A new global study has ranked the endangered Hawaiian monk seal as the marine mammal most vulnerable to extinction from plastic pollution, due to its small population, high exposure, and sensitivity ...

A nightmare haunts our oceans. But an 18-year-old visionary dared to dream of its end. Boyan Slat founded The Ocean Cleanup, ...

Due to Hawaii’s economic and logistical challenges in recycling plastic waste, such as marine debris lingering in its ocean waters, researchers have been pioneering a method for recycling this waste ...

The open ocean has new inhabitants ...

Recent research on the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is reshaping how scientists and the public understand ocean pollution.

A Senate hearing Wednesday highlighted threats facing the Great Lakes, including invasive carp, as a major restoration program is set to expire. A Senate panel discussed the future of a Great Lakes ...

Euclid will be joining Rust Belt Riders food waste recycling program with the aim of helping to reduce the amount of trash that gets sent to landfills. The program — at no cost to residents — is set ...

PARKERSBURG – People can begin enrolling in the city’s new subscription-based curbside recycling program on Friday. Meanwhile, the free community recycling collection at the city’s 24th Street ...