You may have seen images of seabirds that have built their nests on discarded nets, lengths of rope and other plastic litter, or perhaps birds with stomachs full of microplastics. We also know there ...

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 ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released its National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution, which outlines opportunities to protect communities from the impacts of plastic production and ...

MONTPELIER — As the new year begins, the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is offering a few tips on what not to flush down toilets and how to better dispose of that waste.

Halle Parker / WWNO After Hurricane Ida struck in 2021, the city of New Orleans went dark. The electric grid failed, spurring calls for more energy independence through measures like rooftop solar. On ...

The University of California, Berkeley unveiled a new interactive tool on Tuesday that it designed for the United Nations, at no cost, in an effort to combat dangerous pollutants around the world. The ...

The view of downtown Los Angeles skyline is obscured by smoke, ash and smog as seen from the Griffith Observatory Monday, Sept. 14, 2020 in Los Angeles. The view of downtown Los Angeles skyline is ...