A nonprofit group has removed over 17 million pounds of plastic trash from the Pacific Ocean — and they’re not done yet. The Ocean Cleanup is an organization that was founded in 2013 in the ...

More than 100 volunteers collected litter and debris from the beach during the Clean Ocean Action Spring Beach Sweeps in Seaside Heights on Saturday, April 13, 2024.Get Photo Michael and Bianca from ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. In this Oct. 22, 2019, photo, plastic and other debris sits on the beach on ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Rebecca Helm despises the phrase “Great Pacific Garbage Patch.” This moniker is used ...

Because sea glass hunters scouring beaches for treasures too often encounter rubbish, Tidy Seas, organizer of local beach cleanups, has been selected the 2025 nonprofit partner for this year’s Santa ...

When plastic gets to the ocean, it tends to accumulate in giant, circular currents, getting caught up in the natural waves of the ocean and other collected pollution, with nowhere to escape. There is ...

In the next month or so, Kia will begin offering an accessory for its EV3 subcompact electric crossover that will be made of recycled plastic scooped out of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. That's the ...

Cindy Zipf is one of USA TODAY’s Women of the Year, a recognition of women who have made a significant impact in their communities and across the country. The program launched in 2022 as a ...

It all seems so daunting: plastics in the ocean, dying coral reefs, entire species being wiped out -- but don't click away in despair!There really are things everyone can do to help make the ocean ...