A group of University of Queensland researchers are urging Queenslanders to avoid littering the state's marine environment during the upcoming Easter holiday weekend. Led by Dr Kathy Townsend, Manager ...

I want to thank Basalt Middle School fifth-grade student Brittney Goscha for her letter on plastic bags and turtles (“Bags kill marine life,” April 27, The Aspen Times). It’s nice to see that our ...

Although sea turtles have been chomping down on plastic bags for years, scientists didn’t know why – until now. Plastic bags may smell like a tasty treat because of the bacteria and algae that ...

Flimsy plastic shopping bags typically end up “out of sight, out of mind” of most Florida consumers — but these throwaway sacks can easily end up tangled inside the guts of an unsuspecting sea turtle.

MANTEO, N.C. (WAVY) — An Outer Banks business is not only working to reducing single-use waste, but supporting local sea life by making a $2,000 donation Wednesday to a North Carolina aquarium. The ...

Although sea turtles have been chomping down on plastic bags for years, scientists didn't know why -- until now. Plastic bags may smell like a tasty treat because of the bacteria and algae that ...