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A new study in Science maps out a comprehensive plan to eliminate plastic pollution by 2050
UC Santa Barbara researchers and their colleagues estimate that without intervention, plastic pollution is on track to double ...
As Plastic Treaty Talks Near, Study Shows How to Cut Waste Clogging Oceans
Researchers say just four policies could cut plastic pollution 90 percent by 2050. With no action, plastic waste could nearly ...
Cleveland’s port held out by public policy groups as model for securing anti-pollution funds
The study noted shipping in the Great Lakes region supports over 31,000 jobs and $3.7 billion in economic value for Ohio.
Discarded silk yarn can clean up polluted waterways—researchers develop hollow sphere silk particles to test adsorption
Cornell researchers have developed an elegant and sustainable way to clean up waterways: reusing one waste product to remove ...
The EPA does not limit dioxins dumped in rivers by plastic makers. A Texas plant is the top offender
A new report details how plants that make plastics and their components fill U.S. waterways with nutrient pollution and ...
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Oceans in peril, humans at risk
Widespread ocean pollution threatens the health of more than 3 billion people, international study led by Boston College researchers shows Ocean pollution is widespread and getting worse, and when ...
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Mapping ‘gloop and mud’ sheds light on seabed carbon storage
Among marine ecosystems, the capacity of mangroves, seagrass meadows and kelp forests to store carbon is well documented, but ...
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Stray DNA is all around us. It could revolutionize conservation
Environmental DNA harvested from the ocean, land and air can help scientists monitor wildlife. The challenge is figuring out how to interpret this eDNA.