A third grader at Doty Elementary School was looking through her reading materials recently and found something to her surprise, a book by an author she knew ...

In 1950, global plastic production was about 2 million tons. It's now about 400 million tons—an increase of nearly 20,000%.

It's the latest in a string of proposals that have elicited mixed public reactions and drawn opposition from the restaurant ...

Plastic pollution is a growing environmental crisis that threatens wildlife, marine ecosystems, and human health. With millions of tons of plastic waste generated each year, it is crucial to take ...

Binning gum is not the solution either. Addressing gum as a plastic pollutant dictates that the prevention of gum pollution ...

Banning plastic grocery bags ... risks increasing the use of alternatives that end up doing even more environmental damage, ...

With strict reporting rules in place, the EU is monitoring the impact of these measures and considering further action to ...

Abington Township has just passed an ordinance to combat plastic waste, which will ban the distribution of single-use plastic ...

From your clothing to the water you drink, being mindful of microplastics can help reduce your exposure and health risk.

A JRC-led study recently published in Marine Pollution Bulletin has revealed that the deepest point of the Mediterranean Sea, ...

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

A new book shows how residents of wealthier nations are jeopardizing the health and safety of other parts of the planet.