Algalita Marine Research and Education, a local nonprofit, has revamped its educator mini-grants program to support teachers ...
Many countries have policies and regulations around the use of plastic. But without an international framework on addressing plastic pollution, these efforts may remain fragmented. In 2022, the United ...
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- While much of the conversation around plastic pollution focuses on recycling and cleanup efforts, these approaches address the symptoms, not the root cause. The true solution lies ...
Medical centres are established to treat diseases and serve humanity, yet the plastic pollution generated by these same institutions is becoming a silent threat to both the environment and public ...
A team of researchers at RIT is expanding its work in studying the impact of marine debris beyond the Rochester region and into nearby Great Lakes communities. “Over the past year, our community ...
The ocean, vast and seemingly infinite, has been humanity's dumping ground for plastic waste. With 171 trillion pieces of plastic amounting to 1 million to 1.7 million tons currently floating in it, ...
In 1996 Captain Charles Moore, a citizen scientist and founder of the Algalita Marine Research and Education Foundation, stumbled upon what came to be known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch -- a ...
When most people think of ocean plastic pollution, they think of what's visible—bottles washing up on shore, and grocery bags floating in the water. Far more insidious is the ever-growing presence of ...
Mangroves protect coasts and wildlife, but plastic waste now builds up inside roots, harming ecosystems and communities.
The world creates 57 million tons of plastic pollution every year and spreads it from the deepest oceans to the highest mountaintop to the inside of people’s bodies, according to a new study that also ...
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Grants amounting $1.5 million has been awarded to fight plastic pollution threatening Hawaii’s coastlines. The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust awarded ...
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