Plastic is everywhere in modern society. While it has paved the way for enormous progress, the pollution it leaves behind is ...

A new study highlights how a combination of environmental stressors -- namely plastic pollution and seawater flooding -- can increase the threats faced by plants in some of the planet's critical ...

"Can contribute to the disruption of many physiological processes." New study uncovers disturbing side effects of drinking ...

"The Problem With Plastic" is both a call to arms and a thorough look at the far-reaching effects of plastic production.

For people, the concern is direct exposure. Humans may consume up to 5 grams (0.18 ounces) of plastic particles weekly ...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is reminding businesses, organizations and consumers of the waste ...

Former EPA official Judith Enck explains why plastic pollution is a production problem—and how policy, not recycling, can ...

Plastic pollution is not just in oceans and soil. Scientists have now found enormous amounts of microscopic plastic floating ...

Marce Gutiérrez-Graudiņš was hoping she’d be a part of history last month when more than 170 countries gathered in Busan, South Korea, to forge a legally binding global treaty to curb plastic ...

A new law is closing what some officials have called a loophole in California’s plastic bag ban. Senate Bill 1053 was passed ...

The Lancet: Plastic pollution is an underrecognised threat to health, experts warn as they launch a project to track plastics’ health impacts and monitor progress Ahead of the expected finalisation of ...

As the new year turns over, laws regarding polystyrene foam bans and restrictions on hotel single-use plastic take effect in New York State. The New York State Department ...