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

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

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 ...

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

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

Over the past couple of weeks we’ve seen the current US administration grasping at straws, mocking restrictions on single-use plastics, and trying to distract from the real issue: Plastic poisons ...

I was a junior in high school when the first World Environment Day (WED) was celebrated in 1972. Marked annually on June 5, it was established by the United Nations General Assembly and over the past ...

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

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

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 ...

University of Portsmouth provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. Thousands of tonnes of plastic pollution could be escaping into the environment every year … from our mouths. Most chewing ...

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 ...