Nearly five years after the catastrophic sinking of the X-Press Pearl, off Sri Lanka’s western coast, the environmental scars remain visible — from contaminated beaches to disrupted fisheries. Now, ...

Tiny plastic pellets may soon be classified as hazardous cargo, as frequent spills are polluting oceans and harming wildlife.

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Environmental group San Diego Coastkeeper has announced an agreement with BNSF Railway for development of ...

Plastic pellets known as nurdles are embedded in the sand along the banks of the Hoosic River Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024 in Schaghticoke. SCHAGHTICOKE — Months after a train crashed the night of Feb. 7 ...

Spanish state prosecutors are investigating the presence of numerous small plastic pellets along the northwest coastline, spilled from a transport ship. There are fears that the pellets may have toxic ...

Texas AG Paxton sues Dow, Union Carbide, Braskem over Seadrift wastewater violations and plastic pellet discharges, seeking ...

In a blow to local wildlife and coastal communities, countless tiny plastic pellets are littering the waters and beaches along Spain’s northern coast after containers filled with the stuff fell off a ...

The Attorney General's lawsuit alleges the company discharged nurdles and other material from their chemical complex near ...

A new report highlights the scale of environmental pollution tied to the plastic pieces, prompting calls for a clampdown on discharges into waterways. Environmentalists are re-upping their calls for ...

LOWCOUNTRY, S.C. (WCIV) — Local community leaders are working to raise awareness of plastic pellet pollution, a problem that remains prevalent in the Charleston area. Advocates from the Public ...

NOIA, Spain — Countless tiny plastic pellets are washing up on the shores of northern Spain and local authorities declared an environmental emergency on Tuesday after a shipping container fell off a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A BNSF train of covered hoppers heads east through Western Springs, Ill., on Feb. 1, 2026. BNSF is enacting new rules for the ...