Mangroves, typical of tropical and subtropical latitudes, have become veritable natural traps for land- and sea-based waste.

Plastic pollution is one of those problems everyone can see, yet few know how to tackle it effectively. I grew up walking the ...

The development hasn’t been straightforward. Early versions of the algorithm struggled with shadows and confused driftwood ...

Scientists from N.C. State University released 40 GPS-tracked plastic bottles into Marsh Creek in Raleigh in April and May 2025 to study how litter travels. This is a part of a larger NOAA-funded ...

POLLUTION FROM LITTERING is getting worse in Ireland, with cigarette butts and chewing gum the main culprits, according to new research from the government. The results of the 2024 National Litter ...

Laurel Hill Park recently highlighted some common “good” bugs … and one big bad one. No, it’s not the Spotted Lantern Fly recently seen in numbers in the park. This bad bug is arguably an even greater ...

Threat of penalties have done little to improve the city’s civic sense as plastic pollution, public littering and biomass burning continue to pose a major challenge here. In some cases, even ...

On Dec. 14, federal Judge Gregory Frizzell ended a decades-long lawsuit when he ruled in Oklahoma’s favor, ordering Arkansas poultry companies including Springdale-based George’s and Tyson Foods to ...

A new effort to reduce litter in Raleigh’s waterways took center stage Thursday as environmental advocates, city leaders and volunteers cut the ribbon on two new trash traps installed in Marsh Creek.