Our oceans have been experiencing a plastic crisis for decades. We have now reached a pivotal moment in ocean pollution, ...

Engineers and coastal planners are increasingly focused on a deceptively simple idea: using ocean water more intelligently so ...

Marine litter is a serious environmental problem worldwide. Reducing it would require implementing a global monitoring system, agreeing on the use of common methods and protocols for data collection, ...

Explore how pollution, acidification, and climate threats impact ocean health and marine life, and discover solutions to ...

The world's oceans and waterways are littered with millions of tons of plastic pollution – but scientists in a study released Thursday say we should think twice before cleaning them up. In fact, the ...

Water covers about 71% of Earth, and most of the pollution in it comes from the remaining 29% of land we live on. NOAA states that “80% of pollution to the marine environment comes from the land,” and ...

Climate change conditions turn plastics into more mobile, persistent, and hazardous pollutants. This is done by speeding up ...

Microplastics are already an environmental and health threat, but as the world heats up, they are becoming a much bigger and ...

According to the report, 67 projects created 83 linear miles of buffers, protecting 1,219 acres. The project contracts last for 10 years. They prevent an estimated 1,484 pounds of phosphorus, 6,415 ...

The EPA is moving to narrow the definitions of protected waterways under the Clean Water Act, opening many waterways to ...