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Plans for the worldwide event include more than 100,000 volunteers for a single cleanup and planting 1 million trees in five days.

Hosted by Summit, the global cultural community, the cruise departs from Miami April 4-7.

Many of us are familiar with coffee cups and to-go containers made from plastic foam — known casually, albeit incorrectly, as Styrofoam. The common foam...

While the term “microplastics” has been making waves in certain circles, especially in the context of seafood and water, broader public unease about their presence in our foods is...

From the deep ocean to the sky, microplastics are now everywhere, and fossil fuel firms are still ramping up production.

On January 17, the Supreme Court hosted oral arguments which, while over a hyper-technical legal issue, lasted more than three hours, drawing wide coverage from mainstream media. At issue was whether the court should overturn what’s become known as “Chevron deference.” Established as a precedent in a 1984 decision, Chevron v. NRDC, Chevron deference requires federal courts to “defer” to—that is accept without attempting their own interpretation—&#...

Balloons are the top cause of death from marine-related debris for seabirds, and they can be mistaken by other animals for food.

Pune startup owner Ruchi Jain refused to ignore the plastic discards of the travel industry in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. She turned into an entrepreneur to create a cleaner world.

A new study found that most common proteins, including tofu and vegan chicken nuggets, contain microplastics. Is it better to make your own at home?

A new study led by researchers at Ocean Conservancy and the University of Toronto found microplastic particles in 88 per cent of protein food samples