I was a junior in high school when the first World Environment Day (WED) was celebrated in 1972. Marked annually on June 5, it was established by the United Nations General Assembly and over the past ...

The negative consequences of plastic are everywhere and affect everyone. Microplastics are now found throughout our bodies, ...

This Thursday marks World Environment Day, an annual awareness day born out of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). It’s the largest global platform for environmental outreach, and this ...

World Environment Day 2025 will be observed on June 5, with the Republic of Korea as the global host. Led by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), this year’s campaign focuses on tackling ...

Sir: For more than half a century, June 5th has marked World Environment Day (WED). This initiative by the United Nations, in collaboration with key stakeholders, aims at spotlighting critical ...

Surfing's very own Bruce Wayne, the inimitable Ryan Harris, has developed a realistic solution to the plastic pollution crisis by turning ocean-bound plastic into surfboard fins and other products and ...

On the eve of World Environment Day, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) launched the Global Plastics Hub, a tool that integrates data from multiple sources to support evidence-based ...

Solano County proudly celebrated World Environment Day on Saturday with a cleanup and restoration event hosted by the Solano Resource Conservation District that resulted in the collection of nearly ...

Nigerian Institute of Environmental Engineers (NIEE) has warned that Nigeria is drowning in plastic pollution and urged a science-driven national strategy to address the crisis. Speaking during a news ...

Plastic pollution may be quietly fueling algal blooms by knocking out the grazers that usually keep algae under control.