Pesticides and microplastics could drive a West Coast native animal to extinction and further harm marine life, according to ...

Banning plastic grocery bags ... risks increasing the use of alternatives that end up doing even more environmental damage, including to ocean and marine life.” | Opinion ...

A new study finds that microplastic pollution reduces plant photosynthesis, threatening global food security and worsening ...

It is studying the effects of plastic litter on marine life and plans to launch an inquiry into the effects on human health, including fetal formation. One study found that man-made marine debris ...

Plastic waste is a huge problem, with bags and packaging a major culprit. A Bay Area startup has figured out a way to replace ...

The first ever assessment of litter in Mediterranean's deepest place located in Greece's eastern Ionian Sea has detected huge ...

The president claimed plastic straws won’t “affect a shark very much.” But he’d previously declared, “I hope all the sharks die.” ...

The executive order Trump signed will undercut the former administration’s 2022 initiative to phase out single-use plastics, including straws, containers and bottles, from federal buildings by 2032 ...

With over 400 million tons of plastic produced annually — most of it non-recyclable — solutions require systemic transformation driven by bold leadership, private-sector innovation and dynamic ...

Straws have emerged as one of the leading contributors to the plastic pollution crisis, frequently appearing on beaches ...

Ecover, the ecological cleaning product company, has encouraged UK shoppers to consider the environmental impact of ...

The researchers will immerse plastic films in freshwater samples (taken from a canal in Lowell) and expose them to ...