Community-led research from UCSB’s Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory spans three years, four continents and eight countries to reveal the scale of river plastic waste and offer solutions to stop it at ...

Plastic pollution has become one of the most pressing environmental issues, thanks to the overwhelming rise in production of disposable plastic products. Plastic pollution is most visible in ...

Scientists and communities are working together to address pollution in Mexico’s rivers, but are skeptical of the government’s efforts in this area, including a national water plan released last year.

Across Europe, many banks alongside motorways are planted with grass to stabilise soil and keep roadside landscapes tidy. One of moss’s most fascinating features is its ability to absorb substances ...

In her May 19 commentary in the News Tribune, MiningMinnesota Executive Director Julie Lucas, a lobbyist for the copper ...

I spent last summer wading through seagrass meadows across Northern Ireland, from the sheltered waters of Strangford Lough to the exposed coast at Waterfoot Bay. I was collecting seagrass leaves and ...

Rivers carry plastic across continents, so scientists tracked its movement across continents too. A sweeping new UC Santa Barbara-led study spanning four continents and eight countries has amassed one ...