Mangroves protect coasts and wildlife, but plastic waste now builds up inside roots, harming ecosystems and communities.

With tailored, evidence-based policies, the U.S. can relieve the burden on local and municipal governments, communities, and ...

A Guardian and Quinto Elemento Lab investigation finds very high levels of lead and arsenic in homes near a factory processing US toxic waste ...

A new study from the University shines a light on the enormous scale of uncollected rubbish and open burning of plastic waste in the first ever global plastics pollution inventory. University of Leeds ...

If all goes according to plan, by the end of the year, some 170 countries will finalize the world’s first legally binding treaty to curtail plastic pollution. Its success will depend in no small part ...

To bring this fact a bit closer to home, the U.S. produced an average of 0.75 pounds of plastic waste per person each day in 2010, which is equivalent in weight to an unopened can of soda. To address ...

Many measures have been initiated to reduce plastic pollution in Norway. Only a few of them will lead to extensive change and cleanup, a new study shows. Chemists at the University of Copenhagen have ...

A new study reveals that children in e-waste regions face a fourfold higher risk of hypertension, as toxic metals and VOCs alter gut-related metabolic pathways and disturb the body’s blood pressure ...

Spot inspection found tractors dumping waste. HSIIDC flagged industries, while pollution board traced waste to civic ...

Nuclear waste is largely misunderstood, thanks to the Cold War and war movies. However, even if nuclear energy is safer than ...

A community-driven waste management initiative led by the Indian Pollution Control Association (IPCA), in collaboration with ...

People across the globe, especially in low-income countries, continue to use solid fuels like coal, wood and plant waste for ...