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Rivers carry plastic across continents, so scientists tracked its movement across continents too. A sweeping new UC Santa Barbara-led study spanning four continents and eight countries has amassed one ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A sweeping global study shows plastic pollution threatens ocean life in complex and often hidden ways. (CREDIT: Shutterstock) ...

As final negotiations for an international plastics treaty get underway this week in Busan, South Korea, scientists warn that the global plastics crisis is far more dangerous than previously thought.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Within 15 years, a garbage truck’s worth of plastic could be entering our environment every second. Not every ...

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 ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Today is World Environment Day, an observance that’s been drawing attention to many issues affecting our ecosystems since 1973. Each year, a theme is presented with 2025 focusing ...

Plastic is a useful everyday item but has grown to become a global problem. Every year the world produces over 460 million tonnes of plastic, [1] 90% of which pollutes almost all areas of our planet, ...

A1. Conduct evaluations to ensure that fossil fuel extraction, as well as petrochemical and plastic production facilities, comply with regulatory requirements; A2. Continue to make progress reviewing ...