It’s no secret that the world’s coral reefs are in bad shape. Climate change has led to widespread coral bleaching, overfishing has disrupted the ecosystems that keep reefs healthy and toxic runoffs ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Grants amounting $1.5 million has been awarded to fight plastic pollution threatening Hawaii’s coastlines. The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust awarded ...

At 1.5C of global warming, up to 90% of coral reefs could be lost. The next few months could be a defining moment ...

Leaders from around the world have gathered in Busan, South Korea this week in hopes of finally striking a global treaty to reduce the world’s growing level of plastic pollution. Negotiations began ...

A new study takes a comprehensive look at the plastic debris smothering reefs, where in the ocean it's more prevalent — and how to deal with the... Plastic is suffocating coral reefs — and it's not ...

Groundwater brimming with excess nutrients and other contaminants is quietly flowing into the ocean, posing a threat to ...

UC Santa Barbara researchers and their colleagues estimate that without intervention, plastic pollution is on track to double by 2050. But in a study published in the journal Science, these same ...

A global study has found that around 73% of marine protected areas (MPAs) containing tropical coral reefs are contaminated by ...

A Honduran coral reef withstood a century of pollution and disease. It could be used to restore dying Caribbean reefs—if scientists can figure out how it survived. Despite being exposed to decades of ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Within 15 years, a garbage truck’s worth of plastic could be entering our environment every second. Not every ...