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

With tailored, evidence-based policies, the U.S. can relieve the burden on local and municipal governments, communities, and ...

As plastic waste piles up worldwide, researchers are uncovering troubling ways it's being reused, with consequences that ...

Tiny plastic particles drifting through the oceans may be quietly weakening one of Earth’s most powerful climate defenses.

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 ...

Plastic pollution is a "grave, growing and under-recognized danger" to health that is costing the world at least $1.5 trillion a year, a report published Monday in the Lancet medical journal said. The ...

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

People in low-income urban communities in the Global South without access to reliable energy sources are burning the toxic ...

While they may be pleasing to the eye and give an impression of joy and jubilation, plastic fiesta “banderitas” pose a dual ...

With millions of tons of plastic covering the seafloor, and more added every year, plastic pollution in the oceans is a major problem. With this amount of waste, we are ruining Earth's oceans and ...

Pollution is one of the biggest problems facing planet Earth, a consequence of poor practices and decisions made by humankind ...

Straws might seem insignificant, inspiring jokes about the plastic vs. paper debate, but the plastic straw has come to symbolize a global pollution crisis over the past decade. On Monday, President ...