The measure would reauthorize EPA’s nonpoint source pollution grant program at $200 million annually through fiscal 2031.

Plastic pollution has become a major global environmental concern as modern societies rely increasingly on plastic products.

Ocean cleanup, in this case, looks less like a charity drive and more like a full-fledged manufacturing business. As the New York Times reports, a Spanish start-up called Gravity Wave is pulling ...

Ocean pollution is quietly draining energy from seabirds’ cells, as mercury and forever chemicals disrupt mitochondria even ...

Ocean pollution is often described in abstract terms, but the scale is staggering. From massive floating debris fields to invisible microplastics in seafood, the impact reaches every continent.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Marine plastic litter tends to grab headlines, with images of suffocating seabirds or bottles washing up along coastlines.

Plastic waste has quietly reshaped the oceans you depend on, and a new global study from Tulane University shows the danger runs deeper than floating bottles and bags. Scientists have now mapped ...

When oily plastic and glass, as well as rubber, washed onto Florida beaches in 2020, a community group shared the mystery online, attracting scientists' attention. Working together, they linked the ...

The ocean is the lifeblood of our planet—producing over half of the world’s oxygen, regulating global temperatures, and supporting millions of species. Yet today, marine ecosystems are under severe ...

We know pollution is a problem, and we know waste ends up in our waterways. But it's hard to quantify exactly how much waste and where it's coming from. A new, first-of-its-kind data tool aims to ...

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterMONDAY, Feb. 9, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Children are more likely to develop asthma if they are raised in damp homes or neighborhoods with heavy air pollution, a ...