WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The Wilmington-based environmental nonprofit Plastic Ocean Project is hosting a pre-release screening of their documentary short film “356″ on Thursday, June 8, at 6 p.m. The ...

The Ocean Cleanup has removed over 45 million kilograms of plastic from oceans and rivers, but millions of tons still enter ...

Plastic bag bans may not be the best way to keep plastics out of the ocean, argues Todd Myers. (Jay Karr/Island Packet) We don’t want plastic in the ocean. Most plastic degrades slowly, and we have ...

Some Scientists Say Removing Ocean Plastic Could Backfire ...

The good news is that, according to recent research in the journal Nature Geoscience, we're dumping less plastic into the ocean than previously estimated. The bad news is that it's still a dangerously ...

Explore the urgent issue of ocean plastic pollution and its impact on marine life and human health. Find out how to help.

Efforts to clean the Great Pacific Garbage Patch might be a mistake. Here is why experts say skimming the surface could be disastrous for marine life.

Dr. Emily Duncan has received funding from Roger de Freitas, the Sea Life Trust, Natural Environment Research Council (NE/V009354/1), the European Commission (11.0661 ...

Our oceans have been experiencing a plastic crisis for decades. We have now reached a pivotal moment in ocean pollution, where the numbers are no longer abstract and time is running out to make an ...

Every year, over 14 million tons of plastic ends up in the ocean. Previously pristine beaches are now overrun with litter and microplastics have been found in the sand of the world's most remote ...

Plastic in the oceans not only endangers wildlife, it also carries dangerous pollutants and worsens climate change. Plastic in the oceans not only endangers wildlife, it also carries dangerous ...

To the editor: To combat plastic pollution in our oceans, we need to cut back on plastic production, not try to capture the endless stream of it. A recent article in The Times on an effort to ...