The Last Straw is a local business seeking to impact single-use plastic pollution. Credit: Provided Charleston entrepreneur Tom Crowley is on a mission to end single-use plastic pollution by ...

The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) last week issued the first-ever report out of the White House addressing plastic pollution, “Mobilizing Federal Action on Plastic Pollution: Progress, ...

Nobody wants plastic pollution. That doesn’t mean poorly considered and heavy-handed governmental actions are the solution. This includes misguided single-use plastic bans (e.g., bans on plastic ...

In July, President Joe Biden announced a wide-ranging commitment to phasing out single-use plastic products in the federal government, pledging to move away from single-use plastic products across all ...

GRAND CANYON, ARIZONA - FEBRUARY 22: Grand Canyon Park Services Ranger Jill Staurowsky looks out from the South Rim while giving a tour to visitors on February 22, 2025 in Grand Canyon, Arizona. The ...

Senate Bill 551 would ban thicker "reusable" plastic bags and restrict single-use plastics in restaurants and hotels. Senate Bill 526 would require new washing machines to have microfiber filters to ...

Nobody wants plastic pollution. That doesn’t mean poorly considered and heavy-handed governmental actions are the solution. The primary concern regarding plastic pollution is ocean plastic pollution.

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 10: U.S. President Donald Trump reacts to a question from a reporter after signing a series of executive orders including 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum, a pardon for ...

The measure, S-3195, requires establishments such as restaurants, cafes, food trucks and others to provide single-use ...

Newsom has railed against plastic waste, but videos of the governor’s ‘This is Gavin Newsom’ podcasts usually feature a single-use plastic water bottle by his side. ‘It’s like that whole French ...

As we have seen this summer, the climate crisis and its extreme weather events are already upon us, causing property damage, jeopardizing our infrastructure and endangering public health. One way to ...

For an opposing viewpoint, see "Why we should ban single-use plastics" by Aminah Taariq-Sidibe Nobody wants plastic pollution. That doesn’t mean poorly considered and heavy-handed governmental actions ...