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X-Press Pearl sinking shines a light on seafood safety in Sri Lanka

Malaka Rodrigo 17 Aug 2021

With fire contained, Sri Lanka faces plastic pellet problem from stricken ship

Malaka Rodrigo 31 May 2021

As the rest of world tackles plastics disposal, the U.S. resists

Charles Pekow 17 May 2021

Marine microplastics are now invading the atmosphere, study finds

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 27 Apr 2021

Wasting away: Sea urchins suffer deformities from plastic chemicals

Claire Wordley 17 Feb 2021

This Mediterranean seagrass filters plastic waste — but it’s also under threat

Basten Gokkon 5 Feb 2021

‘Great concern’ as study finds microplastics in human placentas

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 6 Jan 2021
Plastic pollution endangers marine animals, such as this young monk seal, which may get entangled in or ingest litter. Photo credit: the Ocean Cleanup/Matthew Chauvin

Clean up efforts won’t solve the plastic pollution crisis in the world’s seas

Isabella Backman 25 Nov 2020
Nine of the 15 pygmy sperm whales (Kogia breviceps) autopsied for the study were emaciated when they died, zero were considered to be in ‘robust’ condition. Photo Credit: Inwater Research Group

Are industrial chemicals killing rare whales and familiar dolphins?

Cypress Hansen 24 Nov 2020

In Indonesia’s coastal villages, the plastic crisis is both homegrown and invasive

Basten Gokkon 9 Sep 2020

Sharks contaminated with plastic are ‘cause for concern’

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 11 Aug 2020
A plastic beverage bottle floats in the shallow waters of Sand Island in Hawaii. Image by David Slater / NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program Marine Debris Team, 2015.

‘Our life is plasticized’: New research shows microplastics in our food, water, air

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 15 Jul 2020

In ocean biodiversity hotspots, microplastics come with the currents

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 4 May 2020

Satellite imagery is helping to detect plastic pollution in the ocean

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 1 May 2020

Trendy, cheap, and dirty: Fashion is a top global polluter

Liz Kimbrough 23 Apr 2020

In race for a sustainable alternative to plastic, Indonesia bets on seaweed

Johan Augustin 25 Mar 2020

Study finds that sea turtles might be eating plastic because it smells like food

Mongabay.com 18 Mar 2020
A trash picker looks for recyclable plastics at a waste dump in Bali. Image by Jonas Gratzer for Mongabay.

In Bali, young people lead the fight as a plastic plague threatens paradise

Johan Augustin 19 Feb 2020

Philippine study finds microplastics inside a commonly consumed fish

Mongabay.com 23 Jan 2020

Philippine coastal town leads war against plastic trash in Mindanao

Bong S. Sarmiento 19 Dec 2019

Microplastics may be a macro problem for the U.S. Great Plains, too, study finds

Megan Stannard 18 Dec 2019

In Indonesian waters, filter feeders can ingest dozens to hundreds of microplastic particles every hour

Mongabay.com 20 Nov 2019

Companies’ solutions to global plastic crisis miss the mark: Report

Mongabay.com 9 Oct 2019

New detection devices could record microplastic pollution levels in real time

Erik Hoffner 11 Sep 2019

Microplastic waste fouls up beaches on Sri Lanka’s southern tourism coast

Dilrukshi Handunnetti 31 Jul 2019

In Indonesia, a court victory for Bali’s ban on single-use plastics

Basten Gokkon 26 Jul 2019

Indonesia, facing a waste crisis, plans to burn it for electricity

Basten Gokkon 22 Jul 2019

Southeast Asian countries pledge to tackle marine plastic waste crisis

Basten Gokkon 27 Jun 2019

Swelling amount of plastic in the ocean confirmed by new study

John Cannon 17 Apr 2019

‘Plastic Soup:’ Photos and Q&A with author of new book documenting plastic pollution and solutions

Mike Gaworecki 3 Apr 2019
The Flipflopi under sail from Watamu to Kilifi, Kenya. Image by Anthony Langat for Mongabay.

Flip-flop-clad boat brings plastic recycling message to East African coast

Anthony Langat 8 Mar 2019

Plastics found in dolphins, seals, and whales in UK waters

Mongabay.com 21 Feb 2019

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