TWO EAST Sussex beaches have been designated voluntary smoke free spaces as smokers are urged to quit the habit on No Smoking ...

Hundreds of thousands of people take to the streets of New Orleans to celebrate Mardi Gras with parades and partying, leaving ...

Hundreds of small plastic white bottles washed up on beaches from Falmouth to Weymouth are believed to have come from a ...

Since New York’s ban on the distribution of single-use plastic bags took effect five years ago, Francisco Marte, who owns five bodegas in the Bronx with his brothers, has been conflicted about how to ...

By Kirstyn Brendlen A deceased dolphin washed up on the shore in Astoria on Friday morning, weeks after a pair of the marine ...

A journalist traveled to five continents to learn about the afterlife of our trash, and why most “recyclable” plastic ...

Senate Bill 20 would ban the intentional release of balloons in the state – with sponsors saying they harm the beauty of ...

According to the UN Environment Programme, nearly 11 metric tons of plastic enter the oceans each year. These discarded ...

The gunk has turned up on shorelines from Malibu to Redondo Beach: ghostly lines of charred black bits and melted debris left behind by retreating waves.

"The local community have been coming together to clean the beach and that’s how we’ve been finding so many of them!" A ...

(CNN) - A rarely seen and little-understood species of whale washed up on a California beach. A pygmy sperm whale washed up on the shore at Pismo State Beach on Valentine’s Day. It’s exciting ...