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Ocean plastic has hit a critical point in 2025, threatening turtles, whales, and seabirds. See which solutions still offer ...

A recent spill of bio-beads—small plastic pellets used by some wastewater treatment facilities since the 1990s—has brought ...

Microplastics are already an environmental and health threat, but as the world heats up, they are becoming a much bigger and ...

Scientists in Latin America are sounding the alarm over the presence of microplastics in freshwater sources — and the understudied human health impacts of the plastic pollution. A new report by SciDev ...

Cypress Toomey, a campus organizer with TexPIRG Students, said it’s critical to protect waterways and the environment from plastic pollution. They can break down into smaller pieces, eventually ...

By adding new filters at water treatment plants, PolyGone is removing microplastics from the water system—and then recycling ...

Large quantities of small plastic pellets have washed up on an East Sussex coastline causing a pollution incident, a council has said. The pellets, commonly known as biobeads, have come ashore in ...

We don’t often think of our clothing as plastic, but much of it is. Polyester, nylon, acrylic and other synthetic fibers are commonplace in the blended fabrics we wear every day. As a result, textiles ...

Cleaning plastic containers in household dishwashers has been linked to both polluting wastewater and health issues. When these containers are cleaned, microplastics and nanoplastics are released ...

As a champion of both small businesses and environmental protection, I am grateful for Subrenia Smith’s commentary regarding my Senate Bill 45 to reduce litter and the dangerous health impacts of ...

With the Philippines now ranked among the world’s top plastic polluters, the government is betting big on nuclear technology ...