The Ministry of Local Development and the Ministry of Environment have outlined initiatives to reduce plastic waste ...

Facing multiple lawsuits, North America’s largest chemical manufacturer requests an “unprecedented” permit amendment to authorize its discharge of polyethylene pellets into coastal waters.

Plastic pollution is more than just trash on the beach. Marine plastic waste releases PFAS and heavy metals into the water of small freshwater lakes and ponds, at levels exceeding the threshold limits ...

Even Antarctica’s toughest native insect can’t escape the reach of plastic pollution. Scientists have discovered that Belgica antarctica — a tiny, rice-sized midge and the southernmost insect on Earth ...

The negative consequences of plastic are everywhere and affect everyone. Microplastics are now found throughout our bodies, mismanagement of plastic is linked to major health risks, the impacts of ...

Dangerous concentrations of algae such as "red tides" have been consistently emerging in locations around the world. A region in Southern Australia is experiencing a nine-month toxic algae bloom that ...

Plastic bags tangled in trees. Takeout containers scattered along roadsides. Bottles clogging streams and waterways and washing up on beaches. Across the United States, plastic waste and pollution ...

The outlook is grim, but a new report lays out a path to nearly eradicate plastic packaging pollution within the next 15 years. Reading time 2 minutes Around the world, plastic is falling through the ...

Greenhouse gases are increasing in the atmosphere. Plastic pollution is proliferating in the environment. Both are bad for the planet — and global warming could be making plastic pollution worse, ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – In 2014, Sherri Mason ventured out onto Lake Erie aboard the U.S. EPA’s Lake Guardian research vessel and came back with remarkable evidence of plastic floating in the water. She ...