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Seagrass meadows could help remove plastic from the oceans

Banks loaned plastic industry $1.7tr without tackling waste problem

Microplastics carried by wind to remote corners of the ocean

Waterborne plastic tracked over thousands of kilometres

Rid the rivers of rubbish

US EPA removes requirement for curbing toxic air pollutants

Microplastics might transfer pathogens to farmed seafood

Ocean plastic pollution is a deeper problem, not just a surface issue, study says

Single-use plastic bag sales down 95 per cent in UK

Air pollution in US ‘causes 100,000 deaths a year’

Polystyrene-digesting worm could help solve plastic pollution problem

Hermit crab study uncovers devastating effects of plastic on marine life

Ocean plastic pollution hotspots detected using satellites

Polymer that degrades under ultraviolet light could solve ocean plastic pollution

Microplastics problem exacerbated by wearing polyester clothes, study reveals

‘We can stop the pollution at source’: Emily Penn, Exxpedition, on tackling ocean plastic

Wasted gas levels worldwide reach record high; enough to heat every home in UK

Log on and twig out with online interactive map for Leeds’ protected trees

Fracking claimed to be less contaminating than conventional oil and gas

Outgoing PM May commits UK to ending its climate change contribution by 2050

Plastic straws, stirrers and cotton buds to be banned

Free bus travel for all to help slash UK transport sector pollution?

Smoked foods rendered healthier and tastier using car filter

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