The pitch is part of planned revamp of facilities in a park, but it is next to a nature reserve.

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

Plastic pollution is not just in oceans and soil. Scientists have now found enormous amounts of microscopic plastic floating through urban air, far exceeding earlier estimates. Road dust and rainfall ...

Plastic pollution is one of those problems everyone can see, yet few know how to tackle it effectively. I grew up walking the ...

Plastic pollution could double its harm to human health in the coming decades if current production trends continue, ...

GENEVA (AP) — Negotiators working on a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution are discussing a new draft of the text Wednesday that would not limit plastic production or address ...

From hormones to heart health, The Lancet warns plastic exposure could double disease risk by 2040, threatening public health worldwide without urgent action.

Algalita Marine Research and Education, a local nonprofit, has revamped its educator mini-grants program to support teachers ...

'My hope is that chemists are busily working on alternative molecules that will do what plastics can do, but won't break down ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Marine plastic litter tends to grab headlines, with images of suffocating seabirds or bottles washing up along coastlines.

In a victory for the Liberal government, the Federal Court of Appeal has upheld its decision to list plastics as toxic, ...

"Today, the Court of Appeal overruled the Federal Court decision declaring the 2021 Order adding 'plastic manufactured items' to Schedule 1 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 invalid ...