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

The threat posed by plastic production, usage and disposal to human health will skyrocket in the coming years unless the world does something to address this global crisis, researchers warn. A British ...

B.C.'s attorney general had argued there are 'practical limitations' on provinces ability to combat plastic pollution, and that the feds are best placed to deal with the problem ...

OTTAWA—Animal Justice and Animal Environmental Legal Advocacy (AEL Advocacy) are welcoming today’s decision from the Federal Court of Appeal, which overturns a lower court ruling and confirms the ...

A joint statement from the European Society of Cardiology, American College of Cardiology, World Heart Federation, and American Heart Association warns of major CV risk from environmental factors.

“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, ...

The Venerable Preah Sereikosol Som Sokha, senior adviser to the Supreme Patriarch of Cambodia and president of the Buddhist ...

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 ...

Wildfire smoke, spore-spread fungal diseases and microplastic are all on the rise, even as the US government slashes support ...

Scientists have linked microplastics to endocrine-disrupting chemicals such as phthalates, which can interfere with hormones ...

Plastic waste is shifting from environmental burden to a strategic resource as advanced materials turn industrial waste into ...

Researchers warn that plastic production and emissions are driving a rising global health burden, measured in millions of lost healthy years.