Satellites can now track ocean garbage from space, marking a potential “game changer” for tracking the vexing problem of marine litter, new research suggests. The study, published in Nature ...

Researchers armed with GPS‑enabled plastic bottles took aim at Marsh Creek on Tuesday, hoping to illuminate how everyday litter in the capital city winds up polluting North Carolina’s rivers, sounds ...

Millcreek Township supervisor James Bock said normal trash pick-up is restoring but residents also have another way to ensure their garbage is collected. The back-to-back winter weather has caused ...

Researchers launched GPS-equipped plastic bottles into a Raleigh creek to track how local litter travels downstream, breaks into microplastics and threatens ecosystems and human health. Researchers ...