plastic pollution. That doesn’t mean poorly considered and heavy-handed governmental actions are the solution. This includes misguided single-use plastic bans (e.g., bans on plastic ...