Plastic waste is no longer just an eyesore floating on the surface of rivers and seas. A growing body of research now shows that it is reshaping the chemistry and biology of water itself, creating ...

A global review of more than 6,000 records shows that water pollution now affects nearly half of the world’s waters.

Ravinder Kumar wades through ankle-deep sludge every day to leave his home in Sharma Enclave in northwest Delhi – yet inside the brick tenement, he does not have a drop to drink.

Trash dumped into stretches of the Willamette River between Salem and the Columbia River has gotten so bad that local agencies may need to come up with ways to address it, according to a state report ...

Reef Check Malaysia's report found that 82.5% of reef sites in the country are affected by trash. A feng shui master ...

Researchers have developed an environmentally friendly way to transform discarded orange peels into a highly efficient ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you spot new nets in the Wicomico River, they are part of Salisbury's new approach to reducing pollution in its public ...

Medical centres are established to treat diseases and serve humanity, yet the plastic pollution generated by these same institutions is becoming a silent threat to both the environment and public ...

The city of Salisbury, Maryland, has installed new "trash nets" on stormwater pipes to reduce waterway pollution. These nets are designed to capture floatable debris like plastic bottles and wrappers ...