Plastic pollution may be quietly fueling algal blooms by knocking out the grazers that usually keep algae under control.

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“Our results indicate that microplastics may tip the balance of conditions in favor of algal blooms,” the authors conclude in their study. “These results collectively illustrate that microplastics, ...

MUMBAI: The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has expanded the newly created ‘Blue Category’ of industries by ...

Under current law, which was updated in 2025, retailers will need to increase the thickness of the plastic bags they provide to 4 mils starting in 2028. The WSU report and the state Department of ...

Even the most remote Pacific reefs aren’t safe—microplastics are turning everyday fish into silent carriers of global pollution.

Chinese researchers who developed a new method to measure airborne microplastic pollution found more than they expected.

Regional water activist Eddie “Trash Fish” Olschansky moors his “Bessie” sculpture to a floating dock along the Cuyahoga River in downtown Cleveland. On November 12, Olschansky debuted the plastic sea ...

Nurdle pollution is a significant environmental problem, and it's threatening beaches and the wildlife that inhabits them.

With tailored, evidence-based policies, the U.S. can relieve the burden on local and municipal governments, communities, and the environment.

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 ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – In 2014, Sherri Mason ventured out onto Lake Erie aboard the U.S. EPA’s Lake Guardian research vessel and came back with remarkable evidence of plastic floating in the water. She ...