Volunteers spent the day picking up trash, weighing it, and getting it off the beach at 12th Street Beach, in part to keep plastics out of Lake Michigan.

This July, the Columbus Zoo and The Wilds are expanding their award-winning sustainability efforts with the launch of the W.I ...

No country receives more discarded plastic from wealthy countries, but shipments from the United States are no longer welcome ...

The Colorado-based nonprofit has partnered with rePurpose Global to remove 250,000 pounds of plastic for Plastic Free July.

A whale shark swims beside a plastic bag in the Gulf of Aden near Yemen. Although whale sharks are the biggest fish in the sea, they're still threatened by ingesting small bits of plastic.

Plastic debris is now a troubling reality in oceans and along shorelines worldwide. From tiny microplastics to large waste ...

The main finding is that these plastic bag policies are effective in limiting, although not eliminating, plastic bag litter ...

A loss of birds could be devastating for the ecosystem. Scientists make concerning discovery after analyzing contents of ...

Tiny bits of plastic — called microplastics—are turning up in lakes, rivers, and even the food we eat. They’re not just ...

When West Virginia University biology undergraduate student Isabella Tuzzio tested fish from central Appalachian streams, her ...

US News Wildlife experts remove plastic lid that was stuck on a Michigan bear’s neck for two years By Associated Press Published June 18, 2025, 4:08 p.m. ET ...

Collage of black bears receiving veterinary care. Michigan wildlife experts finally were able to trap a black bear and remove a large lid that was stuck around his neck — for two years.