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

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

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 ...

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

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

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

Plastic waste pollutes our oceans, food, even our bodies. This week, 175 countries are trying to create a treaty to reduce that waste. Nations such as Saudi Arabia and Russia, who produce fossil fuels ...

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 ...

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

New laws go into effect every year, but few have as broad an impact on California consumers as the state’s full ban on ...

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

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