Ocean plastic waste has been a problem since the 1950s, reveals 60-year plankton study
A 60-year study on plankton has revealed the dark truth about the history of ocean plastic waste. The study shows...
Water pollution is rampant in streams across Europe
Europe is facing a large-scale water pollution crisis. A new study from Greenpeace revealed that pesticides and...
Cora Ball emulates natural filtering of coral to remove toxic microfibers from your washing machine
Microfiber is a word that many of us have grown familiar with, as it is listed on many clothing descriptors. Only...
Jaden Smith launches Water Box to aid with the Flint water crisis
For the past three years, the First Trinity Missionary Baptist Church has been battling the Flint water crisis...
Water pollution inspires the Lake Erie Bill of Rights to improve water quality
Residents of Toledo are fighting back against water pollution in Lake Erie. Residents in the Ohio town voted on...
Essential eco-friendly fixtures to incorporate into your home
Being a steward of the environment means evaluating how many resources you and your family consume and consistently...
Compensation for conservation: water markets are economists' answer to scarcity
As cites grow and put more pressure on water sources, scarcity is an increasingly important issue. More than two...
7 ways to conserve water and reduce your water footprint
When it comes to conserving water, making small changes can have a huge impact. But many of us don’t really think...
Cheap drainage nets keep water pollution at bay in Australia
Water pollution is a growing crisis around the world, but one city in Australia is doing its part to tackle the...
Magical rainbow swamp goes viral
Earlier this week, Brent Rossen posted a photo on Reddit that his girlfriend took of a rainbow swamp, and within...
Crude oil spill off Newfoundland coast deemed impossible to clean up
The SeaRose FPSO — a floating production, storage and offloading vessel in the White Rose oil and gas field near...
Valuable wetlands are disappearing 3 times faster than forests, new study warns
Wetlands around the world are disappearing at an alarming rate. New research shows that these valuable ecosystems...
Flood frequency of the Amazon River has increased fivefold
New data suggest that flooding in the Amazon River has dramatically increased by as much as five times in both...
Hurricane Florence could cause dangerous floods of toxic sludge and animal waste
Torrential rains are not the only thing Hurricane Florence will bring once it hits landfall. The massive storm...
Climate change is expected to bring more intense storms like Hurricane Florence
Hurricane Florence is on a collision course with the southeastern United States. The immense and powerful storm...
Pipeline leaks 8,000 gallons of jet fuel into Indiana river
An oil company based out of Texas has confessed to a faulty pipeline leaking 8,000 gallons of jet fuel into an...
Scientists working to help manatees poisoned by Florida red tide
The toxic red tide has been raising states of emergency within Florida counties over the past few months. The harmful...
Indonesia mobilizes 20,000 citizens to clean up plastic pollution
Indonesia wastes upward of 10 billion plastic bags every year, making it the second highest polluter of plastic...
Trump Tower river violations incur a swift lawsuit by Illinois attorney general
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has filed a lawsuit against the Trump International Hotel & Tower for...
UK bag tariff halves plastic bag marine litter, reduces sales of plastic bags by 86%
Following a 5p charge per bag, the sale of plastic bags in the U.K. has fallen by 86 percent, according to reports...
Former businessman bicycles down the Thames River to stop plastic pollution
Dhruv Boruah, a former management consultant turned environmental hero is cleaning up the Thames River in London...
Only 13% of Earth's oceans remain untouched by humans — for now
Only 13 percent of the planet's oceans are unaffected by human activities, such as fishing and pollution, according...
Krill fishers partner with Greenpeace to protect Antarctic wildlife
An unlikely alliance has formed between krill fishing companies and environmental protection groups over a common...
Australia takes stand on single-use plastic bags
Single-use plastic bags are going out of style in Australia, but shoppers aren't thrilled by the reduction. Two...
US Forest Service allows Nestlé to continue taking water from California national forest
The U.S. Forest Service has offered Nestlé Waters North America a three-year permit on water rights in the San...
A massive five-ton plastic waste whale breaches in a Bruges canal
Five tons of plastic waste has been pulled from the oceans and transformed into the Bruges Whale, a gigantic sculpture...
Michigan adopts most robust lead water rules in US
In the wake of the Flint crisis, Michigan is adopting new lead water rules — the strictest in the U.S., according...
Uranium-contaminated groundwater found throughout India
A new study from Duke University reports that uranium contamination in groundwater from aquifers is common in 16 Indian...
High tide coastal flooding in US has doubled in the past 30 years
A new report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) finds that the frequency of coastal...
Soil Algae aims to improve soil quality through algae cultures
Algae: it's not just for bodies of water anymore. Algae Research and Supply, a company based in Carlsbad, California...