A recent blog from the Natural Resources Defense Council's ocean expert Leila Monroe includes a video shot by Santa Monica High School teacher Benjamin Kay following the "second flush" of rain in ...

An Instagram video has gone viral after a man showcased an old plastic wrapper he discovered. What grabbed attention was the fact that the wrapper, nearly 30 years old, still looked almost brand new.

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 ...

A new report from the Pew Charitable Trusts and its partners predicts that plastic pollution will more than double over the next 15 years — the equivalent of dumping nearly a garbage truck full of ...