New images show that The Ocean Cleanup is building an innovative plastic-scooping system in Alameda, CA, and they’re planning to launch it as early as this summer.
Each year on April 22, many people stop to think about the health of the world environment, as as if it were a New Year's Day for nature, many make resolutions to treat the world around them more responsibly.
Researchers have published a new study that reveals increased risks for Alzheimer
Boracay Island in the central Philippines attracts more than a million tourists, but the massive tourism on the island has caused serious environmental damage to this beautiful island.
1.8 trillion pieces of plastic weighing 80,000 metric tons are currently afloat in an area known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch - and it is rapidly getting worse.
Plastic in the ocean could triple in a span of 10 years, according to a new report for the government of the United Kingdom.
The Indonesian island of Bali is popular with tourists and known for its beautiful beaches. British diver filmed himself swimming through rubbish in the sea.
The German government is considering free public transit as a way of getting people out of their cars.
Everyday products like hair spray, air freshener, cleaners, colognes and perfumes, pesticides, glues, and conventional cleaning products contribute a far greater amount of pollution to the atmosphere than previously thought.
The tundra of Eurasia and North America contains twice as much mercury as the rest of the world combined.
Even the fruits and vegetables are wrapped in plastic so that the sensors can read them, inculcating a culture of convenience and waste.
The bottled water industry creates 2 million tons of plastic bottle waste every year.
Canada’s ban on the manufacture and import of toiletries that contain plastic microbeads officially came into effect on Jan. 1, 2018, in a big win for the environment.
Founded in 2013 by Boyan Slat, an 18-year-old from the Netherlands, The Ocean Cleanup has been dubbed “the largest cleanup in history.”
Beijing inspectors went to some of the most polluted cities in the world to discover thousands of officials had failed in their roles to care for the environment.
