Illegal marijuana farmers have been leasing or buying land to grow cannabis in Oregon. The illicit growers in Oregon have been leaving behind garbage and drained water resources. To tackle the ...

A front end loader heaps garbage into the bunker, so a grab crane can lift it from there into the furnace chute. Editor’s note: This is the first of two stories about the state of trash incinerators ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Scientists say a new study is now revealing that one of the largest patches of pollution on the planet is also teaming with life. And they're trying to learn what it means for the ...

The world's oceans and waterways are littered with millions of tons of plastic pollution – but scientists in a study released Thursday say we should think twice before cleaning them up. In fact, the ...

If you walk down the streets of Brooklyn long enough, one thing will remain clear — the abundance of litter and garbage strewn about on sidewalks is inescapable. Despite the efforts of the city’s ...

In recent years, world leaders have taken steps to curb plastic pollution in the oceans, But a new study, published in Science on Thursday, says these measures are nowhere near enough to get the ...

A floating garbage city in the middle of the ocean may soon come to life. With the use of an AI-image generating tool, it could be built in the depths of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, as reported ...

UNDATED (WKRC) - Scientists discovered a tiny hero working hard to keep our oceans clean: a plant-eating fungus. Although the study certainly shows the marine fungus can and will break down plastic, ...

If you spot new nets in the Wicomico River, they are part of Salisbury's new approach to reducing pollution in its public ...

GREENPORT, New York -- For as long as Cindy Pease Roe can remember, art has been a part of life. In addition to her passion for the arts, she loved the outdoors, especially the ocean. During Roes ...

Editor's note: This is the first of two stories about the state of trash incinerators in Massachusetts. The first thing you notice in the warehouse at the Haverhill incinerator is the giant mechanical ...